HereisalinktoourPreziwithouractualAdministrativeRolesChart

AdministrativeRolesChartExplanation

ThepurposeoftheAdministrativeRolesChartistoexplaintherolesofallthe
participantsinourstudentscommunitieswhomakeacontributiontoeachstudents
literacygrowth.Thebiggerthebubble,thebiggertheresponsibilitythatpersonhas.
Belowyoualsofindadetaileddescriptionofeachrole.

School

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Content/ClassroomTeachers
Contentteachersarethelinkbetweenthestudent
andeveryoneelse.Theyhavethemostinteractionwiththestudentsandhave
themostknowledgeaboutthestudentsacademicknowledgeorlevelof
functioning.Teachersshouldbefamiliarwiththebackgroundofeachstudentand
shouldhaveanunderstandingoftheirfamilylife.Theseteachersshouldbe
workingcollaborativelywithallotherstaffmemberswithinthebuildinginorderto
bestserviceeachchildwithintheirclassroom.Specifically,contentteacherswill
benefitfromworkwiththereadingspecialistinhowtousespecificstrategiesthat
willhelpstudentsnavigatetextbooks.
SpecialEducationTeachers
TheSpecialEducationteacherisresponsiblefor
providinginstruction,withinoroutsideoftheclassroom,tostudentswhohave
beenidentifiedasTier2orTier3instruction.Becausethesestudentsarenot
typicallysuccessfulinaregulareducationclassroom,SpecialEducationteachers
needtoprovideamodified/adaptedcurriculumtothesestudents.
ResourceTeachers
Resourceteachersaresimilartospecialeducation
teachers.Theystaywithinadesignatedclassroomandworkwithstudentswho

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needextrasupport.Theseteacherassessanddeterminewhichteaching
strategieswillworkbestforeachstudentandcreatelessonplansforthese
individualstudents.Collaborationwithcontentareateachersaboutthestudents
IEPgoalsisveryimportant.Theycanprovidetheseteacherswithadviceonhow
tomeet/reachthesestudentswithintheclassroom.
Paraprofessionals
paraprofessionalsworkwithindividualstudentsorsmall
groupsofstudentstoreinforcelearningofmaterialsorskillsthatwereinitially
introducedbytheteacher.Theymayalsohelptheteachermonitortheworkand
behaviorofthestudents.
BilingualTeacher
Abilingualteacherinvolvesthedutiesandresponsibilitiesofa
regulareducationteacher,withtheaddedchallengeofteachingintwo
languages.
ELLTeacher
TeacherswhoteachEnglishLanguageLearnersworkwith
studentswhospeakanotherlanguage.Theseteachersworkwiththesestudents
ontheiroralvocabulary,writingskills,andreadingcomprehension.Theyworkto
increasevocabularyintheEnglishlanguageandsometimestheydosoby
teachingthemintheirnativelanguage.
ReadingSpecialist
ReadingSpecialistsareinchargeofprovidingexpert
instruction,assessment,andleadershipforthereadingprogram.Thereading
specialistsupports,supplements,andextendsclassroomteachingandworks
collaborativelytoimplementaqualityreadingprogramthatisresearchbased
andmeetstheneedsofthestudents.Theyalsoassessthereadingstrengths
andneedsofstudentstoprovideinformationtoclassroomteachersandparents,
aswellaspsychologists,specialeducators,orspeechteachers.Last,the
readingspecialistprovidesleadershipasaresourcetoeducators,parents,and
thecommunity.(ReadingRockets,InternationalReadingAssociation)
SpeechandLanguagePathologist
TheSpeechandLanguagePathologistis
responsibleforworkingwithstudents,1:1orinsmallgroups,toprovidesupport
inphonemicawareness,phonics,readingfluency,vocabularydevelopment,and
readingcomprehension.Becausethereisaconnectionbetweenliteracyand
speech,theseinterventionsareintegraltostudentsuccesswithliteracy
development.
Psychologist
Aschoolpsychologistprovidesdirectsupportandinterventionsto
students,teachers,families,socialworkers,andcounselors.Theyhelpschools
improveacademicachievement,promotepositivebehaviorandhealth,support
diverselearning,createasafeandpositiveenvironment,strengthenrelationships
betweenschoolandhome,andmonitorstudentprogressinacademicsand
behaviors.(NASP,AboutSchoolPsychology,nasponline.org)
SocialWorkers/Counselors
SocialWorkers/Counselorsworkwithstaff,students,

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andfamiliesinremovingbarriersineducation.
AssistantPrincipal
Assistantprincipalsassistprincipalsasinstructionalleaders
tosupporttheschoolwideliteracyprogram.Theyhelpestablishconditionsfor
studentsuccessanddevelopingapositive,supportivecultureforlearning.
Superintendent
TheSuperintendentistheheadofadistrict.Theyare
responsibleforevaluatingprincipalstomakesuretheyareeffectiveleaders,
workingwithteachersattheschooltoservetheneedsofstudentsandmeetthe
districtgoals.Thesuperintendentmustbeincommunicationwithteachers,
students,parents,etc.
Principal
Principalsareresponsibleforensuringthattheliteracyprogramis
beingimplementedthroughteacherobservations,teacherconferences,and
professionaldevelopmentopportunitiesintheformofworkshops,demonstration
lessons,andcoaching.Theprincipalcanmakesurethatteachersregardthe
readingspecialistastheprimarypersonfordevelopingtheliteracyprogram,as
wellasunderstandingtheimportanceofcollaboratingwiththereadingspecialist.
(TheAdministrationandSupervisionofReadingPrograms,page39)

Home
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Parents/Guardians
Whenstudentshavehomeworkandtheyneedhelpto
completeit,theymaygototheirparentsorguardiansforthatsupport.
Sometimestheparents/guardiansarenotabletohelpwiththework,then
studentswillaskotherpeopleinthefamilyforhelp.
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Siblings
Whenstudentshavetocompletehomeworkandtheyneedhelptodoit,
theymayaskforhelpfromtheirsiblings.Iftheyareoldersiblingstheymayknow
andunderstandtheconceptsthatarebeingtaught.
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Neighbors
Ifstudentsarenotabletogetsupportfromfamilymembers,theymay
reachouttoneighborforhelpwithhomework.
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Grandparents
Grandparentsaresometimesusedasbabysittersfortheir
grandchildren.Whenstudentsgethomefromschoolthegrandparentsarethere
tofeedthemandtakecareofthemuntiltheirparentsgethome.Grandparents
mayhavetohelpthestudentswiththeirhomework.
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Friends
Whenstudentsneedhelpcompletingtheirworkortheydonotknow
whattodo,theymayaskafriendforhelp.

Community
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Locallibrary
Locallibrariesprovideafterschoolprograms,wheremanychildren
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otheralternativeformanychildrenissimplytoreturntoanemptyhomeafter
school.Inmanyway,librariescanbolster
PoliceOfficers
Studentalsohavecontactwithpoliceofficersatvarioustimesin
livesinamongtheirneighborhoods.Insomeinstances,theseinteractionsmight
frequentlyinvolvetensionorstressinthestudentslife.Othertimes,thestudent
mightsimplywitnesstheofficersinaction,orhelpingothers.
Firefighters
Similartopoliceofficers,studentsmightonlyinteractwith
firefightersinmomentsofstressandtension.Manytimesachildmaygetthe
opportunitytointeractwithpoliceandfirefightersincommunitysponsored
events.(FoodDrives,etc.)
PostalWorkers
PostalWorkersmightbethoughtofbystudentsandchildren
justasmostothergovernmentalworkersare.Postalemployeesarehowevernot
likelytobeencounteredintenseoranxioussituations.Also,thesepeopleinthe
communityaspeoplethatkidsandstudentswouldencounteronamuchmore
frequentbasis.
Congressperson/Senator
Studentsandchildrenoftenmighthavethe
opportunitytothinkaboutdiscusstheactionsoftheirlocalrepresentativesand
Senators.Theymightresearchwhathowthesepublicservantsvoted,andmight
evengettheopportunitytoquestionandlearndirectlyfromthesepeople.
Businesses