Instructor Application

Apply as a Literacy Instructor Today!

Spend your summer making a difference in students’ lives! The Summer Reading Program is a Science of Reading (SoR) curriculum designed to support 15,000 New Mexico students, from incoming kindergarteners to outgoing eighth graders. This program aims to strengthen literacy skills through evidence-based practices and promote long-term academic success. Apply today and take part in this important state funded program.

Program Objectives

Improve literacy outcomes for all participating students.
Measure students’ reading progress during and upon program completion.
Build confidence and competence in literacy skills to support academic achievement, high school graduation, and college and career readiness.

Instructor Information

The program offers structured literacy curriculum training and coaching to those interested in becoming instructors.
Applicants do not need to be licensed teachers—anyone committed to improving literacy outcomes for students and capable of planning and implementing a Science of Reading curriculum is encouraged to apply.
Instructors can potentially continue working as a literacy instructor through the school year.

Program Features

4:1 student-to-instructor ratio.
Monday through Friday.
4 hours of instructional time with students each day.1 hour a day dedicated to instructor planning.

Instructor Compensation

$35 per hour.
Commitment required: June 2 through June 27, 2025, for a minimum of 25 hours per week plus training.

Training Details

Initial in-person training will be conducted at various locations across New Mexico in May.
Lodging, breakfast, and lunch will be provided during in-person training.
Instructors will be compensated at $35 per hour for both in-person and synchronous training sessions.

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Job Description

Please click here to review the job description before completing your application.

For more information contact: literacy.nm@state.nm.us

Summer Reading Program Instructor Application

Step 1 of 5

Please select which of the following applies to you:(Required)

I am currently employed by a New Mexico school district/charter school.

I am NOT employed by a New Mexico school district/charter school.

Please select all that apply:

I was an instructor during the 2024 Summer Reading Program.

I am a retired educator.

I am enrolled in an Educator Prep Program.

I am bilingual.

None of the above.

What school were you an instructor at during the 2024 Summer Reading Program?

DO NOT ABBREVIATE

What Educator Prep Program are you enrolled in?

About You

Name(Required)

First Last

School Email(Required)

Email Address Confirm Email Address

Personal Email(Required)

Email Address Confirm Email Address

DO NOT use a school email address.

Cell Phone(Required)

Home Phone

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP Code

Current Employment

Identify the District or State Charter that you were employed with for 2024-2025 school year.(Required)

DO NOT ABBREVIATE

Identify the School that you were assigned to for 2024-2025 school year.(Required)

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Name of your current School Administrator(Required)

Email of your current School Administrator(Required)

Phone of your current School Administrator(Required)

Summer Reading Program Site Selection

Please select the top three site locations you would prefer to be placed at:

Select your first choice site location to be placed at:(Required)

Locations are listed by School District, Site Location

If your first choice site location is not listed, they may not have signed up yet. Please list them here:

DO NOT ABBREVIATE

Select your second choice site location to be placed at:(Required)

Locations are listed by School District, Site Location

If your second choice site location is not listed, they may not have signed up yet. Please list them here:

DO NOT ABBREVIATE

Select your third choice site location to be placed at:(Required)

Locations are listed by School District, Site Location

If your site location is not listed, they may not have signed up yet. Please list them here:

DO NOT ABBREVIATE

License Information

Which BEST describes you?(Required)

Please list your job title.

NMPED License Number(Required)

Select all that apply to you:(Required)

Licensed Special Education

Licensed General Education

Highest Degree Earned(Required)

Are you working in the United States on a J-1 Visa?(Required)

Yes

About You

Name(Required)

First Last

Personal Email(Required)

Email Address Confirm Email Address

DO NOT use a school email address.

Cell Phone(Required)

Home Phone

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP Code

Application Materials

Provide a video response sharing the qualities and experiences that distinguish you as an ideal candidate for the role of a New Mexico Literacy Institute's Summer Reading Program instructor(Required)

This question requires you to record and upload a video response. The video should be no longer than 1 minute in duration.

I would like to send a link for my video response.

I would like to upload a file for my video response.

Upload your video response:(Required)

The video should be no longer than 1 minute in duration.

Max. file size: 512 MB.

Provide a link to your video response.(Required)

The video should be no longer than 1 minute in duration.

Please upload your resume.(Required)

Max. file size: 512 MB.

Summer Reading Program Site Selection

Please select the top three site locations you would prefer to be placed at:

Select your first choice site location to be placed at:(Required)

Locations are listed by School District, Site Location

If your first choice site location is not listed, they may not have signed up yet. Please list them here:

DO NOT ABBREVIATE

Select your second choice site location to be placed at:(Required)

Locations are listed by School District, Site Location

If your second choice site location is not listed, they may not have signed up yet. Please list them here:

DO NOT ABBREVIATE

Select your third choice site location to be placed at:(Required)

Locations are listed by School District, Site Location

If your site location is not listed, they may not have signed up yet. Please list them here:

DO NOT ABBREVIATE

References

Please include information for at least two references below.

Reference 1 Name(Required)

First Last

Reference 1 Title(Required)

Reference 1 Phone(Required)

Reference 2 Name(Required)

First Last

Reference 2 Title(Required)

Reference 2 Phone(Required)

Reference 3 Name

First Last

Reference 3 Title

Reference 3 Phone

Instructor Application

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Program Objectives

Instructor Information

Program Features

Instructor Compensation

Training Details

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Job Description

Please click here to review the job description before completing your application.

Summer Reading Program Instructor Application

About You

Current Employment

Summer Reading Program Site Selection

License Information

About You

Application Materials

Summer Reading Program Site Selection

References

Verification