EL Network Specialist

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Sep 11, 2026, 7:45:41 PM

Position Type :
Union Position

Exempt

JOB DESCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is a district on the rise, serving over 325,000 students in 500+ schools and employing over 45,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. Aligned with our transformed philosophy, we are steadfastly focused on ensuring that the District provides resources equitably to support every student, every school, and every community.

Six core values guide the work we do every day for our students – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning. Each role in the district supports our vision that every student deserves a rigorous, joyful, and equitable learning experience.

The Office of Multilingual-Multicultural Education (OMME) guides CPS in providing a high-quality education for all language learners attentive to a culturally and linguistically diverse community of students, families, and educators. OMME aims to achieve its mission through strategic planning, collaborative partnerships, professional development, and the production of tools and resources to improve instruction.

Job Summary:

Reporting to th e EL Network Support Manager, t he EL Network Specialist supports developing programs and instructional practices for English Learners to drive their academic achievement. The EL Network Specialists are expected to be experts on EL instruction and programs with proven content expertise in teaching and educational leadership. Still, specific content expertise and requirements for the EL Network Specialist will vary based on their assignment and the needs of the schools in the network.

This is a crucial role in enhancing and improving English Learners’ learning experience across the district. This position focuses on building capacity among various stakeholders, providing instructional support, and contributing to developing and implementing high-quality instruction for ELs in grades PreK-12. Each EL Network Specialist will have an area of focus, such as school network support, instructional implementation, equity in programming and instruction, and dual language instruction.

The EL Network Specialist will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Provide differentiated instructional support by working directly with administrators, teacher leaders, and teachers in the classroom, as appropriate, to model effective, research-based instructional practices for English learners.
• Collaborate with various teams to drive data-informed instructional planning around EL instruction and work with school-based leadership teams to actualize the implementation of appropriate EL instruction.
• Lead professional development around EL instructional practices for EL teacher leaders (ELPTs) and network administrators (PLCs, book studies, etc.).
• Coach ELPTs around EL Instructional Leadership development (e.g., using data analysis to guide instructional decisions, participating in classroom observations, etc.).
• Consult and collaborate with Chiefs, Principals, Assistant Principals, school-based Instructional Leadership Teams, and fellow Network instructional leadership to develop data-informed strategies to support EL instructional practices. These strategies include curriculum…