Reading Interventionist - Minnesota Connections Academy

Connections Academy • Saint Paul, MN

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Minnesota Connections Academy (MNCA) is a tuition-free, online public charter school for students in grades K-12 throughout Minnesota. MNCA is a member of the Minnesota Transitions Charter School (MTCS), a K-12 academic community. MNCA is a state-approved online program operated through a contract with Connections Academy of Minnesota, LLC, to provide the educational program and other services. MNCA is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, an accrediting division of AdvancED.

Working from your home or our office in St. Paul, Minnesota, the Reading Interventionist will provide assistance to K-12 students at risk of failing courses. Important functions of the job include analyzing data; working with individual students or small groups; traveling throughout the state to meet with students, parents, and learning coaches; and working directly with teachers and meeting with students, parents, and learning coaches virtually or in person.

Requirements

• Ability to analyze data
• Ability to work with individual students or small groups
• Ability to travel throughout the state to meet with students, parents, and learning coaches
• Ability to work directly with teachers
• Ability to meet with students, parents, and learning coaches virtually or in person
• Must be able to use a personal electronic device and an email address

Responsibilities

• Identify at-risk students based on student grades and test scores that are below proficiency level, and could include: State Standardized Tests, Attendance records, discipline records, communication logs, RTI meeting minutes, grade retention records, and transcripts, School-administered diagnostic tests;
• Proctor school-administered benchmark and diagnostic tests as needed;
• Develop and implement individual intervention strategies to increase the likelihood that these students will stay in school, move on to each grade, and graduate on time;
• Work with students to develop an individual achievement plan to include the best program to meet academic and post-secondary goals;
• Provide training to parents of students identified as being at risk of not passing grades or graduating;
• Identify and link area social agencies with youth at risk of not passing and their parents/guardians;
• Other duties as assigned
• Must be able to use a personal electronic device and an email address for

Benefits

• Benefits available to eligible employees can be seen at https://www.connectionsacademy.com/careers/benefits

What This Job Offers

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