EXAMPLES OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serves as the School Literacy Leader:
Models literacy practices, coaches¿ teachers on their implementation, and provides opportunities to engage in reflective discourse.

Provides feedback to teachers on instruction through peer observations and reflection to support teaching and learning

Supports the effective use of technology in the classroom, including integration of technology into instruction.

Collaborates to build teacher capacity in areas of:
- Increasing the depth of understanding of literacy practices and their relationship to contents and student achievement.
- Use of research-based instructional strategies
- Planning for and implementing differentiated lessons
- Effective use of student literacy data to inform instruction
- Examining student work to inform instruction
- Effective reading instruction

Participates in the school leadership team in planning a school-wide instructional and assessment program that provides consistency, continuity, and varied approaches to MCPS curriculum implementation appropriate for the strengths and needs of students.
- Monitors implementation of grading and reporting procedures
- Assists in hiring new teachers
- Assists in development of master schedule

Participates in the design, implementation and monitoring of the local school improvement plan

Collaborates with school leadership to identify, define, promote, support and evaluate school-wide literacy goals and plan.

In collaboration with school leadership, develops a long term plan with measurable benchmarks that will:
- Increase teacher knowledge of literacy skills and processes used to access the curriculum and assessment
- Support effective instructional strategies across content areas
- Increase student participation, particularly African American and Hispanic student participation, in accelerated and enriched courses
- Provide instructional, professional, and parental support for improvement of student achievement in accelerated and enriched courses
- Models effective literacy practices in professional development meetings

Assists in recommending literacy materials.

Participates in vertical articulation within grade levels and between schools.

Meets regularly with central office staff members to collaborate on school specific literacy goals

Promotes Success for Every Student:
As a member of the school leadership team, implements the school improvement plan with measurable benchmarks that will:
o Increase teacher knowledge of the content, curriculum, assessment and effective instructional strategies
o Increase student participation, particularly African American and Hispanic student participation, in accelerated and enriched courses
o Provide support for improvement of student achievement in accelerated and enriched courses
o Enhance partnerships with parents to support student achievement

Monitors and reports on a quarterly basis, student access and progress in rigorous courses.

Participates in developing and sharing a process for nurturing/mentoring underachieving and/or traditionally underserved students enrolled in accelerated courses.

Monitors assessment measures and interprets instructional data to promote individual student achievement

Collaborates in the communication with parents about:
- Program offerings and opportunities for acceleration, enrichment and support.
- Opportunities for all students to apply critical thinking skills and access rigorous instruction.
- Student placement in academically advanced courses.
- Student preparation for college success.
- Dissemination of cluster and system wide special program information

Assists in the coordination of magnet and special program applications and recommendations

Promotes Professionalism and Continuous Professional Development:

Attends professional development meetings collaboratively planned by OCIP and OOD to share with leadership to determine appropriate implementation.

Collaborates with the SDT, content specialist and classroom teachers to:
- Provide professional development that supports rigorous instruction and differentiation to improve student achievement
- Provide job-embedded professional development opportunities to improve teaching understanding of literacy and its use in the content areas

Dialogues with mentors and consulting teachers assigned to teachers when appropriate