Student Learning Specialist at The Fay School – Houston, Texas

Performance Profile

Student Learning Specialist

This position reports to the Assistant Head of School for Teaching and Learning. The Student Learning Specialist role is student-facing, and its main responsibilities are assisting teachers in evaluating student needs, determining action steps for students, and working closely with teachers support the learning of students through differentiated teaching. The Student Learning Specialist supports teachers of students who are either facing challenges or needing enrichment by coaching teachers in instructional best practices in the school curricula, effective unit/lesson planning, Responsive Classroom academic competencies, differentiation, and integrating outdoor experiences in the curriculum. This specialist provides small-group targeted instruction and teaching or modeling in the classroom. A positive, clear line of communication between the school, educational evaluators, therapists, and families must also exist.

Responsibilities Include the Following:

• Partners with all Teachers and the Assistant Head of School for Teaching and Learning to promote effective, student-centered teaching and learning (project-based learning, reading/writing workshop model, Bridges in Mathematics, Responsive Classroom, etc.)
• Provides explicit targeted small-group instruction by pushing in or pulling out students.

Competency Profile:

• Exhibits proficiency in identifying and solving student, curricular, and school issues. At the same time, the Student Learning Specialist understands the vision, the mission, the strategic plan, and all policies of the school and, when questions or concerns arise, raises them with their supervisor.
• Celebrates diversity and is proactively inclusive of all racial, cultural, socio-economic, religious, and gender groups.
• Embraces the four domains of Responsive Classroom: Engaging Academics, Positive Community, Effective Management, and Developmentally Responsive Teaching.
• Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills.
• Differentiates instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
• Fosters collaboration among teams to build curricula and ensure others are well-informed of changes, initiatives, and progress.
• Embraces feedback and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Displays attitudes and actions that contribute to a healthy and collegial teacher culture.
• Supports and actively promotes the organization. Positively reflects the organization’s core values and addresses actions that don’t align with those values.

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