What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reading Specialist - Middle School position at Stoneham Central Middle School?
READING SPECIALIST 5-12 (2 positions available)
POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION: Reading Specialist 5-12
REPORTS TO: Building Principals
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The major role of this Reading Specialist is to provide a comprehensive reading approach to secondary special education students with reading difficulties.
Major Responsibilities
- Provide a scientifically researched based reading program or system (such as Wilson Reading or Orton Gillingham) to students with reading disabilities.
- Administer and analyze assessment results and use the data to plan appropriate instruction for individual or small groups of students.
- Implement reading interventions with fidelity for special education students.
- Regularly communicate student progress to teachers and families.
- Consult with teachers, Special Education Coordinators, administrators, and parents concerning reading issues and ideas.
- Maintain frequent progress monitoring of student work and share results with families and stakeholders.
- Provide support to families, so they can support their child’s development in literacy.
- Meet in regularly scheduled meetings with the Special Education Coordinator, building leaders, and/or other reading teachers.
Perform such other duties and assume such other responsibilities as the Principal or designee assigns.
Skills and Knowledge Required:
- Current DESE licensure as either Reading Specialist (all levels), Special Education Teacher (5-12), or English (5-12).
- Certification in reading intervention systems such as Wilson Reading or Orton Gillingham
- Experience with progress monitoring and report writing
- Experience in conducting comprehensive reading evaluations and assessments
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong fundamental knowledge of how students learn to read and comprehend at the secondary level
- Ability to collect, analyze and synthesize assessment data
- Efficient and effective use of technology for work processing and data analysis
Stoneham Public Schools- Stoneham Educators Association Salary Schedule
Effective July 1, 2026 through June 30,2027
|
Step |
B |
B15 |
M |
M15 |
M30 |
M45 |
M60 |
M75/Doc |
|
1 |
62,751 |
65,132 |
67,513 |
69,205 |
70,896 |
72,602 |
74,307 |
76,960 |
|
2 |
64,971 |
67,337 |
69,706 |
71,416 |
73,124 |
74,834 |
76,542 |
79,198 |
|
3 |
67,937 |
70,302 |
72,666 |
74,373 |
76,086 |
77,792 |
79,498 |
82,155 |
|
4 |
70,908 |
73,275 |
75,642 |
77,349 |
79,055 |
80,759 |
82,463 |
85,116 |
|
5 |
73,855 |
76,224 |
78,592 |
80,296 |
82,002 |
83,708 |
85,418 |
88,071 |
|
6 |
76,814 |
79,179 |
81,544 |
83,252 |
84,961 |
86,671 |
88,379 |
91,033 |
|
7 |
80,513 |
82,881 |
85,244 |
86,962 |
88,676 |
90,389 |
92,103 |
94,757 |
|
8 |
84,221 |
86,592 |
88,961 |
90,666 |
92,372 |
94,077 |
95,781 |
98,438 |
|
9 |
88,667 |
91,033 |
93,401 |
95,107 |
96,813 |
98,523 |
100,232 |
102,886 |
|
10 |
95,064 |
96,455 |
97,843 |
99,548 |
101,255 |
102,962 |
104,668 |
107,323 |
|
11 |
- |
98,422 |
106,675 |
108,426 |
110,178 |
111,930 |
113,683 |
116,335 |
|
12 |
100,422 |
108,675 |
110,426 |
112,178 |
113,930 |
115,683 |
118,335 |