Content Specialists Across The District

Over the course of the past few years, we have been so fortunate to be able to grow our curriculum and content specialists program in Leominster.

Purpose & Vision

As we’ve grown these positions, we have received questions about the roles, goals, and vision for the district and content specialists. Embedding the role of content specialists in a district is a commitment to everyone’s life-long learning. It is an opportunity to have embedded, ongoing, and differentiated professional development during and outside of the school day and year.

We believe that content specialisting is a collaborative endeavor and that the content specialist is a thought partner, a peer, and an ambassador. Content specialists are an opportunity to “tap into” an objective view of one who has the opportunity to be in many classrooms regularly.

Content specialists help us to: plan, observe, problem-solve, innovate, see what is working, share ideas for next steps, and connect us with others focusing on the same areas and/or having different strengths than we do. They can be your: sounding boards, researchers, connectors, mirrors, or models. They are here to support and encourage you; they are a trusted and safe peer.

Content Specialists Will:

Be supportive and share what is working/what could be next steps
Differentiate their approach/materials/supports based on what YOU identify you need
Listen carefully to you
Be positive and realistic
Follow through
Set-up a safe space
Be trust-worthy and transparent
Be prepared
Offer recommendations for resources/connections
Respect your expertise
Respect your autonomy
Work with you wherever you are
Encourage risk taking