Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education; CLDE Coach

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) Coach

Roaring Fork School District |

Roaring Fork School District | Posted Mar 9

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Position: Licensed Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) Coach

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Location: Basalt Elementary School

Reports to: Basalt Elementary School Principal

Classification: Certified Exempt - Full-Time (1.0 FTE / 40 hours per week)

Contract Period: 185 working days

Salary Range: $54,000 to $83,500 (Based on education and years of relevant teaching experience) The annual salary listed above is based on a full-time, 8-hour workday (FTE
1) and a full working calendar. For positions with less than a full FTE or reduced hours, such as part‑time or late‑start positions, the salary will be prorated accordingly. Certified Salary Schedule

Credentialed teaching experience outside the District or U.S. may be considered in salary placement. See our Salary Placement Criteria for more information.

Benefits: The Roaring Fork School District offers full district paid employee health benefits, including medical, life, voluntary vision, dental, and dependent coverage. Other benefits include paid leave, CO PERA (pension plan) enrollment with district contribution, TSA options, employee assistance programs (EAP) and supplemental insurance. In addition, RFSD offers highly reduced and payroll deducted ski passes and an employee referral program.

RFSD prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in all district activities. Read the district's full nondiscrimination statement online at

About Us: With 14 schools and 5,600 students, the Roaring Fork School District is located in the culturally vibrant and naturally stunning Roaring Fork Valley serving the communities of Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Basalt. The Roaring Fork Schools believe that teachers are our most important asset, and our teachers enjoy a true teacher voice in decision‑making; clear and collaborative leadership; small class sizes;

a highly competitive and progressive salary schedule; access to our affordable housing program; and a culture of self‑care and well‑being. We believe diversity is a strength, and our staff makes a real difference for our students who come from different ethnicities, cultures, and socio‑economic backgrounds.

Position Overview: The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) Coach plays a crucial role in enhancing instruction by collaborating with regular classroom teachers, thereby positively impacting the learning of emerging bilingual students. The CLDE Coach ensures alignment, consistency, and ongoing improvement in all aspects of programming for these students, focusing on their English Language Development (ELD) and academic progress. By providing support and guidance, the CLDE Coach helps ensure that emerging bilingual students make adequate growth in both language acquisition and their overall academic performance.

Job Duties And Responsibilities:

• The CLDE Coach works with regular classroom teachers to impact instruction for emerging bilingual students. Focus areas are on Literacy‑Based ELD instructional settings, incorporating the WIDA Framework for content area instruction in math, science and social studies.
• The CLDE Coach ensures the school adheres to policies and procedures for determining CLDE program eligibility, re‑designation, monitoring and exiting.
• The CLDE Coach addresses required programming criteria:
  All emerging bilingual students have English, math, science, social studies, specials/electives, and Literacy‑Based ELD instructional settings are implemented.
• The CLDE Coach works with problem‑solving teams to help determine the root cause and make appropriate placements into CLDE instructional settings and/or Literacy Interventions for emerging bilingual students.
• The CLDE Coach attends regularly scheduled professional development sessions to enhance coaching skills, ensure alignment with the District CLDE Team's goals, and continuously improve practices.
• The CLDE Coach takes on several roles: resource provider, data coach, ELD specialist, bilingual education expert, mentor, facilitator, leader, and catalyst for…