SY 26-27 Supervisor – Secondary English Language Arts, Literacy, World Languages, and Libraries

The Supervisor of Secondary English Language Arts, Literacy, World Languages, and Libraries serves in a critical leadership role and provides direct supervision of Literacy Specialists, Reading Specialists, and librarians. This role provides direct support to building administrators to support and enhance the skill development of secondary English teachers, World Languages teachers, and librarians. The Supervisor ensures the successful implementation of the Virginia Literacy Act (VLA), Writing Performance Assessment (WPA), and division-wide literacy initiatives by monitoring instructional quality, coordinating professional learning, supporting principals and teachers in achieving literacy growth targets, and ensuring alignment with VDOE standards and the division's Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS/MSSP). The Supervisor also provides leadership for secondary English Language Arts, World Languages, and library media programs through curriculum development, instructional coaching, program evaluation, assessment oversight, and professional learning.

• Provide direct instructional leadership and support to administrators and all secondary World Languages teachers and library instructional staff, ensuring effective delivery of curriculum, assessment, and instructional initiatives.
• Conduct formal and informal observations of secondary English Language Arts teachers, World Languages teachers, specialists, and librarians, and provide timely, actionable feedback aligned with division expectations, instructional frameworks, and student achievement goals.
• Develop and implement coaching and feedback cycles that include classroom observations, instructional modeling, collaborative planning, reflection, goal setting, and progress monitoring.
• Collaborate with principals and assistant principals to monitor instructional quality, analyze observation trends, identify professional learning needs, and develop school-based improvement strategies.
• Partner with administrators in evaluating instructional personnel, supporting professional growth plans, and providing targeted assistance to improve instructional practice and student outcomes.
• Facilitate and participate in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), collaborative teacher teams, curriculum planning meetings, and data review sessions to strengthen instructional practices and student achievement.
• Lead the analysis of classroom, benchmark, common assessment, state assessment, literacy screening, proficiency, and program data to identify trends, monitor progress, and inform instructional decision-making.
• Coordinate and support instructional walkthroughs focused on literacy, English Language Arts, World Languages, and information literacy practices, providing feedback and recommendations to administrators and teachers.
• Model research-based instructional strategies and facilitate demonstration lessons that support effective literacy instruction, disciplinary literacy, writing instruction, language acquisition, academic discourse, and information literacy.
• Provide job-embedded professional learning and coaching to teachers, specialists, librarians, and administrators through modeling, co-planning, co-teaching, observation, and reflective practice.
• Monitor implementation fidelity of adopted curricula, instructional resources, intervention programs, and assessment practices across English Language Arts, World Languages, literacy, and library programs.
• Oversee the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the secondary English Language Arts curriculum aligned with VDOE Standards of Learning, the Virginia Literacy Act, and division priorities.
• Coordinate curriculum revisions, resource adoption, and instructional materials selection for secondary English Language Arts programs.
• Lead division-wide efforts to address identified literacy gaps and severe academic needs in adolescent reading, writing, vocabulary development, and disciplinary literacy.
• Support secondary English Language Arts teachers in implementing evidence-based instructional practices that improve student achievement and readiness for state assessments.
• Analyze English Language Arts achievement data, Writing Performance Assessment data, literacy growth measures, and other indicators to identify trends and develop targeted improvement strategies.
• Provide leadership and supervision for secondary World Languages programs to ensure alignment with VDOE World Language Standards and proficiency-based instructional practices.
• Support World Languages teachers in implementing communicative, culturally responsive, and proficiency-focused instructional strategies that promote language acquisition and global competence.
• Coordinate curriculum development, assessment practices, instructional resources, and professional learning opportunities for World Languages programs.
• Monitor World Languages program effectiveness through student achievement, proficiency data, classroom observations, and teacher feedback.
• Facilitate collaborative planning and Professional Learning Communities for World Languages teachers to strengthen instructional practice, assessment literacy, and student language proficiency outcomes.
• Provide leadership for secondary library media programs to ensure alignment with VDOE expectations, information literacy standards, and division instructional goals.
• Collaborate with librarians and instructional staff to integrate research skills, digital citizenship, media literacy, and information literacy across content areas.
• Conduct observations and feedback cycles with librarians to strengthen instructional partnerships, information literacy instruction, collection development practices, and student engagement.
• Facilitate professional learning and collaborative opportunities for librarians focused on instructional leadership, emerging technologies, information literacy, and curriculum integration.
• Monitor library program effectiveness through program evaluations, resource utilization data, and alignment with school improvement priorities.
• Lead the implementation of MTSS/MSSP structures within English Language Arts, literacy, World Languages, and library programs to ensure appropriate intervention and enrichment opportunities for all learners.
• Collaborate with school teams to identify and address the needs of students performing below grade level in literacy and language-based competencies through targeted intervention, progress monitoring, and data-informed instructional planning.

• Honesty
• Integrity
• Ethical
• Equity Minded
• Emotional Intelligence
• Cultural Competence
• Safety
• Quality

• Models Excellent Customer Service
• Thinks Strategically
• Shows Initiative
• Acts Decisively
• Communicates Effectively
• Works Collaboratively
• Resolves Conflict Proactively

• Technical Capabilities
• Computer Literacy
• Data Analysis and Management
• Fiscal Planning and Management
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning

• Valid Virginia Postgraduate Professional License with endorsements in secondary core content area(s) and/ or Administration & Supervision.
• Master’s degree or higher preferred in a Core Content Area, Curriculum & Instruction, and/or Educational Leadership, or relevant experience
• Minimum of five years of successful secondary teaching experience, with demonstrated success in instructional leadership and teacher supervision.
• Expertise in adolescent development, instructional planning, and professional learning facilitation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of VDOE English Language Arts Standards of Learning, World Language Standards of Learning, Virginia Literacy Act requirements, and library media program expectations.
• Experience leading curriculum implementation, professional learning, instructional coaching, program evaluation, and teacher supervision in secondary English Language Arts, literacy, World Languages, and/or library media services.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS/MSSP), data-based decision making, and instructional improvement processes

• Extensive knowledge of evidence-based literacy instruction, adolescent literacy development, English Language Arts curriculum and assessment, World Language proficiency-based instruction, information literacy, and library media services.
• Ability to analyze multiple sources of student achievement and program data to drive instructional improvement and monitor progress toward division goals.
• Ability to provide effective instructional coaching, facilitate professional learning, conduct classroom observations, and support educator growth through feedback and reflective practice.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with administrators, teachers, specialists, librarians, families, and community stakeholders to improve student outcomes.

• Directly supervises the division's Literacy Specialists, Reading Specialists, secondary librarians/library media specialists, and other assigned instructional personnel supporting English Language Arts, World Languages, literacy, and library programs, including but not limited to the instructional and student support staff of secondary literacy.

• Reliable transportation is necessary
• Travel within the City of Lynchburg as needed
• Travel for Professional Learning conferences and training as needed.