Mid Level Nwea Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Description

GEO Prep Academy is a part of a network of high-quality charter schools managed by GEO Academies. Working with GEO Next Generation Highschool and GEO Mid-City in delivering a high-quality K-12 learning experience to students and their families in the Baton Rouge community. GEO Next Generation High School is a tuition-free, public charter school. Our teachers cultivate critical thinking skills students need to understand how the world works around them. Our dedicated faculty are committed to providing an outstanding education for students each day as they transition from elementary to middle school to high school and COLLEGE. Through our partnership with the local community college, our students will be able to take dual credit courses with the opportunity to earn college credit at no cost to the student. Our curriculum and our teaching methods are designed using Core Knowledge, Teach Like a Champion and blended learning model. We are a TAP school!

REPORTS TO/TERM: 

Principal and Academic Leadership Team

This is a full time 10-month position.

ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS:

An Interventionist is required to perform the following duties:

Work with individual and small groups of scholars both within and outside of classrooms to assist scholars to perform at grade level and master state standards as required by the LEAP assessment and NWEA standards. 

Assess scholars using Running Records, concepts of print, phonemic awareness, and other assessment tools. (SRI, SIPPs, DRA, BRI, MARS tasks, Math Benchmarks) 

Communicate with parents /teachers regarding progress of target scholars. 

Model "best practices" in classrooms.

Submit lesson plans weekly

Track standards-based assessment data weekly

Set specific, data-driven intervention goals for each intervention group 

Meet weekly with principal and MT to analyze data and exit tickets 

Attend weekly TAP professional development sessions, as needed 

Execute school-wide incentives program 

Assist with planning and executing at least one annual Title 1 literacy nights 

Schedule parent meetings during quarterly parent/ teacher conferences as needed 

DIBELS test all K-3 students, assist with NWEA testing as needed

Letter sounds testing/ progress-monitoring 

Exhibit professional behavior, and set a positive, professional standard in the workplace 

Attend all required staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours

Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff 

Performs other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal

Uphold all school policies

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

A bachelor's degree or higher and at least 24 credit hours in content area required

Louisiana Teacher Certification preferred

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement

Experience working in an urban school setting