Under the direction and supervision of the Early Literacy Coordinator/Project Director, the Early Literacy Data Coordinator directly supports the Early Literacy (EL) project for Maui Family Support Services, Inc. (MFSS) with the grant from the Hawaii Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Early Literacy Project.  The goals of the Hawaii CLSD Early Literacy Project is to supplement current early literacy efforts with innovative strategies to: (1) advance the foundational language and literacy skills in our youngest keiki; and (2) engage families to support their children’s development and learning, targeting the most vulnerable and underrepresented communities.

Objectives: The Hawaii CLSD program objectives are to:

(1) Enhance birth to grade 12 literacy outcomes for our most disadvantaged students;

(2) Implement evidence-based literacy practices with fidelity;

(3) Ensure sub-grantees develop evidence-based literacy plans;

(4) Enhance data-driven decision-making; and

(5) Engage families in supporting their children’s literacy and language development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Assist the EL Coordinator/Project Director in setting up professional learning activities.
2. Provide training and technical assistance to the participating project partners as directed by the EL Coordinator/Project Director.
3. Facilitate the implementation of approved literacy activities and assist in monitoring project outcomes as directed by the EL Coordinator/Project Director.
4. As directed by the EL Coordinator/Projector, assist in collecting information via surveys, interview, and/or assessments on gains in children as well as teachers’ and administrators’ capacity to provide effective language and literacy instruction and assist in reporting the findings as required for program evaluation.

• Coordinate, collect, monitor, and manage the child, teacher, and family level data from all the project partners and ensure data inputting is done accurately and timely.
• Conduct ongoing monitoring of data collection from all EL partners.
• Meet with individual participating project partners.

5. Participate in Implementation meetings with the project teams and community partners.
6. Participate in the development and establishment of a data-sharing agreement between MFSS, the participating partners, and HIDOE and Hawaii P-20.
7. Assist the EL Coordinator/Project Director in developing the Literacy Plan, Implementation/Evaluation Plan, Professional Learning Plan, and advance the early literacy project plan.
8. Participate with the EL Coordinator/Project Director in networking, facilitating, and collaborating with other community and state-based literacy efforts, including CoMMIT for Keiki, Islands of Hope, and Hooikaika Partnership.
9. Assist the EL Coordinator/Project Director in preparing reports, as assigned.
10. Attend training and meetings as needed and requested.
11. Work collaboratively with the EL team and partners to ensure high-quality early childhood education and development services that promote positive outcomes and comprehensive school readiness of children including dual language learners.
12. Attend staff meetings and participate in agency in-service training and other meetings as required.
13. Keep current on best practices and trends in child development and early literacy development.
14. Participate in program planning including Performance Quality Improvement (PQI), ongoing monitoring, Self-Assessment, and Community Assessment.

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