Summer School Literacy Intervention Teacher​/LIT - Springfield Legacy Academy

Position: Learn and Earn Summer School Literacy Intervention Teacher/LIT - Springfield Legacy Academy (2026)
Learn and Earn Summer School Literacy Intervention Teacher/LIT (2026)

2 Positions Available at Chestnut Campus
- Springfield Legacy Academy

Description:

Education students from American International College, Bay Path University, Elms College, Springfield College, or Westfield State University, will provide literacy intervention instruction to students attending summer school. Applicants must have received approval to apply for this position in Springfield Public School's Empowerment Zone (SEZP) from the institution they attend. If hired, the LIT will instruct students in reading/literacy intervention practices under the guidance of the Principals and Lead Literacy Coach.

Job Goal:

To teach students reading skills in a culturally responsive manner that will contribute to their reading/literacy development. LITs report to the Principal and work closely with their assigned Lead Literacy Coach to do the following:

* Meet and instruct assigned literacy intervention classes/groups in specified locations and at times designated. The primary focus of the LITs is to provide targeted literacy intervention instruction to students and to provide deliberate practice opportunities for students.

* Create a classroom intervention environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.

* Implement program materials and approaches for effective literacy intervention instruction and assessment beginning on day 1 of summer school and throughout the 16 days.

* Assess the accomplishments of summer school students on a regular basis; and with supervision, provide progress reports, as may be required, and communicate with parents, as deemed necessary.

* Prepare for classes assigned and show written evidence of preparation upon request of the Principal and Lead Literacy Coach and by college faculty from the Western Mass Literacy Collaborative who are overseeing Learn and Earn.

* Maintain accurate and complete records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations, including weekly student attendance and weekly progress in the intervention lessons.

* Interact with and support other summer school classes led by school-based educators as deemed necessary. This is secondary to providing the interventions.

* Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.

* Follow the SPS code of conduct for the classroom which is consistent with established administrative policies and develops rules of classroom behavior which are enforced in a fair and just manner.

Qualifications:

* The candidate must be an education student at American International College, Bay Path University, Elms College, Springfield College, or Westfield State University, and must have received approval to apply for this position in Springfield Public Schools from the institution they attend. Only students whose names were provided by the colleges/universities will be considered.

* Must be available to work all days and hours of summer school without exception Monday-Thursday, July 6-July 30, 8:00-1:00 PM.

* As part of course work with the colleges and universities,must attend the professional development week. June 22nd-23rd at site from 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM, June 26-June 30th from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM and all sessions of the companion 3-credit course.

These hours are not paid for by Springfield Public Schools/Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership as they are a part of the 3-credit course provided by the colleges/universities of the Western Mass Literacy Collaborative (Summer Learn and Earn).

* Must provide a statement on the following and attach to this application:
What is your understanding of what it means to be a culturally responsive educator who maximizes learning during in and out of school time with culturally and linguistically diverse students and families? (maximum word count of 250). Applications will not be considered without this documentation.

* Please attach your current, up-to-date resume to this application. Applications will be not be considered without this documentation.

* Approved applicants must complete all onboarding tasks with the Springfield Public Schools Human Resources Department on time and as indicated to be hired.

About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership:

While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country, we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) - established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS), the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) - seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of the more than 2,500 students in our 8 middle schools.

SEZP combines district-based public education with the flexibility of autonomous school models, granting schools meaningful control over curriculum, staffing,…