Literacy Mentor- Grades K-5

The role of the Literacy Mentor will be to provide ongoing support for new teachers with 3 or less years of service in schools with high teacher turnover and/or high numbers of teachers new to the field and teachers implementing Leading and Learning (L&L) innovations. The literacy mentor supports new teachers in the use of evidence-based practices through planning modeling observing and providing feedback and to enhance teacher and leader collaboration. The Literacy Mentor provides training and support for a cohort of selected schools as identified in the CLSD 2025 application. The Literacy Mentor works with district-level and school-level staff to ensure all students receive high quality literacy instruction and to increase the population of highly effective teachers. Approximately 80% of the literacy mentors time must be spent directly supporting new teachers.

This position reports to the District Literacy Coordinator.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation of two of three evidence-informed L&L Innovations as measured by scaling the Innovation to at least one additional site within the LEA by the end of the subgrant.
• Spend 80% of their time supporting teachers
• Coach teachers through implementation of high-quality instructional materials
• Observe teachers provide feedback and identify next steps to improve instruction in core ELA instruction and intervention for the purpose of support and not evaluation through high-quality instructional materials
• Provide teachers with instructional support in five areas: theory underlying instruction demonstration of evidence-based strategies observation of teachers practicing evidence-based strategies feedback and reflection about instruction and supporting collaboration
• Build collaborative relationships among schools ECEs and LEAs for teachers and leaders to learn from each other
• Support coherence of literacy instruction across the schools supported and throughout the LEA
• Support school and school system leaders in the development and monitoring of a local literacy plan
• Participate on the LEA-Level Team to bring insights and perspectives from site-level collaboration ensuring feedback and continuous improvement

Provide teachers with localized ELA supports while also leveraging the

communication feedback and support of LDOE

• Collaborate with school systems staff and Department staff to evaluate and improve program implementation
• Report on program implementation to key stakeholders
• Demonstrate and communicate an unwavering belief in all students abilities to become successful readers
• Participate in all LDOE and school system mandated professional development including monthly LDOE Communities of Practice and Teacher Leader Summit
• Stay abreast of the research and elevate evidence-based strategies for instruction and professional development to share with the teachers

Additional Knowledge Skills and Experience Required

• Minimum of 3 effective years of experience as a certified ELA teacher
• Science of Reading trained or plan to complete training within the calendar year
• Proven results when working with struggling readers
• Strong knowledge of how children learn to read
• Knowledge and experience working with high-quality reading curriculum

Qualifications

• Masters or advanced degree in Education preferred