Position Description
POSITION TITLE: Instructional Specialist
Department: School Based
Reports
To: Principal
ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Other duties may be assigned.
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Works
with principals and teachers to implement state and local academic achievement
standards.
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Assists
teachers in diagnosing language arts and mathematics proficiency and provides
recommendations for correcting deficiencies by:
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Aids
teachers in developing a schedule that allows adequate time to deliver
instruction.
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Assists
teachers in determining when adjustments are necessary to focus instruction on
identified areas of need.
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Assists
teachers in identifying or developing appropriate alternative strategies for
grouping.
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Assists
principal and staff in monitoring the progress of students throughout the year.
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Assists
principal and staff in identifying best practice and scheduling staff
development activities.
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Identifies
and prescribes specific instructional materials, ideas, and techniques.
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Presents
techniques through sharing sessions or demonstration lessons related to
designated needs.
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Works
with individual and small groups of students on an as needed basis.
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Assists
principal and teachers in working with parents of students needing assistance
in achieving district academic standards by prescribing activities and, when
appropriate, by participating in parent/teacher conferences.
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Coordinates
Universal Screenings for RtI.
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Oversees
progress monitoring process by:
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Assists
principal and teachers in the interpretation of standardized test results by
reviewing the school's instructional strengths and weaknesses, identifying the
areas of greatest need, and planning cooperatively for the remediation of
student deficiencies.
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Assists
with placement of students in appropriate interventions.*
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Participates
on Professional Learning Community Leadership Team.
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Teaches
small groups of students identified for intervention.
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Leads
and monitors the process for the development of grade level/subject area common
formative assessments and reviews the created products.
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Compiles
the common formative assessments for all grades/subject areas.
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Assists
with monitoring of classroom instruction/assessments and provides
recommendations under the leadership of the principal.
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Coordinates
the textbook adoption process with the principal and teachers in the school.
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Observes
teachers and offers insights for the enhancement of the teacher-learner
situation through conferences or modeling lessons.
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Assists
in the development and maintenance of instructional management systems (report
cards, continuous assessment records, etc.)
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Plans
and works cooperatively with other instructional specialists and their
principals to ensure well-coordinated curricula by participating in district
meetings, attending relevant workshops and conferences, and sharing information
with other teachers.
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Assists
teachers in long-range planning through integrated units of study and compiling
materials and resources.
*Student intervention services are flexible and require consistent
monitoring and regrouping.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises students.
QUALIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION
and/or EXPERIENCE:
Current S.C. Teacher certification, Masters
Degree with S. C. Administrative Certification, five years teaching experience,
and experience in the development of reading material and equipment.
LANGUAGE
SKILLS:
Ability to read analyze,
and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical
procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write
reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information to administrators, top
management, public groups/community, and Board of Education.
MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts
such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plain and
solid geometry and trigonometry.
REASONING
ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions
in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete
variables.
OTHER
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Ability to develop effective working
relationships with staff, students, parents and the school community. Ability to communicate
clearly and concisely. Ability to perform duties with
awareness of all district requirements and the Board of Education policies.
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform
the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to
stand or walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The employee frequently communicates through speech.
WORK
ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
The noise level in the work environment is
quiet. The employee is continuously interacting with the students, parents and
staff.
The
information contained in this job description is for compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the
duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the
individual currently holding this position and additional duties may be
assigned.