PART-TIME Facilitator, Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) (26-27SY)

JOB GOAL

The MTSS Facilitator will support all school efforts to access and use data to inform school progress toward targeted district and state priorities and annual milestones. School-based MTSS Facilitators work directly with the district's MTSS team & Data Use for School Improvement Team, school level leadership, teachers, and student services staff to establish and/or strengthen school-wide systems, structures and processes. Additionally, school-based MTSS Facilitators provide school-wide data monitoring of targeted district indicators to support school progress and annual milestone attainment, in support of the district's goals and targets.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversees systems and processes for universal screening and administration of diagnostic assessments.
• Ensures that students identified as needing supplemental or intensive supports receive the identified standard treatment protocol interventions in the current intervention cycle.
• Develops and supports school-wide processes for student progress monitoring to gauge student responses to interventions at regular intervals.
• Reports the status of student screening rates, intervention provision rates, and student improvement rates, as part of the provision of supplemental and intensive supports on a quarterly basis or more frequently to the principal and school MTSS leadership team.
• Creates and monitors processes for consistent and timely data entry into district platforms to support progress monitoring of student response to interventions.
• Prepares reports quarterly or more often on key district indicators aligned to the district's Strategic Plan for principal and MTSS Leadership Team use to support school and district continuous improvement.
• Attends required district professional development on data use and MTSS implementation;
• Collaborates with school leaders in identifying school improvement plan goals in alignment with school data and key district indicators aligned with the district Strategic Plan.
• Accesses and uses key reports in the Navigator Portal and other platforms to prepare said regular reports to support continuous improvement efforts.
• Provides professional development and coaching on using data to drive decisions.
• Regularly attends school-based professional learning community meetings to support teachers and student services professionals with the use of student data to inform instructional moves, schoolwide practice shifts, and targeted intervention decisions.
• Provides support to teachers on data-informed instructional planning with a focus on analyzing data and identifying action steps to improve student learning outcomes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

N/A

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge, Skills & abilities

• Strong knowledge and experience with an MTSS framework
• Knowledge of "whole child" philosophy of service delivery and problem solving Ability to work collaboratively as part of a large team
• Knowledgeable of literacy and math foundational skills, and foundational theories of behavior
• Knowledge of classroom formative and benchmark/interim assessments, diagnostic assessments, and universal screening
• Demonstrated understanding of literacy, math, and behavior progress monitoring
• Knowledge of best practices and strategies related to behavior, literacy, and math
• Knowledge of and expertise in the use of Google Drive and the Microsoft Office suite
• Demonstrated ability to adapt well to change and to lead through change
• Ability to coach/facilitate school teams to obtain incremental change within a continuous improvement model
• Able to influence the decision-making of school leaders and staff
• Must show an appreciation of diversity by recognizing and respecting the worth and dignity of all students, staff and families recognizing their individual social, cultural and economic differences
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Education, Training & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Education
• 3-5 years experience in a K-12 Educational Setting
• One year in a role associated with training, professional development or conducting presentations

OR

• Any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position

Certificates, Licenses & Registrations

• Active NC teaching license in education, administration or student services, or eligible for NC DPI licensure

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Education
• Three years experience in a role associated with training, professional development or conducting presentations