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North Slope Borough School District

Public school district on Alaska's North Slope

Instructional Specialist

Tutoring & Academic SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeUtqiagvik, AK, USA$64.7k - $92kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • An Alaska Teaching Certificate is required.
  • Experience with diverse cultures is required.
  • Willingness to perform itinerant travel across the District, with at least one visit per quarter per year and additional visits as needed or directed, is required.
  • At least five years of teaching experience is required.
  • Extensive knowledge of and training in the application of current pedagogy is required.
  • The ability to maintain the confidentiality of personal, confidential, and proprietary information in professional and social situations is required.
  • The ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data for presentations is required.
  • The ability to meet state and federal reporting guidelines and timelines is required.
  • The ability to work collaboratively and on collaborative projects is required.
  • The employee must be able and willing to fly in small and large commuter planes.
  • The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Responsibilities

  • Provide classroom-instruction support by modeling best teaching practices and current district program application, giving constructive feedback, and planning.
  • Facilitate classroom or site meetings to review and practice content pedagogy, develop intervention plans, solve challenges, and discuss student data.
  • Support schools with Alaska School Improvement.
  • Coordinate and manage district-wide initiatives, including review and adoption of materials.
  • Assist with inventory of district-wide adopted materials.
  • Participate in designated professional development opportunities, including coaching trainings, academies, walk-throughs, workshops, and assessment.
  • Assist with designing the district professional development plan.
  • Conduct in-service and staff-development workshops as needed or requested.
  • Consult with Special Education, Iñupiaq Education, Career and Technical Education, and supplementary departments as requested.
  • Follow the Professional Teaching Practice Commission of the State’s code of ethics and professional teaching standards.
  • Adhere to district policies and regulations.

Desired Qualifications

  • Iñupiaq speaking ability and cultural experience are preferred.
  • Experience with school improvement is preferred.
  • A master’s degree in mathematics or reading with a mathematics/reading endorsement is preferred.
  • Rural Alaska teaching experience is preferred.
  • Experience teaching the new Alaska State Standards and Alaska Cultural Standards is preferred.
  • Experience providing staff development to teachers is preferred.

About the Company

North Slope Borough School District

Public school district on Alaska's North Slope

North Slope Borough School District runs public schools for children across northern Alaska, with instruction shaped by the needs and traditions of predominantly Inupiat communities. Its academic mission links reading, writing and mathematics with students' understanding of Inupiat values, history, language and culture. The Inupiaq Learning Framework guides curriculum and assessment, while the district's Inupiaq Language Program teaches language through an accelerated second-language method and a custom computer-based learning tool. Teachers receive culturally based teaching units, resources and professional development. The district is guided by its Board of Education and was founded in 1973; its central office is in Utqiagvik, Alaska.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Utqiagvik, AK
Founded
1973

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