Multilingual Learner; ML Teacher of Record- Excel Center Clarksville

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- Excel Center Clarksville role at Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana

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- Excel Center Clarksville role at Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana

Are you looking for a teaching career that is more flexible than the traditional school setting? Do you want part of a supportive and mission-based community focused on enhancing generational impact? At the Clarksville Goodwill Excel Center(s), school days are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Mondays through Thursdays are instructional and Fridays are flexible/preparatory days each week. The salary range for this position is $49-$64K annually.

The Multilingual Learner Teacher of Record, The Excel Center (MLL ToR) plans and provides appropriate learning experiences for multi-language learning students in accordance with a student’s Individual Learning Plans (ILPs). The EL ToR creates a flexible program and learning environment that provides specialized instruction for students around building English language proficiency when assisted with supplemental aids, accommodations, and other needed supports.

The EL ToR role may vary across local contexts, IDOE has defined minimum expected responsibilities for the EL ToR to assist local education agencies as they ensure compliance with federal requirements. The position works with the instructional team in meeting the educational goals and adhering to the Indiana State Standards as well as continuously improving curriculum and instruction.

Example Duties and Activities

• Assures the required timely communication with parents with regard to their student’s English Learner (EL) status via the Annual Parent Notification Letter and additional parent communication on EL program-related information such as WIDA ACCESS results, notification of students who are exiting EL services, etc.
• Offers EL assistance within the classroom to create opportunities for joint productive activities between ELs and their native-English-speaking peers.
• The EL ToR assists in providing training to the Table of Specification and surpasses training on instructional expectations of all teachers of ELs, which includes Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) and WIDA Standards implementation.
• Facilitates and implements the formal monitoring process for students who have exited EL services for two years after their reclassification.
• Provides EL expertise to case conferences for ELs with disabilities, MTSS meetings, referrals for Special Education evaluation, referrals for high-ability programming, and other school-based processes pertaining to EL students.
• Provides direct supervision by meeting regularly (minimally weekly) with certified teachers adequately trained in language acquisition to ascertain instructional needs and to plan English language development for the student.
• Assesses and evaluates EL progress using the local agencies’ progress monitoring process.
• Oversees the development and implementation of the Individual Learning Plan (ILP).
• Partners with classroom teachers in creating ILP and ensures the classroom teachers have access to and are implementing the accommodations and modifications within the ILP with fidelity.
• Ensures consistent and frequent collaboration with classroom teachers to ensure instruction and assessment are appropriate for the student at their current level of English proficiency.
• Administers WIDA placement tests and the annual ACCESS assessments.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of student learning and effective teaching strategies for linguistically diverse and provides professional development for staff on topics such as EL instructional best practices, data analysis, differentiation of assessments, etc.
• Identifies and tracks relevant student/school data/staff performance to set improvement and/or achievement goals and to drive future evaluation and feedback.
• Develops personal professional/performance goals and action plans to…