Reading Interventionist – Elementary

Model:

Currently serving 1,400 students in prekindergarten-8th grade as part of Tennessee Public Charter School Commission (the Commission), CEG equips all students with the Wisdom and Knowledge necessary to succeed in college and to become leaders in their community. With more than a decade of charter school experience in Memphis, CEG provides a distinctive, quality public education to low-income families in Memphis’ Binghampton, Frayser, Parkway Village and surrounding communities.

CEG’s structure, perspective, methods, and systems are based on successful urban schools around the country and includes:

• Intense focus on the core subjects: reading and math
• More time learning created by an extended school day
• Standards-based lesson plans, curriculum, and assessments
• Intentional character and leadership development
• Early dismissal on Fridays for planning and professional development
• Full behavior teams, counselors, a nurse and three academic coaches to support classroom teachers
• Opportunities for educators to have leadership roles in which they can lead and serve as grade chairs and master teachers

• Lester Prep earned a TVAAS 5, the highest score the state gives to a school, for a record 3 years in a row
• Cornerstone Prep Denver received a TVAAS 5 for three of the past four years
• Cornerstone Prep Denver earned the highest overall proficiency rate in the entire district, making it the highest performing school in the ASD and setting the ASD record for highest overall rate of proficiency in math ever recorded
• Lester Prep tied the ASD record for the highest middle school math score ever in the district
• CEG had the highest performing school in the district for the fourth consecutive year
• Since 2012, CEG has successfully launched two elementary schools and one middle school, has launched a 4th school in the fall of 2022, has set ASD records for math achievement and 3 consecutive years of TVAAS 5 growth, has earned priority school exit status by turning around the lowest performing school in the state, and has scored in the 90th percentile in growth for 3 years in a row on a nationally recognized test.

• Capstone Education Group equips all students with the Wisdom and Knowledge necessary to succeed in college and to become leaders in their community.

• Collaborate with the Chief Academic Officer, teachers and Deans of Instruction to ensure mastery of state standards each day through small group instruction and classroom support, targeting Tier 1 scholars in grade 3-5
• Utilizing significant ELA content knowledge, work with ELA teachers and Dean of Instruction to support ELA mastery for scholars in grades 3-5
• Push into classrooms, co‑teaching, analyzing student work and providing support during whole group instruction or delivering small group lessons, targeted to meet needs of individual students, as part of the ELA block
• Lead small groups pullouts as needed during the math block or other times during the school day
• Create and prepare Learning Lab lessons and materials
• Lead Reteach 2.0 for Tier 1 students who are struggling with current standards
• Implement effective instruction during reteach and Learning Lab blocks
• Track and document student progress through data collection
• Other duties as assigned by a supervisor or other member of the organization’s leadership team. These duties will be in support of the organization’s mission but may or may not be directly related to the other tasks or the job title found on this job description.

• Bachelor’s degree (Degree in education and/or teaching certification preferred, experience teaching required)
• Significant ELA content knowledge
• Belief that there is not a more urgent task than to provide an outstanding education to students from urban backgrounds
• An unwavering conviction that all students can achieve at high levels
• Commitment to do whatever it takes to prepare all students for college success
• Track record of producing dramatic, demonstrable student achievement gains
• Entrepreneurial spirit, passion, and energy
• Ability to work well in a team of high performers
• Goal-driven, self-reflective, and analytical problem solver

Capstone Education Group:

• Capstone Education Group leads four charter schools:
  Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus (pre k-5), Cornerstone Prep Lester Campus (pre k-5), Cornerstone Prep School in Parkway Village (pre k-3), and Lester Prep (6-8).
• Capstone Education Group’s Vision: CEG equips all students with the Wisdom and Knowledge necessary to succeed in college and to become leaders in their community.
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Reading, reading specialist