Title I Reading Teacher

Position Title: Title I Reading Teacher

Location: Winthrop School

FTE: 1.0

Work Year: 10-Month, School Year

Reports To: Principal 

Union: Ipswich Educators Association (IEA)

Position Overview

Ipswich Public Schools is seeking a highly qualified, collaborative Reading Specialist to provide targeted literacy interventions and support to students. This position is partially funded through the federal Title I program and is designed to ensure that all students have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards.

The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in evidence-based literacy instruction, structured literacy practices, assessment, intervention planning, Title 1 practices, and collaboration with educators and families to support student achievement. 

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide intensive, small-group reading instruction to students identified through data cycles and Title I criteria. 
• Implement research-based interventions and structured literacy/multisensory instructional strategies to support phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and written language development.
• Differentiate instruction to meet the diverse needs of learners in 1:1 and small-group settings, including multilingual learners and students with disabilities.
• Administer, interpret, and analyze universal screening, progress-monitoring, and diagnostic assessment data.
• Collaborate with intervention teams to develop and implement targeted and equitable instructional supports and MTSS interventions.  This will include monitoring student progress regularly and adjusting instructional plans using data-based problems solving.
• Participate in MTSS/student support team meetings and special education discussions as needed.
• Provide written progress reports and maintain accurate records for Title I compliance, intervention documentation, and IEP meetings as applicable.
• Support family engagement efforts through regular communication with parents/guardians regarding student progress, literacy development, and strategies to support reading at home.  This will include Title I parent and family engagement activities, such as Title I Night and other required outreach activities.
• Work collaboratively with the Title I Director (the Director of Teaching and Learning) on all required Title I documentation, data collection, reporting, compliance requirements, and program implementation.
• Participate in professional learning and remain current with Massachusetts literacy initiatives, evidence-based reading instruction, and DESE guidance related to literacy and intervention practices.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with all district, state, and federal regulations and policies related to Title I services.

Requirements

• Massachusetts DESE licensure requirements for a Reading Specialist Licensure
• SEI endorsement requirement
• Familiar with family engagement/parent communication expectations under Title I
• Deep knowledge of structured literacy/science of reading practices (certification in a multisensory phonics approach preferred)
• Prior employment as a reading specialist for 3 years preferred

Salary : $66,684 - $111,308