<p>Job Description:</p> <p>2025-2026 VACANCY</p> <p>Literacy Specialist/Interventionist</p> <p>Deep River Elementary School</p> <p>Summary: A 1.0 Literacy Specialist/Interventionist position is available at Deep River Elementary School. A 102 certification is required.</p> <p>Core Responsibilities and Impact:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Instructional Coaching and Professional Development:</p> </li><li> <p>Facilitates professional learning sessions on Bookworms (Grades K-3) and EL Education (Grades 4-6).</p> </li><li> <p>Ensures consistency and fidelity in literacy instruction, programming, and resource utilization.</p> </li><li> <p>Collaborates with district ELA personnel, principals, and the assistant superintendent to develop curriculum pacing guides and ensure vertical alignment.</p> </li><li> <p>Support for Teachers and PLCs:</p> </li><li> <p>Works closely with grade-level Professional Learning Communities to plan instruction, analyze data, and adjust Tier I instruction.</p> </li><li> <p>Offers ongoing instructional coaching including:</p> </li><li> <p>Lesson planning</p> </li><li> <p>Assessment design</p> </li><li> <p>Co-teaching and modeling effective literacy strategies</p> </li><li> <p>Student-Centered Roles:</p> </li><li> <p>Administers three benchmark literacy assessments annually for students in Grades K-3.</p> </li><li> <p>Provides Tier I support for 11 students to reinforce classroom instruction and address skill gaps.</p> </li><li> <p>Delivers targeted Tier II and Tier III intervention.</p> </li><li> <p>Contribution to MTSS:</p> </li><li> <p>Serves on the school's MTSS Core Team.</p> </li><li> <p>Analyzes schoolwide student performance data to identify trends, needs, and intervention strategies.</p> </li><li> <p>Resource Management:</p> </li><li> <p>Oversees the book room and manages the inventory of instructional texts.</p> </li><li> <p>Orders decodable and leveled book sets to support small-group and individualized instruction in Tiers II and III.</p> </li></ul> <p>Start Date: ASAP</p> <p>Application Deadline: Open until filled</p> <p>Interested candidates please view full job description online and apply at www.reg4.k12.ct.us (click on the employment link)</p> <p>The Chester, Deep River, Essex, Region #4, and Supervision District Boards of Education are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers. The Chester, Deep River, Essex, Region #4, and Supervision District Boards of Education do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability (including, but not limited to, intellectual disability, past or present history of mental disorder, physical disability or learning disability), genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by Connecticut state and/or federal non-discrimination laws. Questions or complaints related to Title IX and disabilities, should be directed to Dr. Sarah Brzozowy, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, 1 Winthrop Road, Deep River, CT 06417 or by phone at 860-526-2417 or by email sbrzozowy@reg4.k12.ct.us.</p>