NNPS Reading Specialist Job Description

Job Summary

Position is responsible for implementing a comprehensive literacy program at the assigned school through coaching, supporting, and guiding teachers in best practices for literacy instruction; including the integration of literacy and best practices throughout the day and across all content. Position coaches teachers, supports lesson development and implementation, collaboratively plans, and conducts professional development. Position is responsible for analyzing school literacy data and collaborating with administrators in planning for future literacy needs. Position may also be responsible for instructing students individually or in groups to enable students to develop literacy skills.

Essential Duties

1. Supports teachers in planning, delivering, and assessing quality literacy instruction throughout the day and in all content.
2. Implements coaching cycles to develop teachers' capacity in best practices for literacy instruction.
3. Assists administrators in conducting learning walks to provide feedback to teachers to improve literacy instruction at the school and use data to plan for ongoing monitoring and support.
4. Coordinates the school's reading program across all content.
5. Assists administrators and teachers at the assigned school in the implementation of a comprehensive literacy program, including its impact across content.
6. Facilitates the school's literacy team to implement a support framework for student achievement in literacy and to review the reading progress of students.
7. Collects and facilitates the review and use of school literacy data to guide instruction and plan for student needs.
8. Coordinates the literacy work of other reading staff in the building as applicable.
9. Provides individual and/or small group instruction to meet the needs of students as applicable.
10. Assists with screening, evaluating, and recommending interventions for students reading in the lower quartile.
11. Completes reports, collects data, and provides information for program monitoring as requested.
12. Confers with parents/guardians regarding the English reading and writing performance of students as requested.
13. Participates in developing, revising, and monitoring the implementation of the curriculum.
14. Participates in the construction and selection of literacy assessments.
15. Selects, requisitions, and maintains books, instructional materials, and instructional aids.
16. Models non-discriminatory practices in all activities.

(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

Other Duties

1. Attends staff development programs, curriculum development meetings, and other professional activities.
2. Keeps abreast of developments, research, and new technology in the field.
3. Performs any other related duties as assigned by the school principal or other appropriate administrators.

NNPS Reading Specialist Assignments and Contact Information

School	Reading Specialist(s)	Contact Information
An Achievable Dream Academy	Tami Zorn	[email protected]
BC Charles Elementary School	Karla Moody	[email protected]
Carver Elementary School	Keisha Robertson	[email protected]
Deer Park Elementary School	Lisa Derbaum	[email protected]
Discovery STEM Academy	Delesheema Bonner	[email protected]
Dutrow Elementary School	Alison Jansen	[email protected]
General Stanford Elementary School	Jennifer Jordan	[email protected]
Greenwood Elementary School	Kristy Brown	[email protected]
Hidenwood Elementary School	Kaylee Correll Rebekah Loftis	[email protected] [email protected]
Hilton Elementary School	Joan Payne	[email protected]
Jenkins Elementary School	Michelle Young	[email protected]
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School	Christine Steigleman	[email protected]
Kiln Creek Elementary School	Jennifer Jordan	[email protected]
Knollwood Meadows Elementary School	Jaren Maynard	[email protected]
Marshall Early Learning Center	Joan Payne	[email protected]
McIntosh Elementary School	Annie Michalec	[email protected]
Newsome Park Elementary School	Barbara Brinker Amy Kovac	[email protected] [email protected]
Palmer Elementary School	Erin Weaver	[email protected]
Richneck Elementary School	Jennifer Brown	[email protected]
Riverside Elementary School	Lisa Derbaum	[email protected]
Sanford Elementary School	Brenda Maki	[email protected]
Saunders Elementary School	Bobbi Bradley	[email protected]
Sedgefield Elementary School	Kimberly Alford McLeod Jannet Butler	[email protected] [email protected]
Stoney Run Elementary School	Jessica Peters Colette Slade	[email protected] [email protected]
Yates Elementary School	Sya LaManque	[email protected]
Achievable Dream Middle School	Lisa Mason	[email protected]
Booker T. Washington Middle School	Michael Mitzel	[email protected]
Crittenden Middle School	Kathy Bohince	[email protected]
Ella Fitzgerald Middle School	Kristy Matthews	[email protected]
Gildersleeve Middle School	Pamela Vonschmidt Pauli	[email protected]
Hines Middle School	Tammy Padalino	[email protected]
Huntington Middle School	Lisa Mason	[email protected]
Passage Middle School	Jillian Coccoli	[email protected]

Catherine Footer
Literacy Intervention Specialist
[email protected]

NNPS Division Literacy Contacts

Literacy Area	Literacy Contact	Contact Information
Elementary English (K-5)	Shaundalyn Thomas	[email protected]
Secondary English (6-12)	Kelly Mancil	[email protected]
Preschool	Annemarie Hanrahan	[email protected]
Library Media Services	Romonia Lynch	[email protected]
Special Education	Maya Sherin	[email protected]
English as a Second Language	Shana Hollis	[email protected]
Family Engagement	Tiffany Jones	[email protected]