Specialist, El Instructional Practices

Position Title

SPECIALIST, EL INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES - 223 DAY

This position is responsible for providing specialized support and expertise to schools and teachers as they work collaboratively to ensure academic achievement and accelerated language development for all English learners (ELs). This position is very knowledgeable in research-based instructional strategies, second language acquisition, WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards, instructional frameworks, and sheltered instruction approaches. This position has experience in the practical application of EL appropriate instructional strategies resulting in student academic performance.

This position is a professional developer, teacher mentor, and coach for teaching and administrative staff to support implementation of effective planning and delivery at assigned schools. This position develops, creates, and provides division-wide professional learning to a variety of audiences that enhance and improve EL instructional practices across all schools and offices. This position will provide job-embedded support and professional development on effective instructional planning and delivery of content to ELs, while simultaneously developing English proficiency by addressing the listening, speaking, reading, and writing language domains as a part of the WIDA ELD Standards adopted by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

This position will provide professional development and support on co‑teaching techniques for any EL, Special Education, and content teachers who will be coteaching; and how to differentiate instruction to ensure that EL‑readiness levels, interests, and learning profiles are addressed in both sheltered pull‑out and inclusive settings. Through job‑embedded support at assigned schools, this position will assist teachers to develop academic literacy, instruct academic vocabulary aligned with the core content curriculum, implement strategies for reading development and comprehension, and implement formative and summative assessments within the context of standards-based instruction.

This position will provide assistance in incorporating requirements from the Every Student Succeeds Act Title III Part A, Equal Education Opportunities Act, the Division Strategic Plan, and school and teacher goals to ensure that all English learners achieve in Prince William County Public Schools.

Prince William County, VA

06/17/2026

OPEN