Springboard Program Leader High Dosage Literacy Tutoring

This is a temporary position

Position Summary:

Springboard Collaborative invites talented and passionate current employees of your school district to apply for the part-time position of Tutor. Springboard Tutors are responsible for leading a 10 week Family-Educator Learning Accelerator with students and families. The Teacher will report to their schools Program Leader and work as part of the schools Springboard team. This is a great opportunity to support families in the school community and to help students accelerate their progress in learning to read. Check out our website to learn more about working as a Springboard teacher!

Springboard Collaborative closes the literacy gap by closing the gap between home and school. We coach educators and family members to help kids learn to read by the 4th grade. Springboard envisions a world in which all children have the requisite literacy skills to access life opportunities.

Goals:

• 100% student registration to target enrollment at your school.
• 80% family workshop attendance including make-ups.
• 80% of students achieve their assessment growth goals at the end of the program.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

The essential functions or responsibilities listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar related or a logical assignment to the position.

Site Planning & Logistics

• Coordinate all pre-programming preparations including student recruitment and enrollment teacher professional development family orientation team huddles and class rostering.
• Support the scheduling and coordination of family workshops and instructional time.
• Attend all required pre-programming Professional Development sessions.
• Attend weekly 1:1 meetings and tactical meetings with the Springboard team.

Student Enrollment

• Create enrollment plan.
• Enroll target number of students by the beginning of programming.

Staff Management & Coaching

• Support teachers in achieving their personal-professional goals.
• Lead weekly Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings to prepare teachers for family workshops high-quality instruction and data analysis.
• Observe instruction and Family Workshops and provide regular feedback to teachers.

Program Execution

• Cultivate a positive and achievement-driven culture centered around student reading growth family collaboration and Springboard instruction fidelity.
• Support completion of team huddles to achieve 100% completion.
• Effectively communicateSpringboarddetails and expectations to families ensuring they feel welcomed and prepared to participate.
• Conduct outreach for family workshops follow-up with families who do not attend and conduct make-up workshops as necessary.
• Maintain regular communication with school leaders assisting in planning and scheduling meetings with administrators.
• Collect qualitative data throughout programming including quotations and photos of programming in action.
• Respond to unforeseen needs and challenges.
• Plan for incentive distribution and organize the end-of-program Learning Bonus Celebration.

Data Management

• Collect and input crucialSpringboarddata setting high expectations for teachers to do the same.
• Review key data points such as student attendance family workshop attendance assessment data family survey data and other relevant metrics on a weekly basis.
• Participate in weekly 1:1 and cohort meetings with Springboard staff utilizing data to inform and drive effective next steps.
• Maintain complete and timely data records for all aspects of the program.
• Ensure that all students have complete beginning and ending assessment scores for all required DIBELS subtests.

Qualifications Knowledge Abilities & Skills

• Applicants must be current employees of Somerville Public Schools

Physical Requirements

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 positions essential functions.

• Ability to perform duties while standing sitting and walking for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work with students at various physical levels including bending kneeling crouching and reaching.
• Ability to lift and/or move materials and equipment weighing up to25 pounds.
• Ability to use hands and fingers to handle feel or operate standard classroom tools and technology (e.g. computers tablets instructional materials).
• Ability to see hear and communicate effectively with students staff and families both verbally and in writing.

Reporting Relationships

• Position Reports to: K-8 Curriculum Coordinator of Humanities

Position Details

• Location:Winter Hill Community Innovation School
• Department: Curriculum

Terms of Employment

Position Type:Temporary / Yearly Appointment
Employment Status:Part-Time

• Schedule: March 2026 May2026
• FLSA Classification:To be determined
• Benefits Eligibility:Non-benefits eligible
• Compensation:$30.00 per work hour

Pre-Employment Requirements

MA Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Clearance

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The Somerville Public Schools does not discriminate in its programs facilities or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race color age religion disability pregnancy home status marital/civil union status sex/gender gender identity sexual orientation citizenship status place of birth national origin ancestry cultural identity genetics or military status and does not tolerate any form of retaliation or bias-based intimidation threat or harassment that demeans individuals dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.

Required Experience:

Senior IC