Language Professional Development Facilitator

TITLE: World Language Professional Development Facilitator

Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) is a student-focused, innovative educational organization committed to academic excellence. Our mission is to empower and educate all students to think critically, creatively, and responsibly, to embrace diversity, and to pursue their dreams with a purpose. We are a family of excellent public schools in which every student has the opportunity to succeed and the power to create their own future.

Led by forward-thinking leadership and our commitment to prioritizing students, racial equity, and authentic engagement with our families, team members, and communities, our staff have diverse opportunities to develop their careers in a challenging but rewarding environment. We are an organization for people who are passionate about education and who are committed to the Indianapolis community.

The World Language Professional Development Facilitator plans, develops and presents professional learning opportunities for world language teachers during district-wide professional development days. The facilitator will maintain communication and share appropriate resources with their community.

The World Language Professional Development Facilitator is currently a 1-year position. This role has an estimated time commitment of 15-20 hours per month. We are looking for Spanish and Mandarin facilitators.

The following outlines what your core duties and responsibilities will be for this position and provides a sample overview of what your month may look like.

• Create a school-year long scope and sequence specific to the world language professional development
• Plan meaningful activities for professional development sessions aligned to Indiana Academic Standards
• Facilitate session(s) during district-wide Professional Development
• Collaborate with ENL Coordinators to prepare for session delivery
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques and teaching strategies to meet different aptitudes and interests of adult learners
• Assist in collecting and analyzing data for increasing student achievement
• Establish and maintain communication with members of your world language community through shared digital system
• Update and share research, articles and curricular materials with colleagues through a shared digital system

On a regular basis, as a World Language Professional Development Facilitator, you might:

• Plan a PD session after school
• Add curricular resources to shared digital system with colleagues
• Monitor progress and receive feedback from session participants

As an ideal candidate for this role, you will be able to achieve the following:

• Rapport with session participants and ENL District Team
• Working knowledge of world language instruction best practices and Indiana Academic Standards
• Clear written and verbal communication with a diverse staff and community
• Effective analysis of student assessment data to drive instructional decisions

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Valid Indiana State Teacher’s License Preferred

WL Facilitators will receive $2,000 for the  school year in two installments of $1,000 each. Disbursements will come in December 2025 and May 2026.

Exempt

This role requires work outside of the contracted work-day and may be completed anywhere.

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the…