Math Interventionist at KCE

The Opportunity: PLA's Math Interventionists (MI) are instrumental in increasing scholar motivation and supporting the educational growth of scholars throughout our schools.  Math Interventionists continually analyze scholar data to determine scholar needs. As a Math Interventionist at Phalen Leadership Academies, you will work with varying groups and grade levels of scholars, rotating among classrooms, to support scholars with math skills.  

The Details

Key Deliverables:

•  Responsible for ensuring each scholar increases by a minimum of 10% proficiency in math per year on the state accountability assessment
• Meet with assigned scholars daily for 30 minutes of Tier 2 instruction 
• Implement, with perfect fidelity, our Tier 2 curriculum, Math Intervention
• Meet with scholars who are significantly below grade level every day to close gaps achievement gaps
• Track growth data and ensure 100% of the scholars you serve either meet or exceed expected annual growth gains 
• Analyze data daily to make informed decisions that connect data to responsive teaching
• Utilize instructional strategies and research-based intervention curriculum materials to meet the learning needs of identified scholars
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, building administrators, and parents as needed to support the learning and growth of scholars
• Build confidence, and relationships, and encourage progress for scholars.
• Use data-driven instruction to help close the achievement gap of identified scholars 
• Serve as a key member of the MTSS Team in the building
• Coordinate groupings and rotations with TOR, SPED, IA, and other supporting staff
• Observe, quantify, and document student progress in numeracy skills, mathematical competencies, and mathematical practices.
• Utilize the online Data Management System, where available, to share data and monitor individual student and group progress.
• Other duties as assigned

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Certified Educator 
• Experience working with math intervention programs 
• Proven success in raising scholar achievement
• Understanding/previous experience with the MTSS process providing individual support for scholars

The Network:

PLA is a transformative education nonprofit changing communities across the country by providing a depth of resources not found in the traditional education model.  In addition to serving as one of the country’s best turnaround school operators and successfully launching charter school start-ups, PLA also provides our school communities with a successful, research-based summer