JOB TITLE: School-Level Instructional Curriculum Support Specialist

LOCATION: McCoy Elementary (3rd Grade) - Mississippi Achievement School District (mASD)

WORK DAYS: 205 Days

REPORT TO: Building Principal

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT

The students of the Mississippi Achievement School District (mASD) need your talent, expertise, passion, and leadership.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

If you are a transformative teacher with unrelenting determination to see your students succeed, the School-Level Instructional Curriculum Support Specialist role at mASD will empower you to magnify your impact on students. School-Level Instructional Curriculum Support Specialists are experienced champions for children with proven track records of success in the classroom. School-Level Instructional Curriculum Support Specialists embrace innovation, are capable team players, navigate new teachers through strong support systems designed to promote professional growth, demonstrate a growth mindset, work collaboratively to maximize student potential, and desire to continuously improve their own instructional practice. School-Level Instructional Curriculum Support Specialists will be responsible for accelerating students’ learning and ensuring that they reach their maximum potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth.

Your Summer:

School-Level Instructional Curriculum Support Specialists will work with the Teaching and Learning staff with curriculum development and professional learning design and delivery as needed.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: School-Level Instructional Curriculum Support Specialist will perform and fulfill all responsibilities assigned to mASD instructional staff AND…

• Use innovative practices and demonstrate content expertise and experience to maximize student growth.
• Plan and implement Project-Based Learning (PBL) units directly tied to conceptual essential questions and aligned to the mASD curriculum as appropriate to content
• Utilize flexible grouping and personalized learning to ensure instruction is personalized to the needs of students.
• Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned.
• Foster students’ goal-setting practice; Help students analyze and improve study methods and habits.
• Participate in regular staff development activities that are targeted to School-Level Instructional Curriculum Support Specialists to improve teaching skills, particularly related to engaging, motivating, and accelerating students.
• Serve as a model for content-alike teachers
• Support instructional effectiveness of new teachers
• Promote collaboration among multiple disciplines

Measures of Success

Outcomes:

• Demonstrates above-average proficiency, growth and/or satisfactory performance on district assessments, end-of-course exams, or other district, state, national assessments.
• Favorable performance ratings on Professional Growth Rubric
• Retention of School-Level Instructional Curriculum Support Specialist in the mASD

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a certification/license as a teacher in Mississippi in either ELA, Math (Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, etc.), Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, etc.), or Social Sciences (US History).
• Minimum of 3-5 years successful teaching experience.
• Evidence of success in achieving high levels of student growth in the grade/subject for which the teacher is applying.
• Passion and motivation to assist students and teachers with experiencing success with learning who may not have had favorable experiences in school to date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching experience in a Title I/High Needs secondary school setting
• Deep knowledge and understanding of the Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards (MCCRS)
• Excellent writing and public speaking skills.
• Outstanding organizational and planning abilities and strong ability to work effectively with individuals and groups.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

• Candidates should detail and/or provide evidence of the following in their cover letter:
• A strong belief that all children can excel academically
• A relentless drive to support academic success of all students, and
• An ability to adjust and be flexible to a multitude of situations in the school environment
• Proof of positive impact on student learning outcomes (include any applicable student data)
• Content, course, and/or grade level preferences

• After the initial application screening, candidates invited to continue in the selection process will be asked to submit a teaching video demonstrating:

• Outstanding instructional planning and ongoing assessment of student progress
• Ability to provide instruction that motivates students, closes learning gaps, and accelerates student learning
• An outstanding learning environment where all students can learn and thrive
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Criteria for video submissions is as follows:
  • Video should be no more than 1-2 years old
  • Video should be at least 30 minutes but no more than 60 minutes in length
  • Video can be spliced or edited but should include a portion or all of the beginning, middle and end of the lesson.

• After review of teaching video submission, candidates selected will interview with the leadership team of either Woolfolk Middle or Yazoo City High School.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Interested individuals who meet minimum requirements should apply online at www.masd.k12.ms.us under the employment tab.

Questions concerning this vacancy announcement should be directed to:

Dr. Sametra Brown, Executive Director of Human Capital and Talent Management

Mississippi Achievement School District

662-746-2125

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

We are accepting applications on a rolling basis. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by phone.

***The Mississippi Achievement School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer***

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