Team Reach Teacher (TRT)

POSITION FUNCTION/PURPOSE

The Team Reach Teacher (TRT) directly teaches more students than usual (an increase of at least 50% for the

TRT, but typically without raising instructional group sizes. With guidance from the team’s MCL, the TRT

plans and delivers instruction for multiple classes in a school where students rotate between face-to-face

learning with the teacher and digital or offline learning led by a paraprofessional known as a reach associate or

a teacher resident. While one class of students is with a reach associate or teacher resident, the TRT teaches

another class of students, focusing on delivering personalized and enriched instruction.

The TRT is responsible for co-planning, co-preparing, and delivering instruction, and co-monitoring student

progress to determine instructional needs. The TRT is also responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of

instruction led by the reach associate(s) and making or recommending changes. The TRT collaborates with

others working with the same students or subjects, including other members of the multi-classroom leader’s

team as well as reach associates, to review student progress and change instruction to ensure high-progress,

enriched learning for every student.

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

•  Knowledge of subject matter being taught.
•  Prior evidence of high-progress student outcomes and evidence of superior prior academic achievements in relevant subjects, and organizing and influence skills indicating very high potential to perform at this level.

•  Demonstrated effectiveness working with people who have differing cultural backgrounds and/or
•  Personal characteristics, including race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or economic differences.
•  Preference given for experience working successfully with those of similar demographics to the desired school placement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (with guidance from MCL and in collaboration with team colleagues)

Planning and Preparation

•  Set high expectations of achievement that are ambitious and measurable for students.
•  Plan backward to align all lessons, activities, and assessments in designated subject(s).
•  Design in-person instruction that is enriched (developing higher-order thinking skills) and personalized (reflecting learning levels and interests of individual students).
•  Design personalized digital or offline assignments for students while under reach associate supervision.
•  Design assessments that accurately assess student growth.
•  Determine how students spend all instructional time.

Classroom Environment

•  Hold students accountable for high expectations of behavior and engagement.
•  Create physical classroom environments conducive to collaborative and individual learning.
•  Establish a culture of respect, enthusiasm, and rapport.

Instruction

•  Hold students accountable for ambitious, measurable standards of academic achievement.
•  Identify and address individual students’ social, emotional, and behavioral learning needs and barriers.
•  Identify and address individual students’ development of organizational and time-management skills.
•  Invest students in learning with several influence methods
•  Incorporate questioning and discussion in student learning.
•  Incorporate small-group and individual instruction to personalize and tailor instruction to individual needs.
•  Monitor and analyze student assessment data to inform personalized, enriched instruction.
•  Provide reach associate with student groupings, instructional assignments, and assessment rubrics.
•  Communicate with students and keep them informed of their progress.

Professional Responsibilities

•  Solicit and eagerly receive feedback from multi-classroom leader and team members to improve professional skills.
•  Maintain regular communication with families, and work collaboratively with them to design learning at home and school, and to encourage a home life conducive to learning.
•  Collaborate with reach associate, other teachers, and staff responsible for the same students.
• Participate in professional development at school and the district, including on-the-job development led by the MCL or Opportunity Culture Model during the school year and summer.

Critical Competencies

Achievement:  The drive and actions to set challenging goals and reach a high standard of performance despite

barriers

Impact and Influence: Acting with the purpose of influencing what other people think and do.

Cultural Engagement:  Noticing, anticipating, and acting to meet people’s practical and emotional needs,

considering the possible effect of culture, past experiences, or personal characteristics, including race, gender,

sexual orientation, religious, economic, and/or other backgrounds in order to create positive impact on

individual and the group

Teamwork:  The ability and actions needed to work with others to achieve shared goals

Developing Others:  Influence with the specific intent to increase the short- and long-term effectiveness of

another person

Flexibility:  The ability to adapt one’s approach to the requirements of a situation and to change tactics

Belief in Learning Potential:  A belief that all students, regardless of circumstances, can learn at levels higher

than their current achievement indicates

Physical Demands

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 will be made if necessary

while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; move throughout the

room and/or facility; communicate verbally and electronically; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects,

tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; kneel, stoop, crouch, and/or crawl; and climb or balance.

Regularly required to lift or exert force of up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include

close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Regular attendance required.

Equipment used

Telephone

Computer and printer

Calculator

Copy Machine

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job.  They are not intended to be an exhaustive description of all work requirements and responsibilities.  Additionally, the minimum level of education noted as a requirement could be supplemented by commensurate experience and/or certification(s) as determined by the hiring manager.

Revision Date:

12/21/2023

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