Instructional Coach​/Coordinator for English Learners

Multilingual Coach/Coordinator Districtwide Support for Elementary Buildings

FTE: 1.0

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT(S):
Current Illinois Professional Educator License with EL Endorsement

QUALIFICATIONS/

SKILLS:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to demonstrate competency in organization, flexibility, and cooperativeness ACCESS certification preferred

Elementary Coordinator Responsibilities (0.5)

• Assessment Management & Administration (WIDA Screener/ACCESS)
• Provide modeling and co-teaching of a variety of proven instructional methods, as well as use of materials and assessments in the classroom setting to increase teacher efficacy and enable teachers to utilize a variety of effective teaching techniques.
• Demonstrate methods required to perform classroom and/or subject-specific assignments for the purpose of providing an effective program addressing individual student requirements.
• Collaborate and support the development, design, and implementation of curriculum.
• Observe instruction to provide specific non-evaluative feedback to educators.
• Facilitate peer observations of teachers and/or coaches demonstrating instructional practices.
• Communicate purposely and frequently with teachers, principals, district-level administrators, and others in a variety of ways (e.g. emails, memos, newsletters, websites, study groups, etc.) for the purpose of sharing information.
• Facilitate conversations with individual teachers, grade level teams, departments/divisions, whole staffs, and other groups for the purpose of meeting building or district objectives.
• Identify coaching needs, interests, and desires through collaborative conversations with individual teachers, teams, and communities of practice for the purpose of providing appropriate and effective coaching.
• Prepare a variety of written materials (e.g. grades, attendance, anecdotal records, data/assessment reports, staff attendance for PD hours, etc.) for the purpose of documenting progress and meeting mandated and/or district requirements.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of best practices and research for instruction.

Screening & Placement:
Administers English Language Assessments (WIDA Screener/MODEL) for private schools Orders test materials, creates testing sessions, sets district schedules across domains, and monitors overall testing progress. Updates WIDA accounts, trains staff on administration/score interpretation, and provides technical support during testing.

Data Integrity, Compliance & Record Keeping Maintains student records and conducts internal compliance audits on required EL/Bilingual documentation and parent communications. Verifies, updates, and corrects elementary student fields in Synergy and SIS to ensure state and district data accuracy.

Teacher Consultation & Program Implementation Serves as the primary district resource for elementary ML program implementation and collaborates with teachers serving multilingual learners. Coordinates with elementary teams to ensure complete and timely EL/Bilingual Progress Reports.

Department Operations & Resource Management Helps maintain the ML Department website and Google Shared Drives, and collaborates on department newsletters. Tracks teacher WIDA training compliance, inventories testing supplies, and orders MODEL/Screener materials as needed.

Instructional Coach Support (0.5) Develop positive and supportive relationships with classroom teachers, administrators, and staff, maintaining confidentiality when appropriate Build trust and rapport with the entire school for the purpose of establishing credibility. Collaborate with principals, individual teachers, and school sites for the purpose of implementing effective instructional practices with a focus on co-planning, co-teaching, and modeling. Design and facilitate professional learning related to effective instructional practices, which includes, but is not limited to, data analysis, differentiation, and technology integration Assist in identifying, planning, and facilitating professional learning opportunities for teachers for the purpose of improving student learning