advisor Memphis, TN
Shelby County Schools (Alabama)
Full Time
Memphis, TN
73757 - 54289 USD ANNUAL Today
Job description
Purpose and Scope:
The primary function of the Advisor-Instructional Learning Loss is to provide expert support to build capacity within school instructional teams to identify missed learning standards and content that are prerequisites to future learning. Works collaboratively with teachers and school leaders to determine key learning standards and content that are prerequisites to future learning and might not have been fully mastered by students according to multiple data sources
Essential Job Functions:- Provides leadership in monitoring and implementing appropriate instructional strategies to mitigate student learning.
- Identify school improvement priorities to develop strategies that builds teachers instructional capacity to deliver high quality instruction.
- Create systems to monitor student progress and learning loss to adjust instruction accordingly through interventions and progress monitoring.
- Works collaboratively with the Instructional Leadership Team, Administrative Content Leaders, and Professional Learning Coaches to identify complex problems.
- Supports the design and facilitation of district and school based professional development as necessary.
- Collaboratively work with Principals and Instructional Leadership Directors to create customized support curriculum focus group sessions for students, teachers, and school leaders needs due to the learning loss.
- Analyzes state and district assessment data to help target professional development needs; designs, plans and implements school and individual-level professional development opportunities addressing instructional content, curriculum, instructional methods, and assessment in the classroom.
- Keeps abreast and communicates instructional best practices with school leadership to provide maximum teacher effectiveness.
- Facilitate data meeting to identify the level of student mastery to support the Instructional Leadership Team and teachers on K-12 curriculum and instructional matters, research-based assessment techniques, and makes recommendations pertaining thereto.
- Maintain accurate records and other documentation as requested by the Assistant Superintendent and Instructional Leadership Director.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.
Graduate from an accredited college or university with a Masters Degree in Education, Curriculum and Instruction or a closely related field plus a minimum of five (5) years of experience related to the area of assignment. Valid State of Tennessee teacher licensure certification required. (PROOF OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND/OR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED).
Degree Equivalency Formula:
Bachelor’s Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.
Master’s Degree= 2 years plus required years of experience. Where Master’s degrees are required, years for Bachelor’s Degrees must be included.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:- Possess in-depth knowledge pertinent to the assigned curricular area, state standards, and intervention related supports is essential.
- Strong analytic and problem-solving skills, with the ability to swiftly and accurately understand complex data and perform analysis
- Skill in developing data-supported solutions and using fact-based logic; ability to translate complex analysis in easy-to-understand manner and present to broad audience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational, planning, and record-keeping skills
- Mastery of appropriate content-specific, pedagogical knowledge and related research and best practices
- Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders to identify needs and plan and implement strategies for improvement aligned to individual school needs and priorities
- Excellent human relations skills and ability to establish and maintain successful cooperative working relationships.
Physical Demands: Requires sedentary work involving standing or walking for brief periods, exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular basis; and some dexterity in operating office equipment.
Unavoidable Hazards: The position is exposed to no unusual environmental hazards.
Sensory (ADA) Requirements: The position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing and speaking abilities.
Additional Job Details: LICENSED HIGH SCHOOL MATH APPLICANTS ONLY ESSER FUNDED POSITION
