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Title I School Improvement Facilitator

Westcliffe Elementary

FACILITOR-Job Description

Certification/Qualifications (1) Valid South Carolina Teacher Certification; (2) Minimum of Master’s Degree with 5 Years’ Experience in Education; (3) Highly Qualified as Defined by NCLB in Early Childhood; Elementary Education; Middle Level or Secondary Content Areas of Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, or Social Studies; (4) Title I Program Experience Preferred; (5) Exceptional Interpersonal Skills; (6) Outstanding Oral and Written Communications Skills; (7) Basic Computer Skills 

To facilitate the improvement of student learning and the school’s academic achievement, this position will: 

(1)   Assure that the school complies with all laws and requirement of No Child Left Behind and Title I and will assist the principle, staff, and community in: 

Conducting a comprehensive needs assessment through analysis of disaggregated student performance data, demographic data, and other pertinent indicators;

Developing a school wide Title I plan that focuses monetary and human resources on identified needs;

Monitoring consistently the accurate implementation of all aspects of the Title I plan;

Conducting both formative and summative evaluation of effectiveness of the Title I plan;

Implementing the requirements of parent involvement polices and school-parent compacts;

Organizing and conducting parent involvement programs that may include but are not limited to literacy, parenting, parent-child academic interactions, and community activities;

Coordinating the uses of Title I funding with other revenue sources;

Developing and implementing extended day or extended year academic programs;

Determining the school’s status relating to the requirement of “adequate yearly progress” and No Child Left Behind through an analysis of disaggregated student performance data.  

(2)   Collaborate with the principal and other school and district personnel to plan and implement professional training for teachers, aides, administrators, pupil services personnel, parents, and other community audiences. 

(3)   Collaborate with the principle and other school and district personnel to identify, evaluate, and implement research-based curricular materials and instructional methods that support the required strategies of Title I, NCLB, and the required state and district academic standards in mathematics and English language arts. 

(4)   Assist with federal and state Title I program evaluations. 

(5)   Serve as a member of Title I school and district panning and advisory committees.

 (6)   Assist the Federal Programs Office staff in monitoring school-level compliance of all Title I assurances and in collecting and archiving all required Title I documentation.

(7)   Work flexible hours (some after school hours) to facilitate staff training, parenting and tutoring programs, enrichment activities, and other duties as assigned from the school and/or district level. 

(8)   Assume other related Title I duties as assigned by the principal and/or Federal Programs Office.