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.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide direct, one-on-one support/coaching to teachers to ensure effective instruction for all reading teachers.
• Provide analysis of district wide trends in literacy and develop plans for improvement.
• 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 that can act as valuable resources.
• Promote a love of reading throughout the district.
• Observe classroom instruction and provide timely feedback to teachers, both written and verbal.
• Participate, and in some cases, deliver district level English language instructional training.
• Maintains records of activities and observation.
• Coach and mentor new teachers, particularly those without an education degree or experience.
• Together with teachers, determine district-wide reading lists.
• Collaborate with library and media specialists to procure reading materials.
• Other duties as needed and assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must have a 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 experience in K-12 education with some experience in academic leadership.

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."