Reading Specialist 5-12
The major role of this Reading Specialist is to provide a comprehensive reading approach to secondary special education students with reading difficulties.
Major Responsibilities:
- Provide a scientifically researched based reading program or system (such as Wilson Reading or Orton Gillingham) to students with reading disabilities.
- Administer and analyze assessment results and use the data to plan appropriate instruction for individual or small groups of students.
- Implement reading interventions with fidelity for special education students.
- Regularly communicate student progress to teachers and families.
- Consult with teachers, Special Education Coordinators, administrators, and parents concerning reading issues and ideas.
- Maintain frequent progress monitoring of student work and share results with families and stakeholders.
- Provide support to families, so they can support their child's development in literacy.
- Meet in regularly scheduled meetings with the Special Education Coordinator, building leaders, and/or other reading teachers.
Perform such other duties and assume such other responsibilities as the Principal or designee assigns.
Skills and Knowledge Required:
- Current DESE licensure as either Reading Specialist (all levels), Special Education Teacher (5-12), or English (5-12).
- Certification in reading intervention systems such as Wilson Reading or Orton Gillingham
- Experience with progress monitoring and report writing
- Experience in conducting comprehensive reading evaluations and assessments
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong fundamental knowledge of how students learn to read and comprehend at the secondary level
- Ability to collect, analyze and synthesize assessment data
- Efficient and effective use of technology for work processing and data analysis
Stoneham Public Schools- Stoneham Educators Association Salary Schedule Effective July 1, 2026 through June 30,2027
Step - B - B15 - M - M15 - M30 - M45 - M60 - M75/Doc
1 - 62,751 - 65,132 - 67,513 - 69,205 - 70,896 - 72,602 - 74,307 - 76,960
2 - 64,971 - 67,337 - 69,706 - 71,416 - 73,124 - 74,834 - 76,542 - 79,198
3 - 67,937 - 70,302 - 72,666 - 74,373 - 76,086 - 77,792 - 79,498 - 82,155
4 - 70,908 - 73,275 - 75,642 - 77,349 - 79,055 - 80,759 - 82,463 - 85,116
5 - 73,855 - 76,224 - 78,592 - 80,296 - 82,002 - 83,708 - 85,418 - 88,071
6 - 76,814 - 79,179 - 81,544 - 83,252 - 84,961 - 86,671 - 88,379 - 91,033
7 - 80,513 - 82,881 - 85,244 - 86,962 - 88,676 - 90,389 - 92,103 - 94,757
8 - 84,221 - 86,592 - 88,961 - 90,666 - 92,372 - 94,077 - 95,781 - 98,438
9 - 88,667 - 91,033 - 93,401 - 95,107 - 96,813 - 98,523 - 100,232 - 102,886
10 - 95,064 - 96,455 - 97,843 - 99,548 - 101,255 - 102,962 - 104,668 - 107,323
11 - - - 98,422 - 106,675 - 108,426 - 110,178 - 111,930 - 113,683 - 116,335
12 - 100,422 - 108,675 - 110,426 - 112,178 - 113,930 - 115,683 - 118,335