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Position: Elementary Literacy Curriculum Specialist (2023-24 Opportunity)Location: Boston, MA (Match Community Campus, 100 Poydras St., Hyde Park, MA)Start date: July, 2023 ABOUT THE MATCH CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLMatch Charter Public School is a free, high-performing charter public school in Boston. We are a PreK-12 school serving 1,250 students. Our mission is to prepare students for success in college and careers in order to achieve economic security and mobility. Students gain acceptance to our schools via an annual blind public lottery open to all Boston residents.Our families bring amazing racial and cultural diversity to the school community - they represent over 20 different countries of origin with over 20 different languages spoken at home.

94% of our students are people of color. Our students bring a diversity of needs to our school, and we are prepared to serve them. 21% of our students qualify for special education services; 18% of our student body are English Language Learners.Matchs core values are Equity, Freedom, Teamwork, Innovation, and Accountability. We are working to reframe our organizational processes and policies to be truly anti-racist.

At Match, we believe that three aspects of our work and organization - a staff that is diverse by race and other factors, a professional environment that is inclusive of all perspectives, and a curriculum in our PreK-12 school that is culturally competent - are vital to our goals and mission. OVERVIEW OF ROLE: Match is seeking an Elementary Literacy Curriculum Specialist who can join our team for the 2023-2024 school year and beyond. The Elementary Literacy Curriculum Specialist will improve reading and writing growth and achievement at Match by serving as a curriculum resource and as a leader, with a particular focus on early literacy. The person in this role will provide communication, resources, technical assistance and professional development to school leaders and teachers around literacy curriculum and assessment.

The Elementary Literacy Curriculum Specialist will support instructional leaders in tracking and analyzing important literacy assessment data to drive instruction and plan interventions. The position is based at Matchs elementary school (Match Community Day), located on 100 Poydras St. in Hyde Park. This is a hybrid position, with up to 2 days/week of remote work time.

The Elementary Literacy Curriculum Specialist will report directly to the Chief Schools Officer. The compensation for this position starts at $88,000 and can be higher based on prior experience.RESPONSIBILITIES: Literacy Curriculum : -Review current literacy strategy and audit existing curriculum;-Collaborate with instructional leaders and teachers to support curriculum implementation;-In conjunction with instructional leaders, plan and deliver professional development on literacy curriculum;-Codify instructional strategies (foundational skills such as phonics and fluency, the writing progression, close reading, task analysis etc.) and ensure vertical alignment across grade levels.Literacy Assessment and Interventions: -Coordinate literacy assessment windows, logistics and communication;-Collaborate with instructional leaders and teachers on standards based grading and rubric creation;-Monitor and track reading growth and achievement data;-Coordinate with the leadership team to ensure that teachers have the time and tools required to analyze literacy data and create action plans, and serve as a resource during analysis and action planning; support instructional leaders in providing feedback to teachers on their action plans;-Identify and communicate literacy assessment date trends to instructional leaders and collaborate with them to create instructional initiatives and grade-level specific professional development;-Identify students of concern and collaborate with instructional leaders and teachers to make intervention plans.Districtwide Responsibilities: Consult on curriculum alignment beyond the grade span in which they are directly responsible.Collaborates with other curriculum specialists and Deans of Curriculum and Instruction to ensure program coherence and vertical alignment.QUALIFICATIONS: Research has shown that people of color and women are less likely to apply for jobs if they dont believe they meet every one of the qualifications described in a job description. Our highest priority is finding the best candidate for the job. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our qualifications described or you have a less traditional background.

Competitive applicants for this position will have: -Demonstrated commitment to the Match Charter Public School mission.-A Masters Degree as a Reading Specialist, or related field, strongly preferred.-A valid and appropriate Reading Specialist licensure issued by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, strongly preferred;-Prior training and/or experience with one or more reading programs: iReady, STEP, STAR, Fountas and Pinnell LLI, and/or Orton-Gillingham, strongly preferred;-Detail oriented and highly organized with strong analytical skills.-Strong knowledge of intervention strategies;-Entrepreneurial approach to initiatives and problem solving; and -Dedication to urgently improving student growth and achievement outcomes. ABOUT MATCH EDUCATIONMatch Education (www.matcheducation.org) is the shared brand name of The Match Charter Public School, The Match School Foundation, Inc., and The Sposato Graduate School of Education. Match Education is an engine of discovery and applied innovation in education. We operate high-performing urban public charter schools and a unique graduate school of education that trains teachers for high-poverty schools.

Out of this applied work, we refine, validate empirically, and eventually disseminate new ideas and practices on core questions in education reform. The Match Foundation, Inc., The Charles Sposato Graduate School of Education, Inc., and Match Charter Public School prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.

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