2526 SY Teaching Learning Specialist EPP K-8 Reg Ed

REPORTS TO

New Educator Development Coordinator

FLSA STATUS

Exempt

SUPERVISES

No

JOB FAMILY

Academic Instruction

FTE

1.0

WORK CALENDAR

222

GRADE

222 Certified Salary Schedule

APPROVED

1/23/2019

REVISED

1/27/25

SUMMARY:

Incumbents provide professional development to teachers and staff. As assigned work may include resource for subject matter expertise developing and delivering professional development; providing individualized teacher support mentoring and coaching; managing professional development projects; and facilitating district and school initiatives to promote excellence in teaching and learning.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Provides professional development to teachers in support of best practices in planning instruction and assessment; model lessons as a form of professional development for staff; reviews and analyzes data from assessments to support teachers in making decisions based on data; plans and implements strategies to meet development needs.
• Provides instructional support by collaborating with teachers to ensure lessons are aligned to standards utilizing district approved resources; conduct observations and coaching conversations with teachers.
• Facilitates development of curriculum assessments resource recommendations and trainings to address and support students needs.
• Provides support to teachers on development of classroom management procedures and strategies specific to PreK8 students.
• Design monitor and assess K3 reading achievement progress.
• Provide professional development and modeling for teachers and building personnel specific to K3 reading.
• Research and disseminate best practices in programing and teaching of K3 Reading.
• Participates in the planning and delivery of New Teacher Orientation and peer mentoring; as well as support new teachers to the profession with day to day teaching lesson planning instruction assessment and reflection to positively impact student achievement.
• Supports school site Continuous Improvement Plans district mandates which affect the curriculum instruction and assessment for grades PreK8.
• Establishes and maintains good rapport with students employees community members and vendors.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality.
• Other job related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors degree and four 4 years of experience in teaching or training.
• Experience designing and leading professional development preferred.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Valid Arizona teaching certificate.
• Obtain and maintain a valid Arizona Identity Verified Prints IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card (AZ IVP FPCC).

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Principles and applications of critical thinking and analysis.
• Principles and methods of qualitative and quantitative research.
• Principles and practices of project management.
• K8 standards in all content areas.
• Effective instructional practices.
• Adult learning theory.
• Differentiation of instructional needs for various levels of students.
• Best practices trends and emerging technologies.
• Instructional technology practices.
• Intervention practices.
• Writing general correspondence and speaking effectively with others.
• Effective presentation practices.
• Interpreting assortment of instructions furnished in variable forms.

SKILL IN:

• Oral and written communications.
• Collaborative leadership.
• Bridging multiple initiatives together (district and site).
• Applying reason to research and solving moderately complex issues with little or no assistance.
• Interpreting an assortment of instructions furnished in variable forms.
• Performing basic original research to assist with developing teaching plans and instructional materials.
• Maintaining and updating documentation.
• Organizing and maintaining records files and program information.
• Gathering data analyzing findings and applying logic and reason.
• Authoring and preparing original reports documents and presentations.
• Researching industry trends solutions and best practices.
• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Utilizing a computer and relevant software applications.
• Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers supervisors the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Positions in this class typically require: sitting talking hearing reaching standing walking fingering grasping feeling seeing and repetitive motions.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Working Conditions:

Work is routinely performed in an indoor office environment.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Dysart Unified School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Dysart Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin sex disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority