Title I Teacher

Reynoldsburg City Schools is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 

Primary Job Function: 

The Reynoldsburg City Schools Title I teacher works closely with their principal, building literacy specialist, and other school staff to provide high quality intervention at the building level. The Title I teacher will be responsible for supporting building intervention programs to ensure all students receive appropriate instruction and support. 

The following are minimum qualifications for the Title I teacher: 

• Three to five years of successful classroom teaching that includes reading/literacy instruction.
• Completion of a professional development program or course in evidence-based language and literacy instruction. (LETRS, Aim Pathway, Keys to Literacy etc.)
• Completion of Ohio’s Science of Reading and/or Ohio’s Dyslexia modules
• Valid Ohio teaching license and appropriate grade level certification 

Preferred Qualifications

• Five to seven years of successful classroom teaching that includes reading/literacy instruction.
• A master’s degree in reading or literacy education, or master’s degree in a related area.  
• Expertise in how to improve student learning through the implementation of high-quality evidenced-based reading/literacy strategies. 
• Structured Literacy Certification or willingness to obtain within two years

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Targeted Intervention 

• Communicate and implement the District and building intervention plans with administrators, staff members, students and parents.
• Use individual student assessment data to construct appropriate intervention plans for qualifying individual students.
• Document the progress of individual student intervention plans.
• Maintain an accurate log of student and staff support services.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to identify and implement specific strategies to improve the performance of all students.
• Assist administrators in reviewing building assessment data to recommend and support grade level improvement goals.
• Assist administrators in reviewing assessment data to recommend and assist in building level professional development which support identified improvement goals.
• Identify the resources and educational needs of the school’s parents to support academic improvement.

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

• Serves on the building MTSS leadership team
• Provides support to teachers for the implementation of universal, targeted, and inventive academic supports 
• Provides support to school staff regarding the progress of struggling students and offers suggestions for interventions to meet student needs
• Provide guidance to classroom teachers in administering the dyslexia screening and communicating with families
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date, and accessible records for district and state reporting

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:  

• Physical Demands – While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to  speak and hear. The employee is required to have dexterity of hands and fingers. The employee is  required to sit or stand for extended periods of time. They may be occasionally required to bend  at the waist, kneel or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision,  and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job the incumbent is seated or  walking at will and must be able to push, pull, lift and carry over 25 pounds on occasion. 
• Working Conditions – Generally acceptable working environment with limited exposure to  unpleasant conditions. Exposure to such conditions may make the working environment unpleasant or cause discomfort occasionally but has a minor impact on personal safety and/or mental well being. 
• Driving Requirement – This job description does require driving; however, any employee who  chooses or is asked to drive an RCS vehicle for work related community business must receive  written annual authorization to do so.  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to  successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to  enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.