MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Mission Statement:

Middletown Public Schools cultivates the brilliance in each student.

Values and Belief Statements:
Empowerment: Middletown Public Schools empowers its students with the knowledge
and skills to create lives brimming with purpose, passion and fulfillment.
Community: Middletown Public Schools harnesses the power of community by
fostering an environment of mutual understanding and appreciation.
Growth: Middletown Public Schools encourages a culture of growth and exploration,
inspiring lifelong learners.
Authenticity: Middletown Public Schools embraces each person’s authenticity and
cultivates an inclusive culture that brings about a sense of belonging.

Location: Bielefield Elementary School

Position: Elementary School Academic Interventionist

Reports to: Building Principal

Broad Function: MPS Elementary Interventionists, reporting to the Building Principal, and working in conjunction with classroom teachers, will provide support and implement balanced instruction, personalized learning, utilize artificial intelligence softwares and virtual learning with students in grades K-5

Responsibilities:

Provides high quality instruction to individual students and small groups
Uses data to provide instruction to students and bring their skills to grade level
Uses identified research-based interventions focused specifically on individual student needs
Maintains data based documentation of continuous monitoring of student performance and progress
Provides data to school teams and participates in decisions about student progress
Participates in meetings with teachers, administration and families regarding student progress
Provides diagnostic assessments for students as needed
Supports implementation of assessment tools and data management systems
Attends appropriate training to improve knowledge and skills
Collects and analyzes student data as it relates to reading and literacy
Communicates student progress to his/her classroom teacher, building principal, building teams and curriculum leadership as needed
Provides insights to parents/guardians regularly throughout literacy intervention
Promotes positive behavior during all activities and transitions through effective implementation of SEL strategies
Performs other reading/literacy support duties as assigned by the building principal or building EIST

Qualifications and Experience:

CT Elementary Teaching Certification Strongly Preferred
Bachelor's Degree Required
Instructional proficiency in literacy area preferred
Potential experience with Fundations preferred or open to training through district
Demonstrated ability to motivate and engage students in learning activities and potential distance learning to achieve literacy growth
Knowledge and experience with the Connecticut Core Standards in ELA, and differentiated instructional teaching strategies preferred
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to apply instructional strategies on differentiated instruction
Strong organizational skills
Ability to collect data and make recommendations for student programs
Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with school administrators, staff, students and families

Schedule & Hourly Rate: $26.42/ per hour for 6.5 Hours a Day; Not a bargaining unit position. Eligible for Benefits.

Interventionists are provided with five (5) paid sick days and one (1) paid personal day.

Application Procedure: Please apply online. Only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Disclaimers:

The supplemental job description lists typical examples of work and is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to a position. An employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed on the supplemental job description provided that such duties are characteristic of that classification. This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Connecticut requires that any person (teachers, administrators, special service staff members, teachers’ aides, custodians, cafeteria employees, etc.) who is hired by a local or regional board of education submit to a state and national criminal history record check within the first 30 days of the date of employment. The process includes the checking of fingerprints by the State Police Bureau of Identification and the F.B.I. The results of the criminal history record checks (both state and federal) are reported to the employing school district. If the district receives notice of a conviction of a crime by a person holding a certificate, authorization or permit issued by the State Board of Education, the district shall notify the Bureau of Certification and Professional Development.

STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

The Middletown Board of Education is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and it does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, ancestry, alienage, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or pregnancy in any of its education programs, activities, or employment policies. All educational programs and offerings, including vocational education and extracurricular activities, subscribe to this policy.