Job Title: Title I K-5 Math Interventionist
Reports To: Building Principal & Federal/Title I Programs Director
Funding Source: Federal Title I, Part A Funds (Supplemental Position)
Position Summary
The Title I K-5 Math Interventionist provides targeted, data-driven math instruction to individual students or small groups who are performing below grade-level benchmarks. Operating within a Multi-Layered System of Supports (MLSS) framework, the interventionist uses research-based strategies to address foundational gaps, monitors student progress, and collaborates with classroom teachers and families to elevate overall math proficiency.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Direct Instruction: Deliver high-quality, research-based mathematics instruction to tier 2 and tier 3 students using concrete manipulatives, visual representations, and math discourse.
- Data Analysis & Assessment: Administer and interpret NMPED-approved screening and progress monitoring tools (such as I-station/ISIP or district-benchmarks) to diagnose learning gaps and design specific instructional targets.
- Progress Monitoring: Maintain precise, data-based documentation of student growth and continuously adjust intervention plans based on student performance.
- Teacher Collaboration: Meet regularly with grade-level teams and instructional coaches to align intervention strategies with core classroom instruction and share best-practice resources.
- Compliance Tracking: Keep rigorous records of student eligibility, attendance, and instructional logs to satisfy federal Title I auditing and reporting requirements.
- Family Engagement: Partner with families to communicate student strengths and deficits, and lead campus math initiatives like Title I Family Math Nights.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, Mathematics Education, or a related field.
- Licensure: Valid New Mexico teaching license (Level II or Level III-A preferred) with an appropriate elementary education or mathematics endorsement.
- Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of successful classroom teaching experience with a documented track record of improving student math performance.
- Preferred: Hold or be eligible for the NMPED Elementary Math Specialist Licensure