K-5 Title 1.A Literacy Coach

The Rockwood School District is seeking an outstanding certified position of K-5 Title 1.A Literacy Coach.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

• Serve as a coach in Title 1 elementary buildings, working with staff members and building administrators to promote growth for striving readers
• Align interventions for striving readers in all settings: classroom, Reading Intervention, ELD, etc.
• Develop and facilitate professional learning opportunities for teachers, administrators, and staff (including large group presentations, workshops, small groups, etc.)
• Collaborate with individual teachers and teams of teachers to share research-based strategies and instructional methods to support first-best instructional practices
• Demonstrate and model effective techniques for literacy instruction and intervention
• Work in partnership with all staff involved in educating striving readers in a non-evaluative role to support literacy growth
• Maintain confidentiality for all stakeholders
• Gather, analyze, and utilize data to monitor progress, inform instruction, and guide interventions
• Engage in ongoing professional learning and share relevant research-based strategies, innovative ideas and instructional approaches with colleagues

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:  

• Missouri Certification in Early Childhood (grades K-2) or Elementary Education (grades 1–5)
• Master’s Degree in Education with Missouri Certification in (Special Reading) Literacy Specialist (K-12)
• A minimum of five years of classroom teaching experience (K-5) and a minimum of 3 years in the role of Reading Specialist, providing interventions for students
• Experience teaching in a Title 1 school preferred

Competitive salary and benefits

187 Day Contract plus 5 extra days

Any interested certified Rockwood employee eligible to transfer (180 days contract or more) must submit a TRANSFER application to this posting before the internal closing date to be considered.