Teacher on Special Assignment MTSS Facilitator

Description

Tacoma Public Schools

Expected Start Date: As soon as possible

FTE: 1.0

Hours per day: 7.5

Salary Level: Based on preparation level and experience per TEA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Range is $71,755 (BA+0 step 1) through $140,729 (MA+90 step 20)

Union/Days per year: Teacher, 182 workdays, 10-month

Benefits: This job has the full range of benefits offered by Tacoma Public Schools.

Examples Of Duties

SUMMARY
The MTSS Facilitator provides professional learning opportunities, resources, and support to district staff to improve instructional quality, equity, and effectiveness aligned to the district’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework. This framework integrates academic, behavioral, and social-emotional interventions focusing on equitable student access and outcomes. The facilitator ensures that practices are culturally responsive, data-driven, and tailored to meet the diverse needs of students, including multilingual learners (ML), students in special education, and historically underserved populations. This position emphasizes digital tools and technology to enhance instruction, communication, and intervention strategies across schools and departments. The facilitator ensures alignment with state and district standards, policies, and initiatives that promote student achievement and equitable practices.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Collaboration and Leadership Serves as a key member of an instructional support team focused on increasing student achievement and equity, ensuring alignment with the district’s MTSS framework, Washington State Learning Standards, and equity-driven goals.Collaborates with district leaders, instructional coaches, and teachers to implement MTSS strategies that address the unique needs of students from various cultural, linguistic, and ability backgrounds.Engages with external stakeholders such as the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and institutions of higher learning to ensure compliance with equity-focused funding requirements and policies. Professional Development (PD) Plans, schedules, and facilitates professional development (PD) at the district and school levels, providing training on the MTSS framework, Response to Intervention (RTI), and culturally responsive teaching practices.Designs professional learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and instructional technology to meet the needs of diverse learners, including ML and special education students.Utilizes adult learning practices to guide certificated staff in developing, adapting, and refining curriculum, instructional resources, and assessments that foster equity and inclusion, ensuring they align with Washington State Learning Standards and district goals. Data-Driven Decision Making Collects, analyzes, and uses disaggregated data from district assessments, progress monitoring, digital platforms, and intervention systems to monitor the effectiveness of MTSS strategies. This data is used to inform instructional adjustments and identify inequities in student outcomes.Assists school and district staff in setting equity-centered, data-informed goals to enhance instructional practices and improve student outcomes, focusing on continuous improvement and addressing opportunity gaps. Instructional Support Provides coaching and guidance to teachers on effective, equitable instructional delivery, using assessment results and intervention tools to guide differentiated instruction for all levels of the MTSS framework.Models integrating instructional technology and digital resources into classrooms, ensuring these tools enhance learning experiences and support the district’s equity goals.Assists multiple department administrators in solving problems and directing programs that align MTSS practices with district materials and resources, equity policies and practices, and technological advancements. System Alignment and Integration Works across departments to ensure that MTSS practices are vertically and horizontally aligned, focusing on consistency and equity in interventions, instructional support, and access to materials and resources across grade levels.Assists in developing and refining system designs that integrate academic, behavioral, and social-emotional interventions, using technology to track progress and ensure equitable support for all students. OTHER JOB DUTIES
Stays current on trends and research related to MTSS, equity-focused practices, digital tools, and instructional practices; attends district, state, and national conferences, as necessary.Performs related duties as assigned.Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance or physical presence is an essential job requirement
CONDITIONS
Required to work flexible hours and maintain a flexible calendar to accommodate district needs; may be required to transport instructional materials and equipment, visit school sites, and occasionally travel outside the city; must be able to lift and carry up to 20 pounds, bend, squat, stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, twist, climb, and/or be mobile.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in education and eight years demonstrated and distinguished teaching experience, preferably in multiple grade levels; experience in instructional coaching role or leading adult professional development preferred; implementing MTSS or RTI practice highly desirable or experience in a leadership ideal; master’s degree or certification in educational administration or experience as a teacher leader desired; as there are multiple digital platforms, MIE Certificate or equivalent training desired.
Licenses/Special Requirements
Valid Washington State teaching certificate.
Valid Washington State driver's license and access to personal transportation.
Fingerprints and successful WSP and FBI background clearance/sexual misconduct clearance.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge and understanding of how children and adults develop and learn.
Knowledge of and ability to implement effective instructional skills and strategies.
Knowledge of curriculum.
Knowledge of content area specific to the assignment.
Skills and strategies with effective process, problem solving, and organization.
Skill in effectively leading a team.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to provide effective instruction to adult learners.
Ability to work with a variety of adult-learning styles and adjust their support/instruction, as
necessary.
Ability to create and present effective presentations.
Ability to model, and effectively use, instructional technology.
Ability to design effective professional learning experiences.
Ability to model commitment to continued professional growth, including setting and achieving personal and professional goals.
Ability to assist and advise others in professional growth planning.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of people in a multi-cultural, diverse socioeconomic setting.
Ability to maintain confidentiality in working relationships.
Ability to demonstrate reasonable, reliable and regular attendance.
Ability to set priorities and coordinate activities.
Ability to deal positively with ambiguity.

Supplemental Information

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. District administration has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the primary functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise balance the workload.

Tacoma Public Schools does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

• Civil Rights Coordinator: Renee Trueblood, 253-571-1252, civilrights@tacoma.k12.wa.us
• Title IX Coordinator: Wayne Greer, 253-571-1191, wgreer@tacoma.k12.wa.us
• 504 Coordinator: Elise Friedrich-Nielsen, 253-571-1065, efriedr@tacoma.k12.wa.us

Mailing address: P.O. Box 1357, Tacoma, WA 98401-1357.

Closing Date/Time: 10/8/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

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