Position Title: Instructional Facilitator Literacy (9-12)

Department: Jacksonville High School

Reports To: Building Principal

Contract: 200 Days

Closing: Until Filled

SUMMARY: The role of the high school literacy facilitator is to provide strategies for increasing literacy achievement in all student populations and over Dsylexia Program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitates the school’s literacy program and provides leadership for literacy across the school community.
• Assists teachers in utilizing course guidelines aligned with Arkansas teaching/ learning standards and other appropriate curriculum pacing guides in teaching individual course content.
• Demonstrates exemplary instruction for middle school English language arts teachers through the following researched-based practices: Observation, coaching, gathering student evidence, debrief/reflection over student work, modeling, co-teaching and post assessment.
• Provides middle school English language arts teachers training in content, pedagogy, and robust instructional strategies.
• Assists teachers in diagnosing individual student literacy weaknesses and match these areas of need with appropriate strategies and resources based on the Arkansas Learning Standards.
• Assists with disaggregating and analyzing any assessment data to help guide teachers’ instructional decisions.
• Monitors and reports the effectiveness and progress of improved literacy instruction and student performance to building principal and leadership team.
• Helps make recommendations regarding instructional materials.
• Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs.
• Maintains professional competence through professional learning activities provided by the District, and/or in self-selected professional growth activities.
• Participates cooperatively with the appropriate administrator in the evaluation process.
• Performs other duties as assigned

EDUCATION/LICENSURE/EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree required; field of study correlated to assignment as a high school literacy facilitator with one of the appropriate licensure code numbers 166, 255, 4031 or equivalent. Teachers with experience are valued; however, no prior experience is required.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Successful completion of pre-employment background checks. Appropriate personal and professional conduct at all times around students, other staff members and the general public.

The Jacksonville North Pulaski School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

It is the policy of the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District not to discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin or disability in its educational programs, activities or employment practices.