Dual Language; Spanish Teacher - Kindergarten

Dual Language (Spanish) Kindergarten Teacher

Madrona Elementary School is seeking a Dual Language (Spanish) Kindergarten Teacher to join our team of educators for the upcoming  school year!

Summary:

Dual Language Teachers work in an exciting 50:50 dual language program model. In this program students are immersed in the partner language (Spanish, Vietnamese, etc...) for 50% of the day, and English for 50% of the day. At the elementary grade level, this can be both a two-classroom model or a single classroom model. At the secondary grade level, the teacher for this position will use a specific Partner Language (Spanish, Vietnamese, etc) for at least one period a day.

Like all teachers, the teacher in this position will help students learn skills and develop attitudes and appreciations that will lead them toward the fulfillment of the District's goals of education.

Required Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

Current Washington State Teacher's certificate with appropriate subject area endorsement(s) and Native or native-like proficiency in oral and academic World Language and English.

Additional Requirements:

Pass ACTFL language proficiency test in the specified World Language with Advanced Low or higher score, criminal background clearance and all certificates, licenses, endorsements, permits, and vaccines (absent exemption) as required for this position by state and local authorities.

Benefits Eligibility:
Eligible Highline Public School employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package.

Our Promise:
Every student in Highline Public Schools is known by name, strength and need, and graduates prepared for the future they choose. The Highline Strategic Plan is centered on Our Promise. In 2023, the strategic plan was updated to prioritize our work through 2026, identifying four bold goals:
Culture of Belonging, Innovative Learning, Bilingual & Biliterate, and Future Ready.

Highline Public Schools, District #401, complies with all federal rules and regulations as well as state laws on discrimination and does not discriminate in admission, access, treatment, or employment in education programs or hiring practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, marital status, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

Highline Public Schools also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.