Learning Specialist, Lower School Job at Carney, Sandoe & Associates, Saint Paul, MN

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  • Carney, Sandoe & Associates
  • Saint Paul, MN

Job Description

Carney, Sandoe & Associates, an educational recruitment organization, has been retained by St. Paul Academy and Summit School , an independent school in St. Paul, MN to find their next Learning Specialist in the Lower School.

St. Paul Academy and Summit School (SPA) is a coeducational, non-sectarian, college preparatory day school serving more than 920 students in kindergarten through grade 12. SPA's two campuses are located approximately a mile apart in St. Paul, Minnesota, serving Grades K-5 on the Goodrich Campus and Grades 6-12 on the Randolph Campus. The school draws students from St. Paul, Minneapolis, and throughout the eastern and western suburbs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Serve on the Lower School Leadership Team, which provides both academic and operational leadership at the Goodrich Campus.
  • Create and update student accommodation/learning plans with long- term goals and specific objectives for review by the Director of the Center for Learning and Teaching.
  • Maintain confidential student records and keep accurate documentation of sessions, meetings, and assessments.
  • Partner proactively with faculty and administration to support students and teachers in their efforts to advance students with different learning needs.
  • Observe and evaluate individual students displaying academic difficulties and assess their learning strengths and challenges.
  • Provide regular written student progress reports to the school and to parents with assessment results and recommendations of remedial programs for learning-related issues. Initiate and schedule parent conferences as needed.
  • Provide direct support to students, parents,and faculty members in support of individual student learning plans.
  • Recommend in-school and community resources for identified students in cooperation with the Center for Learning and Teaching.
  • Coordinate and facilitate communication between student,family, school, and other involved professionals, e.g. psychologists, therapists, SPPS special education staff.
  • Meet regularly with the Director of the Center for Learning and Teaching.
  • Co-lead a student neurodiversity affinity group
  • Be involved in the school community at large, e.g. assemblies, lunch, recess.
  • Facilitate weekly Student Support Team meetings with the LS Principal, Asst. Principal, Counselor, and Dir. of Intercultural Life to discuss individual student’s learning needs and support.
  • Deliver one-on-one or small-group instruction for reinforcement/support in literacy and math.
  • Deliver classroom instruction (in collaboration with classroom teachers)as needed.
  • Network with learning specialists at other independent schools.
  • Pursue professional development opportunities such as conferences and professional meetings in order to remain current.
  • Assume responsibility for other projects as assigned by the LS Principal.

The full position description can be found here:

To Apply:

Interested and qualified candidates should email Justine Brown and Njeri Allen, the following materials as separate PDF documents:

  • Current resume,including phone number and email address
  • Cover letter stating interest in and qualifications for the position

Justine Brown: justine.brown@carneysandoe.com and Njeri Allen: njeri.allen@carneysandoe.com

Please do not contact the school directly .

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