Educator-in-Residence Adolescent Literacy Coordinator

Jackson State University • JSU Main Campus, MS

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About The Position

The College of Education and Human Development is seeking to hire an Educator-In-Residence Adolescent Literacy Coordinator to work with the Mississippi Department of Education to coordinate the Adolescent Literacy Initiative (SBL 2294). The Regional Adolescent Literacy Coordinator (4-8) will work with the Mississippi Department of Education to coordinate the Adolescent Literacy initiative (SB 2294). Regional Adolescent Literacy Coordinators will provide support and supervision to assigned adolescent literacy coaches and to assigned schools to ensure there can be a cohesive, sustained, intensive and classroom-focused approach to literacy that is rigorous, engaging, and relevant for students. The Regional Adolescent Literacy Coordinator will need to develop a non-threatening, professional. and collaborative work relationship with district-level school personnel, school-based and MDE literacy coaches, principals, and teachers. Regional Adolescent Literacy Coordinators also work with adolescent literacy coaches to effectively identify the needs of assigned schools to prioritize, schedule, organize, and provide technical assistance so that students in assigned schools achieve grade level reading by the end of 8th grade.

Requirements

• A minimum of three (3) combined years as an MDE Literacy Coach AND/OR other similar administrative experience working with districts or state initiative.
• Documented experience in reading/literacy or related field.
• Documented successful experience in a supervisory role.
• Documented experience providing professional development to educators and/or coaches to achieve the goals of the Literacy-Based Promotion Act.
• Experience analyzing and using school, district, and state student achievement data for instructional decision making.
• Master's Degree in Education with 3 years documented experience teaching reading OR Bachelor's Degree with 5 years documented experience teaching reading with a minimum of 3 years of literacy experience (state, district, or school level).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the Adolescent Literacy Initiative (SBL 2294).
• Provide support and supervision to assigned adolescent literacy coaches and schools.
• Ensure a cohesive, sustained, intensive, and classroom-focused approach to literacy.
• Develop professional and collaborative work relationships with district-level school personnel, school-based and MDE literacy coaches, principals, and teachers.
• Identify the needs of assigned schools to prioritize, schedule, organize, and provide technical assistance.
• Ensure students in assigned schools achieve grade level reading by the end of 8th grade.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level