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Schenectady City School District

<div>William C Keane
Data Driven Instruction(DDI) Teacher Specialist
Job Description
This person is responsible for supporting teachers, students, and administrators in data driven decision making to ensure evidence based practices that align with school improvement. The specialist would work closely with teachers, teams, and other coaches to set goals and support teachers while working toward achieving those goals. This specialist would support teachers in implementing evidence based ideas, resources, instructional strategies, and modeling/co-teaching lessons.
Duties and Responsibilities
<ul><li>Transition planning with district administrators to support implementation of year long goals (collecting, reviewing and planning using baseline data).
</li><li>Actively involved in gathering and reflecting on quarterly reporting data sets that are submitted to NYSED
</li><li>Familiarity with the following assessments; iReady, Formative, and Summative Assessments, as well as assessments used internally, such as interim assessments
</li><li>Assist school with analysis of school wide data and plan for improvement using identified strengths and weaknesses.
</li><li>Support staff with assessments, data collection, and analysis
</li><li>Ensuring curricular alignment and feedback (in partnership with ELA and Math coaches)
</li><li>Serve as consult for School Based Support Team (SBST) and MTSS.
</li><li>Consulting on ICMPs, ISPBs, ISPs and other support plans through data lens
</li><li>Model lessons small group lessons based on data protocol (next steps)
</li><li>Build strong relationships with teachers, administrators, other coaches
</li><li>Support teachers in using data to drive instructional decision making
</li><li>Model for teachers how to use student data to co-create student goals with student voice
</li><li>Utilize adult learning theory to motivate adult learners to improve professional practice
</li><li>Attend summer training and other professional development experiences as needed
</li><li>Encourage, support, motivate, monitor, and work interactively with teachers to utilize formative assessments to scaffold student learning and ensure student access to rigorous, standards-based instruction
</li><li>Assist teachers to structure environments, routines and interactions that contribute to positive social-emotional outcomes using behavioral/environment data.
</li><li>Support special area teachers in utilizing data collection and analysis to inform planning and instruction
</li><li>Work with student support staff to ensure data collection and progress monitoring systems are utilized for planning
</li><li>Submit a weekly coaching log and any pertinent data requests/coaching documentation.
</li><li>Stay current on gathering data related to evidence based instructional practices
</li><li>Help facilitate planning time where evidence-based instructional strategies/processes are shared with teachers
</li><li>Attend Districtwide meetings as applicable and appropriate
</li></ul>Intended Outcomes
<ul><li>Improvestaff use of data to drive and differentiate instruction
</li><li>Increase student and teacher performance in the above areas.
</li><li>Change in teaching practice
</li></ul>Salary Per SFT Contract
Location: William C Keane Elementary
SMART Goals
<ul><li>By June of 2024 the DDI teacher specialist will support teaching staff in the collection, use, and monitoring of student data to help drive instruction.
</li><li>By June of 2024 the DDI teacher specialist will ensure that staff is collecting, using, and monitoring student behavioral data to help create cultures of care.
</li><li>By June of 2024 the DDI teacher specialist will utilize data sets to help inform/refine building level professional development.
</li></ul>Evaluation
This person will be evaluated using the same rubric and process as SFT teacher members. 
Job Qualifications 
Minimum Qualifications
<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s or Master&rsquo;s degree in Elementary Education
</li><li>Minimum of 5 years of classroom teaching experience in the PreK-5 setting
</li><li>Experience with Urban Education Preferred
</li><li>Experience with leadership opportunities
</li><li>Familiarity with Plan, Do, Study, Act cycles of school improvement
</li><li>Familiarity with Data Wise/Meeting Wise protocols
</li><li>Develop an acceptable personal Professional Growth Plan. 
</li></ul> 
Position Start Date:09/29/2025 
Application Deadline:09/22/2025</div>

Data Driven Instruction (DDI) Teacher

<div>Elementary Teacher Role
This position will report to the Building Principal. The Elementary School Teacher will plan, prepare, and teach well developed culturally responsive lessons which enthuse and inspire students, and promote an exciting rigorous learning environment. The Elementary School Teacher will assess, track, and provide relevant and timely feedback on achievement and developmental needs to students, families and colleagues. The Elementary School Teacher will maintain a strong home, school and community connection. The Elementary School Teacher will work within a diverse environment of dynamic learners. This position will require a high degree of creativity, cultural awareness and problem-solving capabilities.
Elementary Teacher Expectations
<ul><li>Effectively and appropriately differentiates and scaffolds instruction to meet all students' learning styles with an appreciation for students' cultural and learning differences;</li>
<li>Select and sequence culturally relevant materials, resources, and approaches according to the content area and audience of diverse learners;</li>
<li>Design, administer, and evaluate a range of authentic formative and summative assessments as appropriate;</li>
<li>Induct students using culturally responsive practices to provide academic advice, counselling, educational guidance, and advisory support, including individual learning plans, as directed;</li>
<li>Develop culturally relevant materials and resources, implement, support and/or lead in the production and improvement of curriculum planning, and undertake other academic project work as directed;</li>
<li>Utilize learning spaces and tools (i.e., notice boards, displays) to share student work and lived experiences;</li>
<li>Maintains student data to be shared with classroom teacher, building leader and family;</li>
<li>Develops a variety of interventions and activities designed to meet students' academic, social, psychological and physical needs with a system for monitoring progress;</li>
<li>Creates opportunities for explicit instruction in small group to provide opportunities for pre-teaching, re-teaching and targeted intervention to address lagging skills;</li>
<li>Establishes and communicates clear learning objectives for all learning activities;</li>
<li>Actively engages students in the learning process which leads to an academic success identity;</li>
<li>Communicates openly and with a growth mindset with adults and students;</li>
<li>Demonstrates the ability to create a partnership and shared vision with parents for student success;</li>
<li>Provides constructive feedback to students;</li>
<li>Monitors students and observes changes in student behavior and seeks appropriate assistance;</li>
<li>Creates a positive student learning environment;</li>
<li>Positively manages student behavior;</li>
<li>Analyzes, reflects, and responds about instructional practice.</li>
</ul>Elementary Teacher Key Qualities
<ul><li>Embraces an assets based perspective; 
Places students at the center of learning; 
Values students' linguistic and cultural backgrounds; 
Challenges and supports students;</li>
<li>Demonstrates good critical thinking skills to understand student and staff experiences;</li>
<li>Demonstrated skill in Data Driven Instruction (DDI);</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to close the opportunity gap with vulnerable subgroups including Students with Disabilities, English Language Learners, Black, and Hispanic/Latino;</li>
<li>Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders including families, teachers, paras, social workers, principals, coordinators, coaches and community members for student success;</li>
<li>Knowledge of developmental literacy, the District Literacy Plans and literacy assessments;</li>
<li>Instructional practices that reflect an explicit understanding of being culturally responsive</li>
<li>Excellent listening and questioning skills;</li>
<li>Flexible and adaptable;</li>
<li>Proactively plans for situations and circumstances;</li>
<li>Imparts a positive impact with students and staff.</li>
</ul> 
Job Qualifications 
Minimum Qualifications
<ul><li>Certified in New York State.</li>
<li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree (Master&rsquo;s preferred)</li>
</ul> 
Position Start Date:11/01/2025 
Application Deadline:11/15/2025</div>

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