English Language Learners

Teacher English Language Learners Elementary Education

Qualifications:

ISBE State Certification(s) with appropriate ESL / bilingual endorsements (Spanish Fluency Preferred)

Job Goal:
Provide positive and appropriate learning opportunities for each student. Enhance learning by supporting a creative, comprehensive and effective curriculum; a safe, orderly and stimulating environment; and an informed and collaborative community. Foster the development of basic values, good civic participation and a sense of self-worth.

Reports To:

Building Principal

Performance Responsibilities:

• Facilitates learning and the development of skills in English.
• Demonstrate fluency in speaking Spanish (preferred)
• Facilitates learning of specific courses of study and the development of good civic participation as mandated by state law and by policies of the school district.
• Develops and implements lesson plans, utilizing instructional materials including the integration of technology, to provide differentiated learning experiences to meet the needs of each student.
• Collaborates and co-teaches with team members to develop and implement differentiated lesson plans for all students' success.
• Establishes and maintains positive student behavior within the classroom and school environment.
• Evaluates and monitors student academic and social growth, and keeps appropriate records using formal and informal data collection, methods, or tools.
• Identifies student needs and collaborates with team members to assess and remediate student learning and establish or implement behavior plans.
• Creates an engaging classroom environment for learning.
• Communicates classroom information and student progress with guardians through web pages, conferences and digital resources.
• Commit to personal professional growth through activities provided by the district, self selected activities and those recommended by the supervising principal for competency advancement.
• Maintains required inventory records for all classroom materials.
• Supervises students during non academic activities within the school day.
• Administers individual and group assessments in accordance with the district and State Testing Program.
• Participates in school programs, faculty committees and student activities in accordance with terms of the current contract.
• Perform other duties and assume responsibilities as may be assigned by the superintendent or designee and in accordance with terms stipulated in the current contract.

Terms of Employment:
Ten month year.