Education Specialist - Literacy

Education Specialist - Literacy Position Overview

The Education Specialist provides instructional support to teachers to ensure each student is reading at grade level. This includes providing direct coaching, observational feedback, and instructional planning support.

• Provide direct, one‑on‑one coaching to teachers to ensure effective instruction for all reading teachers.
• Provide analysis of district‑wide literacy trends and develop improvement plans.
• Deliver model lessons and participate in collaborative planning with teachers to promote a strong instructional program that meets a variety of student needs.
• Create and adopt district‑wide literacy strategies by sharing research‑based methods of instruction.
• Evaluate lesson plans and recommend improvements; share lesson‑planning best practices.
• Encourage and coach teachers to use a variety of instructional methods.
• Work with small groups of students in an intervention setting for English instruction; utilize intervention team members when needed.
• Collaborate with state school board colleagues and develop relationships with those who can act as valuable resources.
• Promote a love of reading throughout the district.
• Observe classroom instruction and provide timely written and verbal feedback to teachers.
• Participate in, and in some cases deliver, district‑level English language instructional training.
• Maintain records of activities and observations.
• Coach and mentor new teachers, particularly those without an education degree or experience.
• Determine district‑wide reading lists together with teachers.
• Collaborate with library and media specialists to procure reading materials.
• Perform other duties as needed and assigned.

• Master’s degree in education and a current Alabama Teaching Certificate.
• Experience in instructional design and development.
• Significant experience in English language arts education.
• Extensive K‑12 experience with some academic leadership experience.

The Montgomery County Board of Education is an equal opportunity employer. No person shall be denied employment or be excluded from participation in any program or activity on the basis of disability, sex, race, religion, national origin, color or age.

Candidate must agree to a background check, be fingerprinted, and pay a $46.20 fee at the time of hire.

For employees starting work after the beginning date of the work term, salary will be pro‑rated and based on the number of contract days left in the school year, divided by the remaining months in the contract year.