Frontier Schools

Public charter schools with STEM focus

Elementary Reading Specialist

Special Education & Learning SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeKansas City, MO, USA$63k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required.
A Missouri Teacher Certificate appropriate for the assigned level and subject area (Specialized Reading K-12) is required.

Responsibilities

Work with individual students or small groups to provide educational interventions and progress monitoring.
Use an identification rubric to target students who need focused, short-term intervention beyond the services normally provided at the campus.
Set individual student performance goals based on assessment data.
Develop lessons targeting the specific needs of identified students.
Provide high-quality general education instruction to students who need focused, short-term intervention in reading, writing, and/or mathematics.
Develop an intervention schedule for identified students based on campus needs.
Maintain intervention and progress-monitoring records to ensure process fidelity.
Meet with teachers to ensure lessons for targeted students align with the classroom curriculum.
Communicate with campus staff, bilingual central office staff, and parents about student progress.
Evaluate student progress.
As necessary, provide supplemental intervention services to bilingual students.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Description :Provide supplemental intervention services, in small group settings, to students who are experiencing academic challenges in Reading.

Reports to :Principal

Department :Instruction

Job type :Full time

Classification :Exempt

Calendar Type :Academic (Calendar 1)

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Missouri Teacher Certificate appropriate for level and subject area of assignment (Specialized Reading K-12)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work with individual students or small groups of students to provide educational interventions and progress monitoring.

Utilize an identification rubric to target specific students who need focused, short term intervention that is in addition to what is normally provided at the campus to students.

Set performance goals for individual students based upon assessment data.

Develop lessons which target the specific needs of identified students.

Provide high quality general education instruction to students who need focused, short term intervention in reading, writing and/or mathematics.

Develop an intervention schedule for identified students based on campus needs.

Maintain records of interventions and progress monitoring to ensure process fidelity

Meet with teachers to ensure that lessons for the targeted students are aligned with the classroom curriculum.

Communicate with campus staff, bilingual central office staff and parents regarding student progress.

Evaluate student progress.

As necessary, may provide supplemental intervention services to bilingual students.

Perform other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements, physical demands, work conditions and environment listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $63,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance

About the Company

Frontier Schools

Public charter schools with STEM focus

Frontier Schools is a public charter school system in Kansas City, Missouri that provides tuition-free Pre-K through 12th-grade education across four campuses as a nonprofit funded mainly by public funding and donor contributions. It runs a college-prep, STEM-focused curriculum with personalized learning, ongoing progress monitoring, and individualized college and career counseling, all within a low 10:1 student-teacher ratio and with opportunities to integrate arts through STEAM. Unlike traditional districts, it combines a nonprofit charter model with targeted student supports, small class sizes, and public funding to prepare students for higher education and the workforce. Its goal is to empower students to realize their talents through academic excellence and to prepare them for productive citizenship, college success, and lifelong learning in a changing economy.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Kansas City, MO
Founded: 2005

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