Reading Interventionist

2 weeks ago


Skokie, United States Skokie School District 73.5 Full time
Position Type:
Middle School Teaching

Date Posted:
1/22/2024

Location:
Oliver McCracken Middle School

Date Available:
08/19/2024Reading Interventionist

Description: An Interventionist provides individual or small group instruction to students who are struggling academically. This position is responsible for monitoring, reporting, and communicating student progress and performance.
  • Uses a variety of assessment tools and practices to plan and evaluate effective reading instruction
  • Creates a positive, welcoming, and engaging classroom environment
  • Uses a wide range of research instructional practice, approaches, methods and curricular materials to support reading instruction
  • Serve as a resource to the staff and school community
  • Work cooperatively to plan programs to meet the needs of a diverse population
Qualifications:
  • Professional Educator License - Elementary (K-9)
  • Reading Specialist endorsement preferred
  • Minimum five years teaching experience preferred
  • Experience with English Language Learners preferred
  • Middle School Endorsement preferred
  • Master's degree with concentration in reading education preferred
  • Wilson trained preferred
Responsibilities:
  • Assist with benchmark testing
  • Review benchmark data
  • Identify intervention needs through benchmark data analysis
  • Design intervention groups based on students' needs
  • Determine intervention program for students/grade level(s)
  • Prepare daily lesson plans
  • Research additional programs and tools; make recommendations to administration
  • Progress monitor students who receive intervention
  • Attend and participate in weekly Problem Solving Team (PST) meetings
  • Attend and participate in Individual Problem Solving (IPS) meetings when appropriate
  • Attend and participate in Building and District MTSS Team meetings
  • Update the intervention tracker regularly with appropriate data
  • Update first step forms with intervention information
  • Collaborate with classroom teachers and interventionists
  • Draft and prepare family communication to notify parents and guardians of intervention placement and progress
  • Develop and lead effective professional development programs
Salary: Teacher Salary Schedule plus benefits

Reporting Structure: Reports to building administration and Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Work Schedule: 7:45 am-3:10 pm (M, W, Th), 7:45 am-3:45 pm (T), 7:45 am-3:00 pm (F).

Evaluation: Performance to be evaluated as defined in the Skokie 73.5 PSRP Council agreement.

Application/Selection Procedure:
Complete the on-line application at www.sd735.org. Please upload a letter of application, resume, and letters of recommendation. Select applicants will be contacted to provide additional information. Thank you for your interest in our district.

Skokie School District 73½ is located in culturally diverse Skokie, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. There are approximately 1,100 students in the three building school district. Nearly fifty percent of the students come from homes where a language other than English is spoken and more than 60 languages are spoken. District 73½ seeks a diverse candidate pool that is reflective of the diversity of our student body.
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