Washington Episcopal School seeks an Early Childhood School Learning Specialist for the 2024 - 2025 school year. The Specialist will support students, teachers, and parents in ensuring academic success for all students in grades PK3 - Grade 1.
Student Support/Instruction
Observe, monitor, evaluate, and document student progress utilizing appropriate measures and assessment tools/methods.
Provide direct instruction to students in reading, phonics, writing, grammar, mathematics, and executive functioning.
Teacher Support
Effectively use extensive knowledge of recent research and development in educating students with learning differences.
Collaborate as an active leader of the Student Support Team.
Assist teachers with collecting and interpreting assessments (formative and summative) to determine student progress, the effectiveness of interventions and strategies, and the creation of Action Plans as needed.
Meet regularly with teams of teachers and administrators to discuss and share student learning needs and accommodations, as well as strategies for effective instruction.
Develop Student Support Plans for teachers from external evaluations.
Serve on the Admission Committee to screen and review all candidates.
Provide professional development and consultation to faculty regarding learning instructional differences, instructional best practices, and curriculum development.
Standardized Testing
Administer and analyze data from DIBELS and PELI assessments.
Parent Support
Serve as the point of contact for families of students with learning differences.
Actively develop strong relationships with parents and serve as a guide and support; maintain regular communication with parents.
Oversee testing referrals and summarize findings from evaluations in Student Evaluation and Student Support Plans .
Coordinate and lead review of Student Evaluation and Student Support Plans with families and teachers.
Provide information about learning differences and help families navigate testing procedures and referrals.
Coordinate speech/language and occupational therapy screening, and schedule tutors and outside service providers/therapists.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree preferred) in special education or a related field and demonstrated expertise working with students with diverse needs.
Minimum 3-5 years experience working with students in a special education setting.
Solid knowledge base in learning differences and skill in implementing evidence-based strategies.
The ability to interpret neuropsychological evaluations and make recommendations as needed.
Experience in collaborating with and presenting to faculty, administrators, and parents.
Strong oral and written communication skills
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Human Resources
Industries
Primary and Secondary Education
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