Teacher Spanish Language Arts Interventionist

DISTRICT OVERVIEW

Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 4800 students of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery support and belonging.

Holyoke Public Schools strategic plan Moving Forward Together builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach how we work together and how we support students well-being.

Many successes contributed to Holyokes return to local governance after 10 years in state receivership. These include:

• The highest graduation rate on record of 77.1 percent an increase of more than 15-points over 10 years
• Meaningful applied learning opportunities for high school students including theme-based academies career vocational technical education programming work-based learning and advanced coursework
• A comprehensive approach to early literacy that includes strong core instruction and one-on-one tutoring contributing to more students reading at grade level
• A thriving dual language English/Spanish program where nearly 900 students are on their path to becoming bilingual biliterate and bicultural

• More than one-third of Holyoke teachers identify as people of color a 19-point increase over 10 years. Many partnership programs support staff to earn licensure or additional certification.

Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us our recent accomplishments and our commitment to equity.

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PERSPECTIVA GENERAL DEL DISTRITO

Las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke son un distrito escolar público que cuenta con 11 escuelas de prekínder a 12. grado y acoge a casi 4 800 estudiantes de los cuales el 80 % se identifica como latino o latina. Empleamos a casi 1 300 personas que en conjunto educan y apoyan a una comunidad de estudiantes altamente diversa. Estamos comprometidos a contratar y retener educadores de alta calidad que creen firmemente que todos los niños pueden aprender y aprenderán y que se esfuerzan diariamente por hacer de la escuela un lugar alegre de descubrimiento apoyo y pertenencia.

El plan estratégico de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke Avanzando Juntos se basa en nuestras fortalezas previas y al mismo tiempo sirve como un llamado a la acción para acelerar el aprendizaje estudiantil a través de una nueva perspectiva sobre cómo enseñamos cómo trabajamos en colaboración y cómo apoyamos el bienestar de los estudiantes.

Existen numerosos logros que permitieron a Holyoke recuperar el control local después de 10 años de administración judicial. Entre estos logros se encuentran:

• La tasa de graduación más alta registrada del 77.1 % lo que representa un aumento de más de 15 puntos porcentuales en 10 años
• Oportunidades significativas de aprendizaje práctico para estudiantes de secundaria que incluyen academias temáticas programas de educación técnica y vocacional aprendizaje basado en el trabajo y cursos avanzados
• Un enfoque integral de la alfabetización temprana que combina una sólida instrucción básica con tutorías individuales lo cual ha contribuido a que más estudiantes lean a nivel de grado
• Un próspero programa bilingüe de inglés/español en el que casi 900 estudiantes avanzan hacia el bilingüismo la biliteracidad y la biculturalidad.

• Más de un tercio de los maestros de Holyoke se identifican como personas de etnicidad diversa lo que representa un aumento de 19 puntos porcentuales en 10 años. Diversas colaboraciones con programas que han contribuido a que miembros del personal obtengan sus certificaciones o credenciales adicionales.

Visite el sitio web de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke para obtener más información sobre nuestra comunidad nuestros logros recientes y nuestro compromiso con la equidad.

Literacy Interventionist Overview

The Literacy Interventionist assists students who have been identified as at-risk with literacy intervention to provide a continuum of support and help them get on grade level. The interventionist utilizes district approved interventions to deliver lesson plans evaluate and assess student performance. The interventionist meets with teachers interprets student progress and informs parents/guardians about student strengths weaknesses and progress. Lastly the interventionist collaborates with identified teachers who share the at-risk students served and develops a transition plan between the intervention classroom and the regular classroom.

The Literacy Interventionist is responsible for supporting student achievement in the area of Literacy/foundational reading skills with special attention to Tier II and III instruction. The Interventionist provides individual small group or whole group instruction to students who are struggling academically (identified as needing Tier II and/or III instruction). The interventionist will be responsible for administering appropriate assessments and developing/delivering instructional plans designed to meet students developmental needs in literacy. This position is also responsible for monitoring reporting and communicating student progress and performance.

Responsibilities

Under the direction of District directors and the school principal:

1. Provides high quality literacy instruction to individual students and small groups
2. Uses data to provide instruction to students and to bring their skills to grade-level
3. Collaborates with teachers administration and families to help identify best practices for individual and small groups of students
4. Uses identified research-based interventions focused specifically on individual student needs
5. Maintains data-based documentation of continuous monitoring of student performance and progress
6. Provides data to school teams and participates in decisions about student progress
7. Communicates with teachers administration and families regarding student progress
8. Assists with identifying students for placement in intervention groups
9. Participates in meetings with teachers administration and families to discuss student placement and progress
10. Provides diagnostic assessments for students as needed
11. Collaborate with the Instructional Coach/Expert Teachers school and district leaders to lead and participate in ongoing and job-embedded professional development
12. Collaborate with teachers principals and academic directors in determining appropriate Tier II/III resources and materials for future purchases.
13. Serve as a resource in identifying appropriate research-based interventions to improve student learning and achievement
14. Work teacher work year plus 5 additional days (paid per diem) for training and planning with the Academic Department.

Eligibility and Qualifications

• Possess or able to obtain a Professional Massachusetts teaching license in the content area assigned ELA/Reading elementary World Language (spanish) 1-6 licensure acceptable
• Willingness to obtain Bilingual Education Endorsement as required by MA state law
• Demonstrate that you are culturally competent in your teaching teamwork and leadership practices
• Commitment to support the implementation of culturally responsive and anti-racist teaching practices to promote equity for all students
• Completed at least three years of successful teaching experience (urban experience a plus)
• Experience as an interventionist preferred
• Deep understanding of Science of Reading and all components of a strong structured literacy program
• Ability to build strong supportive relationships with students teachers and families
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred
• A Masters degree from an accredited college or university preferred

Additional Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• High expectations for self and others
• Ability to organize workload independently and set priorities

Compensation

The annual salary based on teacher contract rate

Licensure required :

SPANISH WORLD LANGUAGE PK-6 5-12 BILINGUAL ENDORSEMENT preferred

Required Experience:

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