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Job Summary:

The Academic Interventionist will play a critical role in supporting the academic success of students at Distinctive Schools. This position will be responsible for collecting and analyzing assessment data, providing research-based interventions, and collaborating with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Culture:
  • Maintain a student-centered perspective in decision making
  • Believe that all students and teachers can learn and can achieve great things
  • Contribute to the equity work of the campus and network and engage in culturally responsive decision making
  • Build and foster a culture of belonging through positive and professional relationships
  • Cultivate a strengths-based, equity-focused mindset
  • Celebrate student growth and development
  • Foster positive climate and culture
  • Serve as a positive role model
• Interventions:
  • Implement the DS Model and MTSS Processes
  • Build strong relationships with students and families and colleagues
  • Maintain an organized and welcoming environment that provides students with a sense of belonging, joy, hope, and safety
  • Manage strong classroom procedures, routines, and rituals that maximize learning
  • Communicate frequently and consistently with students, families, and teachers
  • Implement best practices in alignment with DS Model and maintain pace with grade level expectations
  • Provide individual and small group student interventions and monitor progress in core curricular areas for all grade levels
  • Design, plan, and deliver effective Tier 2, and 3 interventions and strategies based on student need as co-determined by Campus Problem Solving Team
  • Utilize best practice instructional strategies and research-based intervention and curriculum materials to meet the learning needs of identified students
  • Provide individual and small group student interventions and monitor progress in core curricular areas for all grade levels
  • Support behavior interventions and progress monitoring
  • Leverage student voice in the design of the intervention and instructional strategies
  • Maintain accurate and complete records of students' progress and development in the required network reporting systems
  • Collaborate with grade-level Teachers, Interventionists, School Psychologists, and other specialists
  • Complete other tasks/duties as required by Distinctive Schools and the Principal
  • Engage in coaching, mentoring, and professional development opportunities
  • Attend and participate in required professional learning opportunities
  • Complete other duties as assigned
• Data Processes:
  • Meet weekly with an assigned team(s) to analyze and respond to data and student work samples and assessments
  • Maintains data-based documentation of continuous monitoring of student performance and progress
  • Provides data and student progress to school teams
  • Administers diagnostic assessments and progress monitoring tools for students as needed
  • Analyze and use assessment data to design appropriate responses to support students in mastering grade level standards
  • Participate in problem-solving meetings and teacher-parent conferences regarding students' progress or needs
  • Serve as a member of the Campus Problem Solving Team

Requirements:

• Education:
  • Bachelor's Degree
• Qualifications:
  • Substitute Teacher or Paraprofessional License
  • Technology demands:
    • Use Deanslist to support documentation
    • Familiar with cloud-based software solutions (such as GoogleSuite)
  • Travel as required for training, professional development, and collaboration

Physical Demands:

Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires 20% sitting, 50% walking, and 30% standing

Benefits:

• 25+ Paid holidays & 10 days PTO annually (in addition to summer break for educators/campus positions)
• 12 weeks family paid leave
• Comprehensive Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• 403b match
• Professional development including tuition reimbursement
• Gym and wellness discounts
• And more