FY26: Content Specialist, Science, Neelsville MiS, 1.0

About the position

The Middle School Content Specialist has the responsibility for his/her department and builds the capacity of the department to analyze achievement data for improved instruction. The Middle School content specialist ensures that accelerated and enriched instruction and intervention support is available for all students. The Middle School content specialist contributes to building and sustaining a community of learners. The Middle School content specialist is an exemplary teacher and has demonstrated success in increasing student achievement. The content specialist works directly with adults to support the implementation of the instructional program and observe teachers to assist them in improving teaching and learning. He/she focuses on coordination of the instructional program and collaboration among teachers within departments and across teams. The content specialist needs to be certified in his/her content areas. For the Arts/PE content specialist, the person needs to be certified in one of these areas. In order to support these additional responsibilities, he/she is provided with additional time and compensation. Physical Demands: As required by the duties and responsibilities of the job. Special Requirements: Required to attend school meetings, programs and activities outside the instructional day as mandated by the MCEA agreement.

Responsibilities

• Build the capacity of the department to analyze achievement data for improved instruction.
• Ensure accelerated and enriched instruction and intervention support is available for all students.
• Contribute to building and sustaining a community of learners.
• Work directly with adults to support the implementation of the instructional program.
• Observe teachers to assist them in improving teaching and learning.
• Focus on coordination of the instructional program and collaboration among teachers within departments and across teams.
• Attend school meetings, programs, and activities outside the instructional day as mandated by the MCEA agreement.

Requirements

• Holds a master's degree or its equivalent in semester hours of credit or is within one year of fulfilling this requirement.
• Completion of OAT 1 by the beginning of the second year of the assignment and OAT 2 by the end of the second year in assignment.
• Minimum of three years of outstanding teaching experience with one year in MCPS preferred.
• Appropriate middle school teaching experience within subject fields of the department.
• Meets the Maryland State Department of Education certification requirements for the appropriate content area.

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrates skill in working effectively with people.
• Exemplary teaching skills.
• Outstanding facilitation, organizational, and supervisory skills.
• Skill in providing professional development to teachers.
• Skill in providing feedback to teachers about their teaching.
• Strong technology skills.
• Strong skills in collecting and analyzing formative and summative data sources.
• Excellent oral and written communication and collaboration skills.