FY27: Teacher, MS Content Specialist, Herbert Hoover MS, 1.0 FTE

Montgomery County Public Schools, MD; Potomac (MD); On-site; USD 67,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Montgomery County Public Schools seeks a Middle School Content Specialist to lead department data analysis for instructional improvement and to ensure accelerated and enriched instruction and intervention support for all students.

The role focuses on coordinating the instructional program, collaborating with teachers across departments, and observing teaching to drive quality learning outcomes. Certification in the content area is required.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of curriculum, assessment and instruction.
• Understanding of the middle school child.
• Ability to work with students, teachers, and administrators.
• Exemplary teaching skills and strong facilitation abilities.
• Experience in providing professional development to teachers.
• Ability to give feedback to teachers about their teaching.
• Strong technology skills and data-analysis abilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead department coordination to analyze achievement data for instructional improvement.
• Ensure accelerated and enriched instruction and intervention support for all students.
• Support implementation of the instructional program and observe teachers to assist improvement.

Skills

Curriculum knowledge & instruction

Middle school education understanding

Stakeholder collaboration

Teaching skills

Facilitation & supervision

Professional development delivery

Feedback to teachers

Technology proficiency

Data analysis (formative/summative)

Communication & collaboration

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

OAT 1 & OAT 2 completion

3+ years outstanding teaching experience

Middle school teaching experience

Maryland MSDE certification in content area

Job description

Job Description

Job Specific Information : AEIST and Alt Programs-Support SPED Elective teachers and teach reading/math support classesThe wage range for this position is a salary between $66,690 and $135,745 based on education and experience. For information about benefits, please follow the link below.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nCKtJEqy4w4SLTzmvmVXgE8hPfOBolkb/viewThis job includes required summer days for which you will be compensated at your regular rate of pay.

MCPS Official Job Description

Summary Description: The Middle School Content Specialist has the responsibility for his/her department and builds the capacity of the department to analyze achievement data for improved instruction. The Middle School content specialist ensures that accelerated and enriched instruction and intervention support is available for all students. The Middle School content specialist contributes to building and sustaining a community of learners. The Middle School content specialist is an exemplary teacher and has demonstrated success in increasing student achievement. The content specialist works directly with adults to support the implementation of the instructional program and observe teachers to assist them in improving teaching and learning. He/she focuses on coordination of the instructional program and collaboration among teachers within departments and across teams. The content specialist needs to be certified in his/her content areas. For the Arts/PE content specialist, the person needs to be certified in one of these areas. In order to support these additional responsibilities, he/she is provided with additional time and compensation.Physical Demands:As required by the duties and responsibilities of the job.Special Requirements:Required to attend school meetings, programs and activities outside the instructional day as mandated by the MCEA agreement.

Knowledge Skills Abilities: Thorough knowledge of curriculum, assessment and instruction. Understanding of the middle school child. Ability to work well with students, teachers, and administrators. Exemplary teaching skills. Outstanding, facilitation, organizational and supervisory skills. Skill in providing professional development to teachers. Skill in providing feedback to teachers about their teaching. Strong technology skills. Strong skills in collecting and analyzing formative and summative data sources. Excellent oral and written communication and collaboration skills. : This position requires the knowledge and application of the six performance standards that have been established for the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Teacher Professional Growth System (TPGS).

Education Training Experience: Holds, from an accredited institution, a master^s degree or its equivalent in semester hours of credit or is within one year of fulfilling this requirement. Completion of OAT 1 by the beginning of the second year of the assignment and OAT 2 by the end of the second year in assignment. Has had a minimum of three years of outstanding teaching experience with one year in MCPS preferred. Has had appropriate middle school teaching experience within subject fields of the department. Demonstrates skill in working effectively with people. Other combinations of applicable education, training, and experience which provide the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to perform effectively in the position may be considered.SELECTION AND CONTINUANCE OF SERVICE:Shall be selected by the principal and a team that will include teachers from the content department. (When the career lattice is implemented, content specialists will have to achieve lead teacher status).EVALUATION:Will be evaluated using the standards of Teacher Professional Growth System.Certificate License:Meets the Maryland State Department of Education certification requirements for the appropriate content area.

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