Academic Partner, Literacy

Address 2710 E 11th St, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA

Tulsa Public Schools' existing salary schedules provide career increment adjustments based on education/experience and or years of credible service. Additionally, our board of education recently approved salary & benefit increases for qualifying positions. We are currently in the process of updating job descriptions and accompanying salary information. For information about salary and benefits for this specific position, please visit our Compensation and Benefits website.

At Tulsa Public Schools, our mission is to inspire and prepare every student to love learning, achieve ambitious goals, and make positive contributions to our world. We are the destination for extraordinary educators and staff who work with our community and families to ignite the joy of learning and prepare every student for the greatest success in college, careers, and life.

Our core values of equity, character, excellence, team, and joy guide how we work and interact with each other and our community.

The Academic Partner, in collaboration with the academic content manager and other members of Teaching and Learning, is responsible for delivering high-quality instructional resources, enhancing classroom practices, and scaling effective programs within their network to increase Tulsa Public Schools students’ achievement and to prepare all students for success in college, career, and life. The Academic Partner works with their instructional leadership director to provide leadership for literacy in the district.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in elementary or secondary education, literacy, language and literacy, or bilingual literacy required; master's degree preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Five (5) years’ experience in effective K-12 classroom teaching;
  Five (5) years’ experience in literacy, language and literacy, or ESL literacy.
• Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, Etc.:
  Current Oklahoma teacher certification required;
  Reading teacher endorsement, reading specialist endorsement, bilingual or ESL endorsement preferred;
  Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Office Suite;
  Knowledge of effective teaching and learning practices to support multilingual learners and students with disabilities highly preferred.