Job Information
Johnston Community School District Elementary Reading Teacher 2025-26 in Johnston, Iowa
Qualifications, Certification, and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in education
Valid Iowa teaching license with K-8 Reading endorsement
Previous successful teaching experience preferred
Comprehensive understanding of the reading process
Comprehensive understanding of Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
Ability to diagnose individual reading problems and prescribe solutions
Ability to work collaboratively with classroom teachers in non-supervisory coaching environment
Personal Performance Criteria
Works well with others, maintaining positive and effective communication with school personnel and students
Contributes to creating a positive work environment
Demonstrates integrity and respects confidentiality
Arrives on time and works consistently until the end of his/her scheduled day
Takes advantage of professional growth opportunities related to his/her specific job
Works independently and with confidence
Demonstrates ability to grasp and adjust to new and changing situations
Demonstrates initiative and ability to work without close supervision
Professional Performance Responsibilities
Work with teachers during PLCs to analyze ongoing, formative assessment as well as screening data to make instructional decisions that impact universal, targeted, and intensive instruction.
Model for classroom teachers the components of balanced literacy, guided reading, and targeted interventions.
Collaborate with teachers to create meaningful distributed practice experiences for students.
Coordinate instruction with classroom teachers to provide an aligned, more highly successful, instructional package to students.
Collaborate with teachers to provide communication with families in the area of literacy instruction.
Provide high quality, targeted, explicit interventions (based on data) to small groups of students who are at risk for reading failure.
Provide intensive instruction to students who are not responding to targeted instruction.
Analyze progress monitoring data to ensure that instruction is effective/making an impact on student learning; adjust instruction if necessary.
Collaborate with building leadership to analyze school literacy data to determine effectiveness of literacy instruction throughout the building.
Provide support to families in reading programs
Terms of Employment: 194-day contract
District Statement
Johnston Community School District is an equal-opportunity affirmative-action employer. It is the policy of the District not to illegally discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, creed, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, age, marital status in its employment and personnel practices. Johnston Community School District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy, please contact the Director of Human Resources, 6510 NW 62nd Ave, Johnston, IA 50131, 515-278-0470.
Primary Location HORIZON
Salary Range $50,421.00 - $90,246.00 / Per Year
Shift Type Full-Time