Academic Partner, Literacy in Tulsa, Oklahoma at Tulsa Public Schools

Full Job Description:Academic Partner, Literacy

Salary/Compensation:Tulsa PublicSchools' existing salary schedules provide career increment adjustments based on education/experience and/or and years of credible service. Additionally, our board of education recently approved salary & benefit increases for qualifying positions. We are currently in the process of updating job descriptions and accompanying salary information. For information about salary and benefits for this specific position, please visit ourCompensation and Benefits website.

About Our District:At Tulsa Public Schools, our mission is to inspire and prepare every student to love learning, achieve ambitious goals, and make positive contributions to our world. We are the destination for extraordinary educators and staff who work with our community and families to ignite the joy of learning and prepare every student for the greatest success in college, careers, and life. Our core values of equity, character, excellence, team, and joy guide how we work and interact with each other and our community.

Position Summary: The Academic Partner, in collaboration with the academic content manager
and other members of Teaching and Learning, is responsible for delivering high-quality
instructional resources, enhancing classroom practices, and scaling effective programs within
their network to increase Tulsa Public Schools students achievement and to prepare all
students for success in college, career, and life. The Academic Partner works with their
instructional leadership director to provide leadership for literacy in the district.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor's degree in elementary or secondary education, literacy, language and literacy,
or bilingual literacy required; master's degree preferred

Experience:
Five (5) years experience in effective K-12 classroom teaching
Five (5) years experience in literacy, language and literacy, or ESL literacy
Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, Etc.:
Current Oklahoma teacher certification required
Reading teacher endorsement, reading specialist endorsement, bilingual or ESL
endorsement preferred
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Office Suite
Knowledge of effective teaching and learning practices to support multilingual learners
and students with disabilities highly preferred