Academic Specialist; K-2nd Math at Taylor Exemplar Academy

Job Description

This position is full-time, 40 hours per week.

Located in Taylor, MI, Taylor Exemplar Academy opened in 2006 and serves students all ages, 5-8. At Taylor Exemplar you can connect passion with purpose.

• Winner of Employee Engagement Award
• Winner of School Safety Award
• Outperformed the district on state test for 14 years.
• Recognized as Metro Detroit Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.
• Competitive benefits.
• Starting pay above market.
• Implementation of best-in-class curriculum with advanced instructional tools and resources.
• Utilizes Dean leadership model to ensure more support for staff.
• World class professional development and instructional materials.

• Believe that all children can and will learn at high levels.
• Supports, supplements and extends classroom teaching, works collaboratively to implement a quality intervention program that is research-based and meets the needs of at‑risk students.
• Uses specialized knowledge of assessment and diagnosis for developing, implementing, and evaluating academic interventions for individual students.
• Assesses strengths and needs of students and provides information to classroom teachers, parents, and specialized personnel (psychologists, special educators, or speech teachers) to provide effective instruction.
• Acts as a resource to other educators, parents, and the community.
• Reviews test scores and diagnostic assessments to determine eligibility for intervention services.
• Monitors student progress to provide feedback on a regular basis to students, teachers, parents, and determines intervention effectiveness so modifications can be made to student plans as appropriate.
• Groups and schedules students according to student needs.
• Provides instruction to individual or small groups of students using research-based best practices for intervention instruction of core content subjects.
• Manages student behavior to provide a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement.
• Completes necessary paperwork (including student plans and logging services) accurately and completely as required by law and school.
• Collects, analyzes, and prepares data for interpretation and reporting.

Must hold a valid teacher license in the subject and/or grade level or meet alternative requirements in the state you are applying.

3+ years of teaching experience, preferred.

National Heritage Academies is an equal‑opportunity employer.