Posted: 21-Aug-24
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Preferred Education:
The Ellis School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is seeking a Director of Academic Support for the 2024–2025 school year. This is a year-round, full-time position. Ellis is the only all-girls school in Pittsburgh serving students in Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12, with a mission of educating girls and young women to become bold, authentic, intellectually vibrant changemakers. The School currently serves approximately 400 students evenly distributed across three divisions.
The Director of Academic Support is responsible for all elements of the learning support program at the School and supervises the academic support department. The Director of Academic Support reports directly to the Assistant Head of School.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree or higher in Education or a related field
- At least 5 years of experience working in a school setting, ideally in a student support role or capacity
- Demonstrated experience leading or working with an academic support team
- Proven track record of timely, clear communication
The Director of Academic Support will:
- Read and interpret educational and neuro-psychological testing reports and share with faculty, admissions, and student support personnel
- Write individual learning profiles that will target students’ specific curricular/learning needs, including recommended accommodations
- Provide one-on-one and small-group support/instruction for students as needed
- Make regular assessments of student achievement and progress
- Ensure regular communication with families and faculty on student achievement and progress
- Attend Parent-Teacher Conferences to discuss student progress with parents, if required
- Counsel families on learning support and assessment accommodations
- Support teaching staff by offering resources, assistance, advice, and training to enable faculty to better meet the needs of all learners
- Develop and maintain communication and documentation protocols related to learning support
- Assume an active role in Student Resource Team (SRT) meetings.
- In consultation with SRT, coordinate services for students with learning differences:
- Identifies students who need psycho-educational evaluations
- Coordinates special in-school testing of standardized tests for accommodated students
- Oversees implementation of accommodations for students during school-based test administrations
- Coordinate the use of external tutors and learning specialists
- Act as the liaison with the Intermediate Unit and schedule testing as needed
- Perform other duties as determined by the Assistant Head of School.
The Ellis School community pursues, supports, and embraces diversity of all kinds, recognizing the collective strength derived from our individual differences. We are committed to creating a school environment in which all students feel welcome, known, heard, safe, and treated fairly, while establishing ourselves as a leader in equity and justice initiatives.
- We recognize and celebrate the unique value and dignity of every student.
- We commit to doing the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion both internally and externally.
- We foster authentic and reciprocal relationships with families.
- We strive to teach a culturally sustaining curriculum and engage in culturally sustaining instructional practices.
Interested candidates should submit the following materials electronically to Wendy Wu at opportunities@theellisschool.org before September 10, 2024:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Names and contact information of three professional references
Questions should be directed to Lauren Laschon, Assistant Head of School, at laschonl@theellisschool.org. Additional information about the School can be found on the School website at: www.theellisschool.org.