NNPS Reading Specialist Job Description

Job Summary

Position is responsible for implementing a comprehensive literacy program at the assigned school through coaching, supporting, and guiding teachers in best practices for literacy instruction; including the integration of literacy and best practices throughout the day and across all content. Position coaches teachers, supports lesson development and implementation, collaboratively plans, and conducts professional development. Position is responsible for analyzing school literacy data and collaborating with administrators in planning for future literacy needs. Position may also be responsible for instructing students individually or in groups to enable students to develop literacy skills.

Essential Duties

1. Supports teachers in planning, delivering, and assessing quality literacy instruction throughout the day and in all content.
2. Implements coaching cycles to develop teachers' capacity in best practices for literacy instruction.
3. Assists administrators in conducting learning walks to provide feedback to teachers to improve literacy instruction at the school and use data to plan for ongoing monitoring and support.
4. Coordinates the school's reading program across all content.
5. Assists administrators and teachers at the assigned school in the implementation of a comprehensive literacy program, including its impact across content.
6. Facilitates the school's literacy team to implement a support framework for student achievement in literacy and to review the reading progress of students.
7. Collects and facilitates the review and use of school literacy data to guide instruction and plan for student needs.
8. Coordinates the literacy work of other reading staff in the building as applicable.
9. Provides individual and/or small group instruction to meet the needs of students as applicable.
10. Assists with screening, evaluating, and recommending interventions for students reading in the lower quartile.
11. Completes reports, collects data, and provides information for program monitoring as requested.
12. Confers with parents/guardians regarding the English reading and writing performance of students as requested.
13. Participates in developing, revising, and monitoring the implementation of the curriculum.
14. Participates in the construction and selection of literacy assessments.
15. Selects, requisitions, and maintains books, instructional materials, and instructional aids.
16. Models non-discriminatory practices in all activities.

(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

Other Duties

1. Attends staff development programs, curriculum development meetings, and other professional activities.
2. Keeps abreast of developments, research, and new technology in the field.
3. Performs any other related duties as assigned by the school principal or other appropriate administrators.

NNPS Reading Specialist Assignments and Contact Information

School	Reading Specialist(s)	Contact Information
An Achievable Dream Academy	Tami Zorn	Tami.Zorn@nn.k12.va.us
BC Charles Elementary School	Karla Moody	Karla.Moody@nn.k12.va.us
Carver Elementary School	Keisha Robertson	Keisha.Robertson@nn.k12.va.us
Deer Park Elementary School	Lisa Derbaum	Lisa.Derbaum@nn.k12.va.us
Discovery STEM Academy	Delesheema Bonner	Delesheema.Bonner@nn.k12.va.us
Dutrow Elementary School	Alison Jansen	Alison.Jansen@nn.k12.va.us
General Stanford Elementary School	Jennifer Jordan	Jennifer.Jordan@nn.k12.va.us
Greenwood Elementary School	Kristy Brown	Kristy.Brown@nn.k12.va.us
Hidenwood Elementary School	Kaylee Correll Rebekah Loftis	Kaylee.Correll@nn.k12.va.us Rebekah.Loftis@nn.k12.va.us
Hilton Elementary School	Joan Payne	Joan.Payne@nn.k12.va.us
Jenkins Elementary School	Michelle Young	Michelle.Young@nn.k12.va.us
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School	Christine Steigleman	Christine.Steigleman@nn.k12.va.us
Kiln Creek Elementary School	Jennifer Jordan	Jennifer.Jordan@nn.k12.va.us
Knollwood Meadows Elementary School	Jaren Maynard	Jaren.Maynard@nn.k12.va.us
Marshall Early Learning Center	Joan Payne	Joan.Payne@nn.k12.va.us
McIntosh Elementary School	Annie Michalec	Annie.Michalec@nn.k12.va.us
Newsome Park Elementary School	Barbara Brinker Amy Kovac	Barbara.Brinker@nn.k12.va.us Amy.Kovac@nn.k12.va.us
Palmer Elementary School	Erin Weaver	Erin.Weaver@nn.k12.va.us
Richneck Elementary School	Jennifer Brown	Jennifer.Brown@nn.k12.va.us
Riverside Elementary School	Lisa Derbaum	Lisa.Derbaum@nn.k12.va.us
Sanford Elementary School	Brenda Maki	Brenda.Maki@nn.k12.va.us
Saunders Elementary School	Bobbi Bradley	Bobbi.Bradley@nn.k12.va.us
Sedgefield Elementary School	Kimberly Alford McLeod Jannet Butler	Kimberly.AlfordMcLeod@nn.k12.va.us Jannet.Butler@nn.k12.va.us
Stoney Run Elementary School	Jessica Peters Colette Slade	Jessica.Peters@nn.k12.va.us Colette.Slade@nn.k12.va.us
Yates Elementary School	Sya LaManque	Myrna.LaManque@nn.k12.va.us
Achievable Dream Middle School	Lisa Mason	lisa.mason@nn.k12.va.us
Booker T. Washington Middle School	Michael Mitzel	michael.mitzel@nn.k12.va.us
Crittenden Middle School	Kathy Bohince	kathy.bohince@nn.k12.va.us
Ella Fitzgerald Middle School	Kristy Matthews	kristy.matthews@nn.k12.va.us
Gildersleeve Middle School	Pamela Vonschmidt Pauli	pamela.vonschmidtpa@nn.k12.va.us
Hines Middle School	Tammy Padalino	tammy.padalino@nn.k12.va.us
Huntington Middle School	Lisa Mason	lisa.mason@nn.k12.va.us
Passage Middle School	Jillian Coccoli	jillian.coccoli@nn.k12.va.us

Catherine Footer
Literacy Intervention Specialist
catherine.footer@nn.k12.va.us

NNPS Division Literacy Contacts

Literacy Area	Literacy Contact	Contact Information
Elementary English (K-5)	Shaundalyn Thomas	shaundalyn.thomas@nn.k12.va.us
Secondary English (6-12)	Kelly Mancil	kelly.mccoig@nn.k12.va.us
Preschool	Annemarie Hanrahan	annemarie.hanrahan@nn.k12.va.us
Library Media Services	Romonia Lynch	romonia.lynch@nn.k12.va.us
Special Education	Maya Sherin	maya.sherin@nn.k12.va.us
English as a Second Language	Shana Hollis	shana.hollis@nn.k12.va.us
Family Engagement	Tiffany Jones	tiffany.jones1@nn.k12.va.us