The Learning Specialist reports to the Head of Middle School and works
closely with the Learning Support Team, Assistant Head of Middle School, middle school
faculty, and families of enrolled students. The Learning Specialist supports middle school
students with learning strategies, organization, and study skills; provides individual instruction
as appropriate; and serves as a resource for faculty and families of enrolled students.
The Learning Specialist will collaborate with the Learning Support Team and administrative
team on ways to effectively support the learning support framework for the Learning Lab.
Duties and Responsibilities:
● Provide one-on-one and small-group support/instruction for students enrolled in the lab
program.
● Regularly assess student achievement and progress.
● Reports regularly on student achievement and progress to families, instructional faculty, and
administration.
● Attend Parent-Teacher Conferences to discuss student progress with parents, when
assigned.
● Meet with individual families to discuss the progress of their children.
● Assist the Learning Support Team with reading and summarizing all Psychoeducational
evaluations for Middle School students and for Admissions as necessary.
● Collaborate with the Learning Support Team to write individual Student Support Plans (SSP)
that highlight a student’s specific learning needs and communicate those plans to the
instructional faculty and administration.
● Counsel families on learning support and assessment accommodations.
● Support instructional faculty by offering resources, assistance, advice, and training to enable
faculty to better meet all learners' needs.
● Develop and maintain communication and documentation protocols related to learning
support.
● Assume an active role in Learning Support Team (SST) meetings.
● Coordinate detailed testing of students by outside specialists, as needed.
● Coordinate the use of external tutors and learning specialists, as needed.
● Perform other duties as determined by the Head and Assistant Head of Middle School.
