<p>TITLE: Middle School Reading Teacher/Coach (55,301.03+)</p> <p>QUALIFICATIONS:</p> <ul> <li>A valid Maryland teacher's Professional certificate (or proven eligibility). </li><li>Reading Teacher endorsement preferred. </li><li>Minimum of five (5) years of successful teaching experience. </li><li>Bachelor Degree required, Masters preferred. </li><li>Demonstrated knowledge of current bestpractices in the science of reading. </li><li>Experience planning and delivering professional development. </li></ul> <p>REPORTS TO: Principal</p> <p>JOB GOAL: Coordinate and provide reading instruction for</p> <p>students to supplement classroom instruction and to provide</p> <p>support to teachers in application of effective reading practices.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:</p> <ul> <li>Provide small group and individual reading intervention to identified students. </li><li>Plan, coordinate, and implement needs-based professional learning on the science of reading. </li><li>Collaborate with other reading teachers and literacy leaders to analyze district and school-level data. </li><li>Provide school-based staff with professional development to build teacher capacity to analyze student data, and select evidence-based reading strategies to meet individual student needs, including strategies for teaching English Learners, students receiving Special Education services, and students living in poverty. </li><li>Work collaboratively with teachers to determine reading needs of students based on data analysis and informal observation. </li><li>Provide individual and small group coaching to teachers to include data analysis, lesson planning, lesson delivery, and reflection on best practices to increase effective reading instructionModel research-based reading practices across content areas and specific to diverse learners. </li><li>Model research-based reading practices across content areas and specific to diverse learners </li><li>Attend professional development to strengthen knowledge, skills, and strategies relative to reading and coaching. </li><li>Perform other duties and responsibilities related to reading literacy as assigned by supervisor </li></ul> <p>TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Exempt position. Ten-month work year.</p> <p>Salary to be established by the Board.</p>