SY25-26 Education Support Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Work with students to develop an achievement plan to include the best program to increase content mastery and graduation rate;
2. Collaborate with feeder middle and high school(s) to utilize the components of characteristics of potential dropouts to identify students with the high probability of not graduating;
3. Conduct an analysis that focuses on data for individual students and subgroups such as:

1. State Standardized Tests
2. District initiatives
3. Local Records: attendance records, behavior records, records of teacher conferences, records of parent conferences, records of student conferences, meeting minutes, and grade retention records.
1. Develop instructional plans for at-risk students;
2. Serve as a liaison for other support services that can assist the student;
3. Work with counselors and teachers to provide instructional interventions using Leader In Me, PBIS, and other strategies that will support student achievement;
4. Work to support teachers with ongoing professional development to include but not limited to Get Better Faster;
5. Communicate effectively within the educational community for the support of students, parents, teachers, and other stakeholders;
6.   Attends programs, meetings and educational conferences as necessary or required;
7. Participates in vertical team meetings among feeder middle and high school faculty and staff to develop action steps to improve students and subgroup transition success rate;
8. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the principal.  

Education, Training and Experience:

1. Bachelor's Degree in Education/Master's Degree preferred.
2. Candidates must be certified in, or eligible for certification in education.  
3. School-based experience is required.
4. Any alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Salary/Terms/Benefits:

1. 195-day work year; Salary based on certification and experience.
2. Excellent benefits package: includes health insurance; free dental and life insurance; employee assistance program; personal and sick leave; membership in Teachers’ Retirement System. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.