Dual Language PLC Leader- 6th Grade (INTERNAL ONLY

Dual Language PLC Leader

Title:

Dual Language PLC Leader

Qualifications:

Elementary Licensure (Content Specialist) Bilingual ESL Certified/EL Experience Preferred

Reports to:

Director of Language Programs

Performance Responsibilities:

• Build relationships with all staff to enhance Spanish and English language instruction in all classrooms and in the school
• Advocate for the bilingual and biliteracy education for ALL students
• Consult regularly with EL teachers, EL leads and classroom teachers to impact instructional decisions to better meet the needs of English language learners
• Use data to close the Spanish literacy gap of native speakers arriving with varying levels of Spanish proficiency, set goals, and inform planning and instruction to continue to improve the academic achievement of all our students and their Spanish and English literacy skills
• Lead and support the PLC in asset-based thinking and goals for students
• Maintain regular communication with Director of Language Programs and District DL coaches regarding needs of English Learners and the improvement of instructional practices in content area classrooms
• Stay up to date on the current research with EL and DL instructional practices
• Attend DL PLC Leader monthly meetings
• Attend related PD as requested by supervisors
• Support building leaders and teachers with other duties as assigned