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CONSULTANTS

READING FIRST CONSULTANTS

The consultants are responsible for providing assistance to the principal, LEA contact, school coach and teacher. Consultants will provide intensive, consistent coordination and on-going professional development for Reading First schools. Consultants will receive guidance and supervision from the Reading First section chief. Specific responsibilities include the following:

Specific responsibilities will be:

  • Assist in the selection of instructional materials.
  • Lead schools in using and interpreting data.
  • Assist in identifying needs and planning professional development.
  • Provide documentation of communication and/or site visits.
  • Assist LEAs in identifying ongoing professional development needs.
  • Provide technical assistance in arranging professional development from qualified providers.
  • Assist in the planning and delivery of professional development to increase teaching capacity that will result in increased student achievement in Reading First Schools.
  • Monitor Reading First activities and schools and submit required monitoring reports to State Education Agency (SEA): 8-10 site visits per month.
  • Facilitate communication among regions and the SEA to resolve issues/concerns.
  • Provide technical assistance with RF implementation.
  • Assist with reading assessments and data interpretation.
  • Provide any additional assistance as needed.
  • Train school coaches to be mentors and monitors of instructional delivery and student progress.
  • Train school coaches to analyze and monitor data.
  • Provide professional development on SBRR.
  • Provide professional development on coaching.
  • Provide technical support which may include frequent site visits, participating in professional development provided to teachers and modeling best practices in schools.
  • Participate in professional development provided to teachers in Reading First schools.
  • Model teaching practices in Reading First schools.
  • Provide assistance to central office coordinators in both RF and non-RF schools.
  • Collect and report data as required for the grant to the SEA, external evaluator and US DOE.

 

 

 

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