Testing Teacher Consultant

About the role

The Lansing School District serves over 10,000 PreK-12 students across 25 school buildings in the increasingly diverse urban community of Lansing, MI. We are unique compared to other districts because of the wide variety of exciting and innovative educational options from which families and staff members can choose. All of Lansing School District’s team members are dedicated to our mission to provide an excellent education to all students in a safe and nurturing environment.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree and prior approval as a Teacher Consultant by the Michigan Department of Education
• Provides support to Special Education students
• Need to be able to work with Lead and Classroom Teachers to help them with student behaviors and academics.
• Learning disability and emotional impairment experience preferred
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of child growth and development, knowledge of assessments and diagnosis and research related to learning, instructional strategies, and classroom management.
• Demonstrate an understanding of current rules and regulations regarding Child Study Teams and special education assessment and program requirements.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm and the interpersonal skills to relate with students, staff, administration, parents, and the community.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.
• Demonstrate the ability to use electronic equipment for word processing, data management, information retrieval, visual and audio presentations, and telecommunications.
• Attend required staff meetings and serve, as appropriate, on staff committees.
• Participate in faculty, school, parent, and community meetings and programs with the intent to share available resources.
• Conduct or provide staff development sessions to promote an increased competency and increase student participation in academic success.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain caseload of at-risk learners to provide support and behavioral interventions leading to academic success.
• Must be able to meet timelines and monthly deadlines.
• Assist families with finding necessary resources.
• Monitor students' data to demonstrate academic and behavioral growth.
• Develop and monitor goals for students and the criteria for success.
• Communicate individual plans for students to staff to facilitate a whole school approach to student improvement.
• Work in collaboration with school administration to address the needs of our most at-risk learners, with the focus on improving academics.
• Providing staff with essential information to develop interventions for academics and behavioral success.
• Identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect.
• Other duties as assigned

Additional information

We value internal mobility and list "Strong Internal Candidate" when considering an internal candidate before posting a job. We still encourage all candidates to apply.

Complete the attached online application at your earliest convenience. If selected, we will contact you to set up an interview. While we strive to provide prompt feedback, the high volume of applicants may limit our ability to do so. All of our jobs will be posted for at least 10 days (unless otherwise noted), but we will review applications on a rolling basis.

External candidates interested in multiple positions within the same department need only apply to one posting and can indicate other roles of interest in the final question. We will consider your application for various roles based on your qualifications.

Internal candidates should apply using their SSO email address and submit separate applications for each role of interest.

Thank you for your interest in joining our mission-driven team. We look forward to meeting you!

This job description is intended to outline the general responsibilities and qualifications for the position. It is not an exhaustive list of duties, and the Lansing School District reserves the right to modify job responsibilities as needed. Due to the evolving needs of the District, additional job responsibilities may be assigned (depending on funding sources).