Multilingual Education Specialist

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KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 54 public charter, open‑enrollment, pre‑K‑12 schools educating nearly 32,000 students across Austin, Dallas‑Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose — college, career, and beyond — so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more fair world.

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Please note that this is a general posting for potential future opportunities. At this time, there may or may not be a vacancy. We are collecting applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply. Your application will be reviewed and considered for any opportunity that matches your skills and experience. Please be aware that you may not receive communication regarding next steps until an aligned opportunity becomes available.

The Multilingual Education Specialist plays a central role in supporting the school in fulfilling KIPP Texas’ mission by directly impacting the academic and linguistic success of all multilingual learners. The Specialist is a campus leader who supports the administration of the multilingual program, leads instructional coaching on sheltered instruction pedagogy, and monitors compliance for all EB students on campus. The Specialist also provides ESL instruction with small groups of newcomer/beginner students for 1–2 class periods per day, communicates with parents of emergent bilingual students, and plans Title III parent, family, and community events.

• Sheltered Instruction Coach
  • Use campus data to identify and prioritize courses and teachers to improve EB academic achievement.
  • Lead ML professional learning for teachers and school staff, including sheltered instruction coaching cycles, content team meetings, lesson internalizations, data meetings, and campus‑wide professional development.
  • Monitor progress of teachers' use of content‑based language instruction strategies.
  • Highlight best linguistic practices across grade levels.
  • Enhance ML program hiring practices and support ESL paraprofessionals and Bilingual/ESL teacher retention.
• Multilingual Case Manager
  • Responsible for completing BOY, MOY, and EOY LPACs and related activities on time with fidelity and validity.
  • Responsible for the planning and campus‑wide execution of TELPAS and TELPAS ALT.
  • Build strong relationships with all emergent bilingual students across the campus.
  • Teach 1–2 English Language Development and Acquisition (ELDA) courses to newcomers, beginners, and intermediates.
  • Monitor usage and growth on Summit K12 for all EBs on campus.
  • Facilitate specific EB Title III events with parents, families, and the community to foster welcoming school culture.

• Experience in coaching teachers to effectively plan and deliver instructional strategies for emergent bilingual learners, including content and language accommodations, explicit academic vocabulary instruction, sheltered instruction, and cross‑linguistic connections.
• Understanding of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), and demonstration of the ability to design effective lessons and assessments that directly align with the standards.
• Knowledge of second language acquisition theory, pedagogy, and practice.
• Experience in cross‑curricular and integrated approaches in curriculum and instruction to promote all four language domains.
• Knowledge of state and federal guidelines for Bilingual and ESL programs.
• Demonstrated success in English Learner student achievement as measured by analysis of assessment results.
• Detail‑oriented and able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

• Bachelor’s degree (required).
• At least two years teaching multilingual learners (Content or Pull‑Out ESL and/or Bilingual Program).
• At least two years of experience as an LPAC member.
• Strong record of advancing multilingual students’ content and language skills.