About this role
Job Goal: The goal of the Academic Specialist is work with staff to implement a coherent curriculum aligned with state and national standards. The Academic Specialist will improve educational outcomes for students in the school by supporting research-based, high quality instructional strategies and interventions; the Academic Specialist will match strategies and interventions to students' academic, social, emotional, and behavioral needs.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Valid Georgia Teaching Certificate (Minimum T-4).
- Minimum of three years satisfactory classroom experience in the identified content area.
- Exemplary oral and written communication skills.
- Proficient in the use of technology.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prompt and regular attendance
- Communicates the aligned system level curriculum including scope and sequence, content, and assessment findings to the appropriate instructional staff.
- Assists teachers with differentiating instruction for all students based on a combination of universal, formative, and summative assessment data.
- Facilitates, organizes, and documents all site-based professional learning to ensure that it is scientifically research-based and identified in the School Improvement Plan.
- Conducts classroom walk-throughs and full class observations as a coach, not an evaluator; provides specific, concrete feedback on the use of effective methods and instructional strategies for improvement.
- Provides model teaching and demonstration lessons for the staff based on teacher or school priorities.
- Attends and redelivers all system level training in a thorough, accurate, and timely manner.
- Facilitates and attends weekly grade level/team meetings and professional learning communities for school improvement.
- Works closely with the instructional staff to plan and implement effective instructional strategies that provide rigorous, differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
- Assists all stakeholders in understanding assessment data and reporting of assessment data; conducts scheduled Data Digs, shares data with all stakeholders in a transparent fashion.
- Coordinates the selection of instructional materials (books, resource materials, computer software, manipulatives) to ensure that purchases appropriately support both the standards and the needs of students.
- Actively promotes meaningful parent involvement: generates newsletters and flyers, communicates with parents in a variety of methods, and organizes parent trainings.
- Oversees transitional activities for students moving from Pre-K to elementary school.
- Oversees operation of the media center and general technology needs.
- Organize and oversee monthly parent workshops
- Point of contact for L4GA grant, to include redelivering trainings, scheduling assessments, and assisting with assessments
- Organize and run book fair
- Community outreach- scheduling community readers and community visitors.
- Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities assigned by the supervisor or Superintendent of Schools.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
190 day- Salary shall be paid consistent with the System's approved salary schedule. Length of work year and hours of employment shall be established by the system.
EVALUATION
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the school Director with input from the Teaching & Learning team.