School Improvement Specialist

Deadline: April 18, 2025
District/Organization: Newaygo County RESA
Position/Type: Other, full time
Salary: $68,257-$85,321 paid on a per diem basis, based on experience

Position Details

General Function

The District School Improvement Specialist is a master teacher/administrator and a communication link for curriculum and instruction for the local school districts. The specialist assists, supports, and coaches staff members in effective instruction with emphasis in core curriculum areas to ensure student success and academic achievement. Specialists promote school improvement by facilitating training, providing professional development. The goal of the school improvement specialist is to build capacity by providing ongoing coaching, data analysis, school improvement progress monitoring, and identifying prescriptive intervention strategies for all identified school sites and teachers and to assist the districts in providing school-wide leadership in implementing school improvement program requirements and documentation.

Qualifications

• Teaching certificate with administration endorsement (preferred)
• Master’s degree in education
Minimum of 3 years teaching experience; 5 years or more administrative experience preferred

Other Qualifications

• Solid organizational and planning skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work as a team member and contribute to the agency’s vision and goals.
• Able to demonstrate confidentiality in all matters.
Must complete and pass the required criminal history check.

Essential Duties

• Assists the Director of Instructional Services in the overall administration of the School Improvement program.
• Monitors all school improvement program requirements
• Develops and delivers professional development on the administration of assessments, use of data, and data analysis with teachers and administrators.
• Creates documents that assist in the analyzation of school level and District level data
• Attends and facilitates data sessions at schools upon request
• Overseas the School Improvement Program Evaluation Process for all schools
• Identify strengths and challenges across the district and within schools based on student achievement data and share findings with Principals and Teachers after each major assessment round
• Assists and/or coordinates the implementation and interpretation of comprehensive needs assessment data for all schools
• Attends and leads appropriate School Improvement related meetings at district and school sites
• All other duties as assigned

E-mail: ctoth@ncresa.org