Title Teacher - NMS

Title I Resource Teacher – Middle School

Contract Length: 191 days

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Job Summary and Duties

Ninety percent of the time, performance for the Title I Resource teacher position will be devoted to direct instruction of students identified for supplemental instruction in reading and language arts. This includes assisting with the administration of a variety of standardized and informal assessment measures. The remaining ten percent of the time may be spent assisting the Reading Specialist and building administrators in delivery professional development to teachers and paraprofessionals to ensure that division and school achievement goals are met, and in supporting parent engagement activities designed to foster joint responsibility for academic progress.

These responsibilities may also include assisting with data analysis of student performance that precedes professional development and instruction to meet the needs of low-performing students.

Performance Expectations

Must have a thorough knowledge of middle school English/Reading principles, practices, and procedures. Candidate must have a comprehensive knowledge of the Virginia Standards of Learning and how curriculum may be organized to deliver differentiated instruction related to such standards for diverse learners.

Must have extensive experience with successful teaching techniques, instructional materials, formative assessment measures, and current trends specific to the areas of reading and language arts grades 6-8.

Must have demonstrated expertise with data analysis and the use of multiple data sources to develop action planning for school improvement, lesson planning, and monitoring the delivery of instruction.

Must have the ability to assist teachers with instructional planning and provide training on targeted instructional strategies for differentiating instruction in reading and language arts.

Must have the ability to work collaboratively with parents, teachers, support staff, and administrators.

Job Specifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfy each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills,s and/or Abilities Required)

A minimum of five years of satisfactory performance as a teacher at the elementary or middle school level is required, preferably with a Postgraduate Professional License.

5 Years of successful teaching experience in grades 4-8.

Must have or be willing to obtain an endorsement in Reading/English grades 6-8.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone;

physical agility to lift to 25 pounds; and to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment. Duties may be occasionally performed on field trips away from school. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Clearance

Criminal Justice Background check, Fingerprinting, TB Assessment

Supervision Exercised:
Dependent on grade level and subject; may include instructional assistants, volunteers, tutors.

Supervision Received:
Principal

This job description does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The applicant will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or appropriate administrator. Accomack County Public Schools reserves the right to update, revise, or change this job description and related duties at any time.

The Accomack County School System does not discriminate based on age, sex, handicap, race, religion, color, or national origin in its employment practices. "We are an equal opportunity employer."