SY24-25 SEZP Bryt Academic Coordinator (Analyst)

TITLE:

Bryt Academic Coordinator

Grades: 6-12

Full Time Start Date: Immediate

REPORTS TO:

SEZP Chief of Student Support & Services, Building Principal and Assistant Principal of Special Education

JOB GOAL:

To help students needing intensive support in returning to or transitioning into general or special education to make rapid progress toward achieving credits needed to complete the school year on track for graduation. 

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops and implements the academic component of the overall case management plan for each student in Bryt.   
• Assists students in the development of strong executive functioning skills such as time management and task organization through modeling and teaching students how to follow directions, prioritize important tasks, and look at situations from different points of view.
• Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of students, including modifying existing curriculum and developing modular units allowing Bryt students to rapidly achieve credit.
• Develops and maintains a work tracking and academic data management system for students in Bryt.
• Pro-actively communicates with teacher colleagues and school administrators regarding the academic program, requirements, progress, and status of each student in Bryt.
• Engages in consistent two-way communication with the families of Bryt students to keep them apprised of student progress and gather feedback and information to support student learning and well-being.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with the goals establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
• Employs instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for meeting stated objectives, including leading small-group and 1:1 tutoring sessions with Bryt students.
• Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
• Counsels with colleagues, students, and or parents on a regular basis.
• Monitors progress of Bryt students who have transitioned out of the program.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct, and for the classroom develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff and or school committees.
• Participate in staff development programs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree preferred
• 1-3 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated interest in providing support to students struggling with complex behavioral needs
• Ability to work with diverse student populations and families
• Ability to support students with executive functioning and the monitoring of their own behavior and academic progress.
• Bilingual candidates preferred

If you meet some of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply or reach out for more information. We know that historically marginalized groups – including people of color, women, people from working class backgrounds, and people who identify as LGBTQ – are less likely to apply unless and until they meet every requirement for a job. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from educators with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

We encourage you to reach out to info@sezp.org if you have questions about the role or your qualifications. We are happy to help you feel ready to apply!

BENEFITS

SEZP offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience. Staff in SEZP qualify for benefits (sick days, retirement, health insurance, etc.) offered to other educators in the Springfield Public Schools.

Selection as an employee in SEZP recognizes an individual for their outstanding vision, capacity, and commitment to anti-racist school communities. Positions will be filled on a rolling basis; applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. Please contact info@sezp.org with any questions.

About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership:

While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country, we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) - established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS), the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) – seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of the more than 5,000 students in our 16 middle and high schools.

As a “zone” of schools within the city of Springfield, including Legacy, SEZP’s approach draws on a deep and embedded partnership with the school district and local teachers’ union, while harnessing the flexibility and innovation found in autonomous school models. As a result, each school within SEZP is accorded significant school-based autonomies - in curriculum, talent, calendar, schedule, and budget – while being held accountable for realizing achievement gains for historically marginalized students. In all of our work, SEZP is in pursuit of equity and anti-racism acknowledging the systemic oppression our students and families encounter daily and working to disrupt these provision gaps urgently and courageously.

Nondiscrimination Statement

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.

Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex in admission, administration of its educational programs or activities or employment. Springfield Public Schools is required by Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 not to discrimination on the basis of sex in admission, administration of its educational programs or activities or employment. The Senior Administrator of Human Resources, Kathleen O’Sullivan, Springfield Public Schools, 1550 Main St. Springfield MA, 011103, 413-787-7100, ext. 55428, has been designated as the employee responsible for coordinating Springfield Public Schools efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX. Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 to Springfield Public Schools may be referred to Kathleen O’Sullivan or to U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 400 Maryland Ave., SW Washington, DC 20202-1100, telephone 800-421-3481.

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