Pt Evening Adult Basic Education Educator

Position: PT EVENING ADULT BASIC EDUCATION EDUCATOR
Lawrence Public Schools - Adult Learning Center Educator - ABE (Part Time Evenings) SY26-27

About Lawrence Public Schools and the Adult Learning Center:

Lawrence Public Schools is an urban district serving more than 13,000 students, the majority of whom are economically disadvantaged. More than 70% of our students speak a language other than English as their first language. We are committed to ensuring that our students, who have for too long been underserved, are provided with a high quality, free, public education at their local, district schools.

The Lawrence Public Schools - Adult Learning Center. has been providing free Adult Basic Education and ESOL classes to the citizens of Lawrence, MA and the surrounding communities for more than 40 years. The ALC provides quality educational services to 500 - 600 students per year who desire to develop:
English language, literacy, numeracy, and technology skills for further education, job training, and better employment. We also provide instruction in civics to help prepare students to pass the USCIS Citizenship Exam.

The Vision of the Lawrence Public Schools - Adult Learning Center is to ensure that all English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Adult Basic Education (ABE) students achieve the learning goals they have set upon entry into our program. By improving students' skills in the areas of academics, language, technology, and workforce development, we will increase their opportunities to enter college, to obtain an industry-recognized credential, to expand their career choices, to enjoy a family-sustaining wage, and to become effective citizens of their community.

About the ABE Position:

The ALC Adult Basic Education (ABE) Educator part time evenings (Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday) will help adult learners prepare for the GED or the HiSET high school equivalency credential and to transition to post-secondary education, jobs and/or job training by teaching content courses. The ABE Educator will work to ensure that students are receiving standards-based and evidence-based instruction that is student-centered, and includes appropriate supports, and necessary accommodations.

Reports to:

Principal of the Adult Learning Center. The educator will work collaboratively with the following ALC staff, advisor, facilitators, other ALC Educators, clerks, and support staff, as well as the School's Leadership Team.

Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

Teach, reinforce, remediate, and ensure mastery of academic content with individual students, small groups of students, and whole class of students in the assigned content areas (Reading, Writing, Social Studies, Math, Science);

Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiences and meet the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education, and required Curriculum Frameworks for ABE & ESOL;

Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities;

Use relevant technology to support instruction;

Evaluate students' progress regularly and prepare measurable goals and objectives;

Provide appropriate and timely feedback on student work;

Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards;

Submit lesson plans, electronically, on a weekly basis;

Use assessment data to refine curriculum and modify instructional practices;

Communicate effectively, consistently, and professionally with students, and colleagues;

Provide support, accommodations, and attention to all students;

Maintain and update all necessary records accurately, and completely, including attendance as required by ALC - ABE program, and ACLS;

* Communicate expectations for adult learners' academic and social behavior by establishing and enforcing

Classroom and school-wide norms, routines, and rules;

* Maintain classroom and school wide discipline in accordance with the rules contained in the ALC Student

Handbook and communicate serious infractions to the principal or advisors immediately;

Participate in school and community events, such as seminars, field trips, community forums, weekly ALC meetings, professional development opportunities, and end of the year ceremonies, including graduation;

Keep current with developments in subject area, teaching resources and methods and make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities relative to the teaching of adult learners;

Complete the fifteen (15) hour The Art of Teaching, part of the Foundations for New Staff course through SABES required for all teachers new to the adult education (AE) field in the first year of employment;

Comply with school, district, city, and statewide policies, regulations, and laws;

Adhere to rules of student confidentiality;

Complete other duties as assigned.

Key

Competencies:

Knowledge:

Familiarity with the field of Adult Basic Education, and HSE programs and exams;

Sound understanding of adult learning theory;

Solid knowledge base of math/science instruction or…