Academic Specialist (ELA) at Burton Glen Charter Academy

National Heritage Academies • Burton, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Academic Specialist (ELA) at Burton Glen Charter Academy. Burton Glen Charter Academy, located in Burton, MI, opened in 2000 and serves over 700 K-8 students annually. The academy offers above-market starting pay, a best-in-class curriculum with advanced tools, personalized development, and strong staff support, aiming to outperform local districts on M-STEP. It is recognized for its safe learning environment, effective Moral Focus implementation, and high employee engagement.

Requirements

• Must hold a valid teacher license in the subject and/or grade level or meet alternative requirements in the state you are applying.

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of teaching experience, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Believe that all children can and will learn at high levels.
• Support, supplement, and extend classroom teaching.
• Work collaboratively to implement a quality intervention program that is research-based and meets the needs of at-risk students.
• Use 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.
• Act as a resource to other educators, parents, and the community.
• Review test scores and diagnostic assessments to help determine eligibility for intervention services.
• Monitor 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.
• Group and schedule students according to student needs.
• Provide instruction to individual or small groups of students using research-based best practices for intervention instruction of core content subjects.
• Manage student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and an optimal learning environment.
• Manage allotted learning time to maximize student achievement.
• Complete necessary paperwork (including student plans and logging services) accurately and completely as required by the law and school.
• Collect, analyze, and prepare data for the purpose of interpretation and reporting.

Benefits

• Starting pay above market scales.
• Access to a best-in-class curriculum with advanced instructional tools and resources.
• Personalized development and coaching.
• High level of support for all staff.
• Safe learning environment with internal and external cameras.
• Founder’s Award for Moral Focus implementation.
• NHA Eagle Award for Employee Engagement.
• Experienced, compassionate leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed