Literacy Specialist- .FTE

Literacy Specialist - .5 FTE

Job

Final date to receive applications:
May 28, 2026 11:59 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Posted:
May 20, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date:
Aug 24, 2026

Work Year: 190

Bargaining Unit: TTEA

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Salary: $52,755 - $106,259 (Based on 190 day contract - 1.0 FTE)

• Salary amount listed is for the  school year. The  school year salary is TBD.
• District pays the 6% employee PERS contribution, upon eligibility.

Job Title:

K-5 Literacy Specialist

Job Group:
Licensed

Reports To:

Building Principal

FTE: 0.5 FTE

To educate every child by coordinating and promoting the development of an aligned and articulated literacy curriculum that assures program quality and consistency.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following requirements and responsibilities satisfactorily.

• Assist in the development of a literacy curriculum, aligned with the state and articulated between grade levels, by serving on literacy curriculum renewal task forces and grant projects.
• Assist with building literacy curriculum resources and assessment.
• Assume a leadership role in the implementation of a clearly defined and carefully planned literacy curriculum.

• Coordinate the collection and recording of individualized data on student reading performance (DIBELS Benchmark and Progress Monitoring).
• Direct the grouping and re-groupping of students based on that data to maximize reading achievement.

• Assist and work with classroom teachers to ensure students meet or exceed expected gains on yearly standardized reading assessments.
• Work with teachers and specialists to design interventions for students not progressing at the expected level and rate.
• Implement alternative learning opportunities such as summer school, extended day EBIS plans, and others. This could include SFA and/or Title 1.
• Facilitate collaboration among all stakeholders involved in a student’s reading progress, including classroom teachers, learning specialists, counselors, ELL teachers, volunteers, and parents.
• Facilitate the “Reading Instruction” portion of the EBIS program in coordination with the principal and counselor.
• Complete Fidelity of Implementation Forms for all those providing interventions for students.

• Continue to be trained in staff development skills and assist with school reading trainings.
• Facilitate staff knowledge about state alignment, assessment procedures, and intervention models and methods in reading.
• Support the development and implementation of the district’s core knowledge for teachers (Excellence in Teaching) in relation to reading, assure standards are implemented, and model its components.

The essential qualifications of the position are listed below.

• Valid Oregon Teaching License.
• Reading endorsement.

• Belief Statements – Establish an articulated and aligned literacy curriculum that assures program quality and consistency throughout the district.
• Academic Performance – Develop programs designed to help students meet or exceed expected reading goals; increase number of available alternative learning opportunities.
• Continuous Learning Systems – Facilitate development and implementation of comprehensive strategies for measuring student reading performance beyond standardized assessment.

• Talk and hear.
• Stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally climbing or balancing.
• Frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds; occasionally up to 25 pounds.
• Require close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Occasional exposure to outside weather conditions; moderate noise; occasional night duty.

• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.