English Language Teacher; K-8th Grade at Endeavor Charter Academy

Overview

Located in Springfield, MI, Endeavor Charter Academy opened in 1999 and serves 675+ Young5-8 students every year. At Endeavor, you can connected passion with purpose. To learn more about Endeavor Charter Academy .

• Starting pay above market scales.
• Competitive benefits at affordable rates.
• Academically outperformed the local school district for the last 13 years.
• Colleagues you enjoy working with to serve students.
• Ensures a safe learning environment with internal and external cameras.
• Personalized development and coaching opportunities.
• Sets rigorous academic and moral focus expectations for students.
• Ranked the #1 school in Battle Creek.

• Plans and delivers lessons to promote students’ English language development.
• Collaborates with classroom teachers and specialists to ensure achievement of EL/MLs across content areas through the Sheltered Instruction and the English Language Development program models.
• Administers formative and summative assessments to monitor language progress and ensure student achievement.
• Completes documentation required for compliance with state and federal guidelines.
• Completes daily logs of student services.
• Attends regular Professional Development offerings.
• Be available for afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences and school events.
• Additional duties as assigned.

• Candidates for English Language (EL) Teacher positions should preferably hold a valid teaching license for the grades they will serve (K-8 or 6-12) and an English as a second language (NS) or a Bilingual endorsement. Minimally, candidates for this position must be on an approved pathway towards gaining license for the grades they serve (K-8 or 6-12) within three years and then obtain an NS or YA-YT endorsement within 2 years of certification.
• Demonstrates knowledge of first and second language acquisition theory, second language learning patterns, and best practices in English language development.
• Reflects an awareness and acceptance of cultural differences exhibited by the students and their families.
• Possesses those characteristics necessary for acting as an advocate for multilingual families within the school.
• Read, analyze, and interpret student academic data.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate with classroom teachers, administration, and families.

National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.