Elementary English Learner; EL​/Multilingual Teacher; ML--Kindergarten

Multilingual Kindergarten Teacher

The Multilingual Kindergarten Teacher will have excellent organizational and communication skills, be willing to collaborate with team members and the Professional Learning Community, to analyze data to guide instructional decisions, demonstrate initiative within the school community, and perform other duties as assigned. The ML Teacher will support the acquisition of the English language as well as academic Spanish language for the kindergarten students at our school.

He/She must have knowledge of the WIDA and its administration. He/She will be able to:

• Meet all Indiana and Federal EL compliance requirements
• Manage/Support building leader with all assessments related to EL compliance
• Support EL Leads with TOR management and EL advocacy
• Document student data and information including assessment scores, evidence of progress, and mandatory communications with families related to EL
• Provide instructional supports to identified EL students as determined by WIDA Access (Push-in, Pull-out, Co-teaching, Teacher Collaborative Support)
• Build relationships with teachers and leaders to enhance English language instruction in the classrooms
• Meet with the classroom teachers to impact instructional decisions to better meet the needs of English language learners
• Attend PLCs to provide EL focused support as assigned
• Stay current on EL related research and best practices
• Provide as needed EL professional development to teachers and building leaders as assigned
• Attend required EL related PD as assigned (WIDA, SIOP, other)
• Provide opportunities for EL family engagement as determined by the building leader
• Provide EL student and family advocacy within the school and district community
• Support all other duties as assigned