SPECIALIST ELA 6-12

English Language Arts Specialist

The English Language Arts (ELA) Specialist is responsible for providing instructional leadership, professional development, and curriculum support to educators to enhance literacy instruction and student achievement. The ELA provides support and PL to school-based administrators and teachers; including lesson planning, modeling classroom instruction via coaching cycle and establishing small group instructions support for students.
Minimum Requirements:
Education: Master's degree in education required.
Certification/License: Valid Georgia Certification T5 or higher.
Work Experience: 5 years of successful classroom teaching experience. Experience in modeling effective teacher behavior to adult learners in a variety of settings.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Knowledge and understanding of standards-based curricula and research-based instructional strategies including specific ELA content knowledge.
Knowledge of curriculum and instruction and best practices of instructional leaders, current educational research and best practices.
Knowledge of analyzing formative and summative student achievement data.
Knowledge of technology integration into instructional lessons.
Excellent written and oral communication.
Ability to work with collaborative teams.
Ability to apply critical thinking skills in rendering solutions to various issues.
Ability to use Microsoft Office, Google Suite and other system software programs.
Essential Duties:
Provides targeted job-embedded support to teachers and school leaders by implementing an intensive cycle of support (including but not limited to classroom observations, co-teaching, modeling, co-planning, etc.) in ELA.
Assists teachers and school leaders in analyzing data (screening, diagnostic, formative, and summative) and identifying necessary academic supports; help establish protocols and procedures to analyze student work periodically and identify specific areas in need of improvement.
Designs and facilitates targeted professional learning to increase teacher capacity and effectiveness in schools with identified academic needs because of the data (observations, student work, student performance, lesson plans, etc.).
Provides support for creating and implementing selected curricular resources; assists teachers to adjust, modify, and enrich curricular approaches and improve instructional practices.
Conducts professional learning for teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators.
Renders support for creating and sustaining a collaborative planning model/professional learning community for teachers.
Remains current with accepted and appropriate instructional theory, practice, and research; participates in professional learning; attends seminars and conferences as requested.
Collaborates with other members of the Schools & Academics Office in providing school/classroom-based professional learning and support.
Assists with the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the district's professional learning activities.
Performs other duties as assigned by appropriate administrator.
Physical Abilities and Working Conditions:
Vision: Ability to read small print and view a computer screen for prolonged periods.
Hearing: Ability to tolerate exposure to noisy conditions.
Speech: Ability to be understood in face-to-face communications, to speak with a level of proficiency and volume to be understood over a telephone or computer.
Upper Body Mobility: Ability to use hands to grasp, and manipulate small objects; manipulate fingers, twist and bend at wrist and elbow; extend arms to reach outward and upward; use hands and arms to lift objects; turn, raise, and lower head.
Strength: Ability to lift, push, pull and/or carry objects which weigh as much as 5 or more pounds on a frequent basis. Incumbent may be required to physically restrain parties involved in a conflict.
Environmental Requirements: Ability to encounter constant work interruptions; work cooperatively with others; work independently; work indoors.
Mental Requirements: Ability to read, write, understand, interpret and apply information at a moderately complex level essential for successful job performance; math skills at a high school proficiency level; judgement and the ability to process information quickly; learn quickly and follow verbal procedures and standards; give verbal instruction; rank tasks in order of importance; copy, compare, compile and coordinate information and records. Understand how to manage stress.
Compensation:
Salary Grade: 131 Salary Range: Salary Schedules - Atlanta Public Schools Work Year: 252 days (Annual)