Multilingual Learner; ML​/Spanish Language Acquisition; SLA Teacher, Collins Middle School, SY

Multilingual Learner (ML)/Spanish Language Acquisition (SLA) Teacher, Collins Middle School, Salem Public Schools [SY ]

About Salem Public Schools, where belonging leads to opportunity.

Salem is a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4,000 students in 10 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged, globally connected, and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging, equity, and opportunity in everything we do.

We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students, regardless of ability, economic status, gender/gender identity, language, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other backgrounds. We invite you to learn more about our strategic plan and core priorities on our website at https://salemk
12.org/.

What You'll Do:

The ML teacher provides direct language instruction to multilingual learner students that serve as a powerful lever to increase English proficiency, academic language acquisition, and student achievement.

Role Responsibilities:

* Teaches English language development pull-out classes to multilingual students of all proficiency levels that are aligned to WIDA Can-Do Descriptors, Common Core Standards, and provide students with rigorous opportunities to engage in critical thinking and language learning in all domains.

* Pushes into and co-teaches general ed Humanities, math, or science classes daily.

* Leverages extensive knowledge of first and second language acquisition in planning and collaborating with general education teaching colleagues.

* Plans and uses appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of native and non-native speakers who are learning content in English.

* Promotes a positive classroom environment that celebrates the diversity of the student population and fosters a love of learning.

* Provides structure in the classroom by promoting a positive classroom environment that is conducive to learning for students of all backgrounds and language proficiency levels.

* Demonstrates a commitment to excellence, equity, and high expectations for all students by building on the strengths that students bring to the language learning process.

* Communicates regularly and proactively with parents and families in a culturally proficient manner,

* Evaluates each student's formative progress in English skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and prepares progress reports.

* Serves as an advocate for the needs of multilingual students in instructional teams,

* Work under the general supervision of the building principal to review student proficiency levels, appropriate English language services, and multilingual data.

* Co-teaches a daily 30-minute advisory class/morning meeting.

* Additional duties may be assigned.

What You'll Bring:

We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change children's lives through education. You'll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself, your work and the people around you to the next level. We expect our SPS employees to:

* Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant, diverse in background, ethnicity, language, and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.

* Hold high expectations for yourself, students, and colleagues - You see potential in all, especially our SPS students, and maintain high expectations for achievement, while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations, modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to continuously improve.

* Build authentic, caring…