MTSS Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) (24-25 School Year) - Redwood City School District

MTSS Teacher on Special Assignment 

RCSD takes pride in our dedicated workforce and strong connection with our students, families, and community. Our highly dedicated and skilled team of professionals provides a safe and supportive, inspirational and rigorous, joyful and inclusive environment for all learners. We are looking to build our workforce with a staff who share this vision and want to instill passion in learning emphasizing student strengths and gifts for all learners: all abilities, all ethnicities and cultural identities, LGBTQ+ youth, and multilingual learners.

Under the direction of the Director of Community Schools and Partnerships, the MTSS Teacher on Special Assignment will provide administrative leadership to the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) structure team to ensure all essential components of MTSS are implemented and monitored with fidelity and lead to dramatic and quantifiable academic, social-emotional, and behavioral achievement results for students.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Identify students in grades K-8 who are at risk of not meeting grade level reading proficiency by analyzing data from identified state and district formative and summative assessments, grades, and measure of progress.  

Provide liaison service between the school and homes of students  

Provide liaison service between the parent(s) of students and teachers  

Provide support to teachers and parents in implementing activities that promote mutual respect and success in school  

Work closely with principals, teachers, school psychologist, parents, students and others in ways designed to improve student success  

Provide staff release time for parent contact  

Provide small group student support/social skills   

Coordinate with the Principal to develop a schedule of one-on-one or small group reading support.  

Work closely with teachers to coordinate intervention program efforts that align with regular classroom instructional foci.  

Monitor and maintain accurate data and records on student progress towards reading achievement goals.  

Analyze Student Attendance Assessment and follow through to increase student supports.  

Manage and schedule site-based Screen Teams, Student Support Team (SST) and 504s.  

Provide training, consultation, and support to administrators, teachers, and school-based leadership teams to facilitate implementation of academic and behavioral Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) at all three tiers, as they are developed.  

Provide technical assistance including modeling, observation and feedback, facilitation, data analysis and other supportive assistance necessary to implement a Multi-Tiered System of Supports.  

Work collaboratively with the Special Education department and the Ed Services department.  

Coordinate MTSS professional development activities for site and district leadership teams.  

Facilitate data collection and models of data analysis to inform progress monitoring and decision making, by working closely with site based Screen Team and grade levels.  

Meet regularly with the supervisor for staff development, planning next steps, collaboration with the district team and alignment of protocols and procedures across the district.  

MAY PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED  
 

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Understanding of MTSS structures and supports, differentiated by tiers

Ability to prepare, understand, and effectively explain student data, derived from a variety of sources

Strong word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software skills

Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Strong analytical skills

Strong collaboration skills

Spanish Bilingual Preferred

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter: 

Usual office working conditions.  
 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is continuously required to speak and listen for extended periods.   

Required to sit or stand for long periods, and to regularly walk; use hands or fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.   

Regularly lift and move up to 25 pounds.   

Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.   

Required to have the physical, mental, and emotional stamina to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position, and the mental acuity to collect, evaluate, and interpret data; to reason; to define problems; to establish facts; to draw valid conclusions; and to make effective judgments and decisions.  

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with RCTA salary and benefit policy.

The RCSD Human Resources Department retains the sole right and discretion to make changes to this job description.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: 

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university  

3 years of continuous teaching experience in grades K-8   

Experience working with unduplicated students  

Appropriate Teaching Credential 

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Redwood City School District (RCSD) is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. RCSD makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

The Redwood City School District seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.