Academic Success Teacher

Academic Success Teacher

Location: Skyview High School Starts: August 2026 (2026/2027) BEA Salary Schedule Insurance; TRS Retirement; Discretionary/Sick Days

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid Montana Teaching Certificate
• Bachelor's degree in Education
• Successful teaching experience
• High School Endorsement

JOB GOAL: To support the district's instructional program by assessing the academic needs of the students, planning tiered intervention in reading, writing and/or mathematics, and implementing individual student improvement plans.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES (may include but not limited to the following):

• Assess and identify the academic strengths and weaknesses of students in need of academic support instruction by conducting formal and multiple assessment measures, evaluating multiple assessment and observational data, consulting with teachers and staff members, and reviewing recommendations made by personnel.
• Analyze student achievement and observational data to create instructional intervention plans and make instructional decisions to address student needs (i.e. state assessments, benchmarks, DRA, progress monitoring, running records, formative assessments, teacher recommendations, report card grades/comments, etc.)
• Work closely with classroom teacher to determine the most effective strategies to support student learning, design the appropriate instructional interventions for identified students in need and share student progress over the course of the school year.
• Maintain joint responsibility with classroom teacher to plan daily instructional intervention strategies that support student learning objectives.
• Maintain joint responsibility with classroom teacher to formally and informally assess student progress toward meeting academic standards.
• Take a leadership role in developing a collaborative teaching environment that supports open communication resulting in a strong and productive working relationship between the classroom and academic support teacher.
• Meet regularly as a team to share successes and brainstorm solutions to shared problems throughout the academic year.
• Monitor program effectiveness by gathering, manipulating and analyzing assessment results at the school level and providing support to teachers as needed.
• Consistently monitors ongoing performance of students in math/literacy/classroom.
• Monitor and maintain accurate records on student achievement, articulating the progress and success of each student to parents, teachers, and principal.
• Develop and monitor instructional goals and specific instructional objectives for each student selected for academic support.
• Design a model push-in/pull-out program that aligns closely with regular classroom instruction in terms of pacing and content.
• Strive to maximize the educational achievement of each student by motivating, stimulating and encouraging higher order thinking at the appropriate grade level as reflected in all intervention instruction/lesson plan design.
• Maintain the confidentiality of school and student records.
• Provide clear and timely information to parents/caregivers and colleagues regarding classroom expectations, student progress, and ways they can assist learning.
• Encourage parents/caregivers to become active partners in their children's education and to become involved in school and classroom.
• Provide progress reports on students assigned to the program to both classroom teachers and parents as required.
• Believe all students can find academic success as demonstrated by grade level instructional design and the implementation of appropriate academic interventions.
• Strive to maintain and enhance professional learning through professional reading as well as participation in and leading of workshops, conferences and appropriate staff development programs in accordance with district guidelines.
• Remain current on best practices and scientifically based research strategies on tiered intervention strategies, flexible grouping, motivating struggling students, strategies that work for reading, writing and math, and developing higher order thinking skills.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned by supervisors.