What are the responsibilities and job description for the High School Reading Specialist at Olathe East position at Olathe Public Schools?
Job Description
POSITION TITLE : Reading Specialist : Secondary
LOCATION : Olathe East High School
STATUS : Certified- Contract
HOURS OF WORK : 8 hours a day / 187- day calendar
Responsibilities :
- Strategically teach reading to students enrolled in the Reading 6-12 course
- Interpret assessment data to identify students' strengths and weaknesses to drive instruction
- Deliver MTSS Interventions
- Facilitate the MTSS process for the building through data analysis, grouping, preparing materials, providing information to building leadership and staff and meeting regularly with building coach
- Support reading and writing staff development at the building level
- Support Building Level Teams related to the improvement of reading and writing achievement
- Collaborate and confer with classroom teachers in a variety of ways (i.e., PLCs, model lessons, planning, standards discussion, analysis of student work)
- Serve as a resource for teachers with selection of materials, teaching techniques / strategies, and how to relate instruction to support student literacy needs
- Provide reading resources for classroom teachers, aides, and parents
- Communicate and partner with parents to improve student reading
- Collaborate with district staff on initiatives to improve reading and writing achievement
Qualifications :
Experience :
The Olathe Public Schools prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or disability in its programs, activities or employment, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups to its facilities as required by : Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other relevant state and federal laws. Inquiries regarding compliance with applicable civil rights statutes related to ethnicity, gender, age discrimination or equal access may be directed to Staff Counsel, 14160 S. Black Bob Road, Olathe, KS 66063-2000, phone 913-780-7000. All inquiries regarding compliance with applicable statutes regarding Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act may be directed to the Assistant Superintendent General Administration, 14160 S. Black Bob Rd. Olathe, KS 66063-2000, phone (913) 780-7000. Interested persons including those with impaired vision or hearing, can also obtain information as to the existence and location of services, activities and facilities that are accessible to and usable by disabled persons by calling the Assistant Superintendent General Administration. (07 / 17)
CLEARANCES REQUIRED : Background Check, TB Test
