Bilingual Resource Teacher; Spanish - Leopold - FTE - SY

Bilingual Resource Teacher (Spanish) - Leopold - 0.8 FTE - 26-27 SY

Elementary School Operations. Leopold Elementary.

Minimum Annual Compensation: $52,154 (25-26 TE Salary Schedule).

Length of

Contract:

192 days.

Employment Type:

Exempt.

• Provide supplementary instruction for targeted English Language Development within or outside of the classroom to English Learners (ELs) in general education environments across program types (e.g., ELI, DLI‑DBE, Hmong Heritage Programs).
• Provide English language development instruction for EL students who have been in U.S. schools for less than one calendar year for key content areas in high school.
• Establish consistent communication with Bilingual Resource Specialists regarding student needs, instructional support, and family outreach.
• Help create school‑wide welcoming environments and support inclusion of EL students in instructional settings.
• Work with the building administrator and Multilingual Services and Programs staff to coordinate inclusive service delivery that conforms to district protocols and requirements for English language learners.
• Serve as an integral member of the school‑based team responsible for student placement and scheduling to ensure compliance with state and federal law regarding ESL services.
• Work with librarian and/or Instructional Coach to purchase culturally and linguistically relevant materials.
• Participate as active team members in discussions of academic, transition, secondary options, graduation and career/vocational post‑secondary planning for ELs.
• Serve on the Student Support and Intervention Teams (MTSS) to ensure culturally and linguistically responsive practices throughout the referral process when the student in question is an EL.
• Participate as active team members (not as interpreters) in IEP meetings for ELs to represent the student’s language development needs.
• Provide assessment support, including administration of English language proficiency assessments and screeners (WIDA Kindergarten Screener, WIDA Screener Online, ACCESS 2.0 and applicable bilingual screeners).
• Monitor students’ ability to access grade level curriculum through ongoing formative assessment in collaboration with general education staff.
• Collaborate with non‑ESL staff to ensure that ELs have appropriate and adequate assessment scaffolds in core content learning (formative, interim, and summative).
• Provide professional learning to colleagues to ensure that content‑related language growth is measured and reported.
• Support classroom teachers in understanding how to use English Language Development observation tools and how to use data to guide instructional planning.
• Collaborate with School Testing Coordinators to ensure appropriate testing accommodations are provided for ELs in district and state‑mandated assessments.

• Serve as one of the communication links among student, families, and school staff in collaboration with classroom teachers.
• Participate in parent‑teacher conferences that include ELs served by BRT/ESL teachers in collaboration with the general education classroom teacher.
• Collaborate with Bilingual Resource Specialists and other staff to coordinate communication with families.
• Provide families of ELs with information related to MMSD and the U.S. educational system, including the process of identifying ELs.

• Provide support for the development of social language in a play‑based environment for students whose parents have indicated the presence of another language on the Home Language Survey.
• Provide support with routines related to instructional activities.
• Collect anecdotal notes under the observational assessment framework while interacting with children (no individualized or standardized testing or pull‑out).
• Review and use the 4K benchmarks.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers during planning time to embed language strategies to support students whose guardians indicated the presence of another language on the Home Language Survey.

• Serve as case managers for ELs to provide a school‑based contact/advocate for parents and students.
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