Spanish Immersion Teacher - Grade 4

Location: Upton

The Mendon-Upton Regional School District is dedicated to fostering a nurturing and inclusive learning community that empowers all students to reach their full potential. Grounded in our core values of collaboration, authentic learning, student agency, and equity, we strive to provide a comprehensive and rigorous education that prepares students for success in an ever-changing world.

As a staff member in the Mendon-Upton Regional School District, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the academic and personal growth of our students. The ideal candidate will embrace our district's values and priorities, fostering a supportive and inclusive classroom environment where all students feel valued, respected, and challenged to achieve their highest potential.

In our district, we believe all learners thrive when:

* -We establish a culture of inquiry, exploration, reflection, and growth

* -Learners engage in active, meaningful, and authentic experiences

* -Learning experiences honor their identities, interests, strengths, and goals

* -Students, families, educators, and the larger community collaborate as partners in learning

* -A safe, supportive and inclusive environment exists, where each learner feels known, valued, and celebrated

Join our team and help us fulfill our mission of empowering every learner to thrive. If you are passionate about education, equity, and making a difference in the lives of students, we invite you to apply.

Are you passionate about fostering bilingualism and global citizenship in the next generation? We are looking for a creative, energetic, and fluent Spanish Immersion Teacher to join our community.

Overview:
Teachers plan curriculum and instruction, deliver effective instruction, manage classroom climate and operation, promote equity and meet their professional responsibilities in the classroom and school to which they are assigned. Their work is guided by the Professional Standards for Teachers promulgated by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and other applicable laws and regulations.

Responsibilities:
These responsibilities are summarized from the Professional Standards for Teachers.

● Draws on the content standards of the relevant curriculum frameworks to plan sequential units of study, individual lessons, and learning activities that make learning cumulative and advance students' level of content knowledge.

● Plans lessons with clear objectives and measurable outcomes.

● Uses information in Individual Education Programs (IEPs) to plan strategies for integrating students with disabilities into general education classrooms.

● Incorporate appropriate technology and media in lesson planning.

● Communicates high standards and expectations when beginning the lesson, when carrying out the lesson, when extending and completing the lesson, and when evaluating student learning.
● Creates an environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate for a range of learning activities.
● Maintains appropriate standards of behavior, mutual respect, and safety, and manages classroom routines and procedures without significant loss of instructional time.

● Works to promote achievement by all students without exception.

● Understands their legal and moral responsibilities, including but not limited to their Ch. 51A responsibilities, and the responsible and acceptable use of the internet and other resources.
● Collaborates with colleagues to improve instruction, assessment and student achievement.
● Works actively to involve parents in their child's academic activities and performance, and communicates clearly with them.

● Reflects critically on their teaching experience, and identifies areas for further professional development.

Qualifications:

● Native or Near-Native Fluency:
Exceptional proficiency in Spanish (speaking, reading, writing, and listening) and high proficiency in English.
Immersion Expertise:
Familiarity with immersion pedagogy and programming
Ability to meet the contractual requirements outlined in the agreement currently in effect, including attendance at contractually required meetings.
Possession of a Bachelor's degree, teaching or related experience, and, at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools, possession of a Master's degree.

Certifications:

● Minimum qualification is a license or waiver in the appropriate area of elementary education issued by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

● SEI endorsement preferred.