Academic Specialist (K-6th) at Aspire Charter Academy

School Information:

Located in Gary, IN, Aspire Academy opened in 2008 and serves 650+ K-8 students every year. At Aspire, you can connect passion with purpose. To learn more about Aspire Academy click here .

Why Choose Aspire Academy:

Starting pay above traditional public schools' market scales. Competitive benefits at affordable rates. Demonstrates consistent outperformance against local districts on state tests. Access to a best-in-class curriculum with advanced instructional tools and resources. Personalized development and coaching opportunities. High level of support for all staff by an experienced leadership team. Emphasis on maintaining a safe and conducive learning environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Believe that all children can and will learn at high levels. Supports, supplements and extends classroom teaching, and works collaboratively to implement a quality intervention program that is research-based and meets the needs of at-risk students. Uses specialized knowledge of assessment and diagnosis for developing, implementing, and evaluating academic interventions for individual students. Assess the strengths and needs of students and provide that information to classroom teachers, parents, and specialized personnel such as psychologists, special educators, or speech teachers in order to provide effective instruction. Acts as a resource to other educators, parents, and the community. Reviews test scores and diagnostic assessments to help determine eligibility for intervention services. Monitors student progress for the purpose of providing feedback on a regular basis to students, teachers, parents, and determining intervention effectiveness so modifications can be made to student plans as appropriate. Groups and schedules students according to student needs. Provides instruction to individual or small groups of students using research-based best practices for intervention instruction of core content subjects. Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and an optimal learning environment. Manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement. Completes necessary paperwork (including student plans and logging services) accurately and completely as required by the law and school. Collects, analyzes and prepares data for the purpose of interpretation and reporting.

Qualifications:

Must hold a valid teacher license in the subject and/or grade level or meet alternative requirements in the state you are applying. 3+ years of teaching experience, preferred. Please click here to find out more about our core values. National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.