What are the responsibilities and job description for the STIPEND OPPORTUNITY: BPS Springboard Early Literacy Tutor (Fall)(SY26-27) position at Boston Public Schools?
*** This is a stipended position and is only open to current, eligible, BPS employees whose current job status allows them to participate in this opportunity.***
POSITION OVERVIEW:
This is a stipended position offered to Boston Public School educators. The position will reside in the Teaching & Learning department, reporting to the school's Program Leader. The BPS Springboard Tutor will be responsible for providing instruction during a 8-week ‘Family-Educator Learning Accelerator’ with students and families to close the literacy gap by providing explicit, systematic literacy instruction to students not currently meeting grade-level benchmarks and by strengthening the connection between home and school.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Attend all required pre-programming professional development sessions (October 26-30) - up to 6 hours
- Support Family Orientation and Team-Building Huddles - 3.5 hours
- Program Preparation - Up to 3 hours
- Administer, score, and enter data for beginning and ending DIBELS assessments - 8 hours total
- Lead weekly student instruction sessions - 24 hours
- Prepare for instruction and family workshops - 8 hours prep time
- Facilitate 4 family workshops - 4 hours
- Conduct family outreach and make-up workshops - 4 hours
- Participate in weekly Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings - 4.5 hours
- Input program data into the Connect database
- Facilitate end-of-program Learning Celebration - 1 hour
QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED:
- Currently a Boston Public Schools Employee
- Bachelor's Degree preferred
- Experience working with elementary students in literacy instruction
- Current authorization to work in the United States
- A deeply held and unyielding belief in the overarching mission of public education
- Commitment to family engagement and culturally responsive teaching practices
QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED:
- Recommendation by School Administrator
- Experience with literacy assessment tools (DIBELS preferred)
- Familiarity with Boston and Boston Public Schools
- Bilingual capabilities
UNION/MANAGERIAL/RESIDENCY REQUIRED: Open to BPS employees at Springboard-participating schools (residency not required)
COMPENSATION RANGE: Stipend - $60.58 per hour for a total of 66 hours ($3,998.28 total stipend paid at the conclusion of programming)
Application request:
- Filled out application
- School leader nomination
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