MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Mission Statement:
Middletown Public Schools cultivates the brilliance in each student.
Values and Belief Statements:
Empowerment: Middletown Public Schools empowers its students with the knowledge
and skills to create lives brimming with purpose, passion and fulfillment.
Community: Middletown Public Schools harnesses the power of community by
fostering an environment of mutual understanding and appreciation.
Growth: Middletown Public Schools encourages a culture of growth and exploration,
inspiring lifelong learners.
Authenticity: Middletown Public Schools embraces each person’s authenticity and
cultivates an inclusive culture that brings about a sense of belonging.
LOCATION: Legacy Academy Academic Tutor
REPORTS TO: The Academic Tutor is supervised by certified staff, the building leader and Supervisor of Pupil Services and Special Education.
Position Summary:
Tutors assist with a variety of content areas (reading, writing, math, etc). Tutors work under the direct supervision of the coordinator at Legacy Academy. Tutors lead small-group instructional practice and reinforcement of taught concepts. Tutors may also be assigned to provide non-instructional support to students during arrival, breakfast, lunch, recess, and/or dismissal.
Responsibilities, Duties and Essential Functions:
The job description is illustrative and not a complete itemization of all duties and responsibilities of the position. The Academic Tutor will:
- Coordinates with certified staff to deliver tier 1, 2, and 3 intervention instructional support.
- Routinely meets with students, providing practice and skill work connected to their academic growth goals.
- Records and maintains students’ progress-monitoring documentation.
- Works closely with other program teachers, social workers, BCBAs, RBTs, and school administrators.
- Assists with the administration of both formative and summative assessments to students.
- Provides instruction to meet the individual needs of the student and/or works cooperatively within the classroom, executing support as directed by the online instruction
- Implements the instructional program using techniques designed to meet the learning needs of students.
- Teaches learning strategies and provides positive feedback to students regarding their progress.
- Works with individual or small groups of students in the general education classroom or in the resource room setting.
- Share effective instructional strategies and materials with classroom teachers.
- Communicates student progress to the classroom teacher, interventionist, coach or lead teacher.
- Confers with students and staff regarding instruction, assessment data, behavior patterns, and individual student needs.
- Assists certified staff with maintaining a safe and orderly classroom environment conducive to learning.
- Performs other duties as assigned by a certified staff member.
The Academic Tutor must be able to:
- Maintain a stationary position for extended periods of time to provide guided support and move about the building
- Maintain professional communications with students and colleagues
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Possesses an understanding of teaching and learning
- Possesses strong communication skills.
- Actively collaborates with staff to facilitate student instruction
- Possesses the ability to differentiate instruction
- Able to engage students in academic tasks
- Utilizes positive reinforcement and relational skills
- Fosters a growth mindset in students
- Models social skills, problem-solving, and adherence to school routines
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience working in a school setting work Year
Salary & Compensation:
Schedule:
7:00am-2:31pm
Physical and Mental Demands / Work Environment:
The physical demands and environmental characteristics 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.
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Must be mobile with the ability to get from one location in the office or work site(s) to other locations in the office or work site(s)
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Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time
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Ability to lift or carry objects less than thirty (30) pounds
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Ability to perform manipulative skills such as writing and typing
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Ability to see and read objects closely, as wiring, labels on equipment, reading/proofreading a report, using a computer monitor, filing and/or retrieving information from a filing system and verifying the accuracy of financial information
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Ability to hear normal sounds with background noise, as in using a telephone or radio, distinguish verbal communication and communicate through speech, including using a radio
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Ability to learn and acquire an understanding of new information, methodologies and techniques and how they apply to school goals and operations
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Memory adequate to perform tasks/assignments given over long periods of time
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Ability to concentrate on a task for more than 60 minutes
Disclaimers:
- The supplemental job description lists typical examples of work and is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to a position. An employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed on the supplemental job description provided that such duties are characteristic of that classification. This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
- Connecticut requires that any person (teachers, administrators, special service staff members, teachers’ aides, custodians, cafeteria employees, etc.) who is hired by a local or regional board of education submit to a state and national criminal history record check within the first 30 days of the date of employment. The process includes the checking of fingerprints by the State Police Bureau of Identification and the F.B.I. The results of the criminal history record checks (both state and federal) are reported to the employing school district. If the district receives notice of a conviction of a crime by a person holding a certificate,
authorization or permit issued by the State Board of Education, the district shall notify the Bureau of Certification and Professional Development.
STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
The Middletown Board of Education is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and it does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, ancestry, alienage, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or pregnancy in any of its education programs, activities, or employment policies. All educational programs and offerings, including vocational education and extracurricular activities, subscribe to this policy.
