Title Tutor

Position Details

• Title:
  
  Title I Tutor
• Job
• Position Type:
  Elementary School Teaching (Part-Time)
• Date Posted: 2/5/2026
• Location:
  
  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow School
• Date Available:
  
  SY25-26
• Class:
  Grades K-5
• Compensation: $37/hr
• FLSA Status:
  Exempt
• Bargaining Unit & Classification: N/A & Classified
• Reports to:
  
  Building Administration

• The ideal team member in District 97 is a visionary and equity-centered leader who inspires excellence and fosters collective responsibility for student success. This individual:
  • Champions the district's vision and drives forward-thinking, innovative practices that anticipate future educational needs.
  • Stewards public trust and resources with fiscal responsibility and ethical transparency.
  • Demonstrates relentless commitment to student success, ensuring that every decision supports equitable opportunities and outcomes for all learners.
  • Organizes and empowers teams to work collaboratively toward shared goals, recognizing the interdependence of roles across departments and schools.
  • Fosters a culture of care, learning, and service, grounded in authentic engagement with students, families, staff, and community members.
  • Models integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality, serving as a role model for ethical and respectful conduct at all levels.
  • Thrives in a culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse environment, showing a deep passion for inclusive practices and building belonging for all team members.
  • Seeks and embraces feedback, especially when it challenges them to grow and improve in service of students and colleagues.
  • Understands the powerful intersection of leadership, learning, and equity, and aligns their work to dismantle systemic barriers.
  • Courageously addresses unprofessional behavior, holding self and others accountable to high standards in service to the community and students.

District 97 seeks a dedicated and dynamic part‑time Title I Tutor to join our team. The Title I Tutor position will ensure that equity is at the center of the district's tutoring services to positively impact student learning and employee practices as expressed in Board Policy 7:12:
Ensuring Racial and Educational Equity.

• Provides direct instruction to students identified as eligible for reading and/or math services in individual, small group, and/or full classroom settings.
• Communicates regularly with classroom teachers regarding individual student progress.
• Uses identified needs to guide the learning process toward student achievement of the district's reading or math content standards.
• Conducts student assessments to identify intervention services, to plan instruction, and/or to assist staff members in learning various assessment techniques. Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.

• Reading and/or math content standards for a school district.
• Instructional strategies for small groups, individuals, and full classroom settings.
• Diverse student assessment techniques.
• Equity-centered practices as expressed in Board Policy 7:12.

• Providing direct instruction to students in reading and/or math.
• Conducting student assessments to identify needs and plan instruction.
• Communicating student progress with classroom teachers.
• Using assessment data to guide the learning process and improve student achievement.

• Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis.
• Provide progress reports as required.
• Assist staff members in learning various assessment techniques.
• Positively impact student learning and employee practices through an equity-centered approach.

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Applicable Professional Educator License with endorsements in reading and/or math preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.

This position requires the performance of light work—including exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently—to move objects. The position includes close visual acuity, frequent talking, hearing, walking, climbing…