Teacher, English Learner (El/Mll) / 2023-2024 / Eoy

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Summary:

The EL teacher provides support to the instructional process by serving as the EL instructional leader with specific responsibility for implementing school-wide Language Instruction Educational Plan (LIEP) for all identified English Learners at respective schools. The EL teacher develops lesson plans and delivers group and individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines; collaborates with other teachers, other professional staff, and administrators in addressing instructional and/or classroom needs. The EL teacher provides leadership in the design, revision, and implementation of EL curriculum necessary to meet Federal, State, and District EL goals.Responsibilities include highly focused, rigorous, and innovative EL instruction and high quality training to expand and/or enhance existing academic integrated content/language instruction for teachers at their respective schools.

Essential Duties:

• Facilitates and/or supports communications between EL student's school and home to ensure parent engagement
• Possesses a broad knowledge regarding curriculum content and EL teaching strategies with specific content knowledge at multiple levels of instruction
• Maintains a current North Carolina Professional Educator's License in the appropriate areas
• Communicates effectively, orally and in writing
• May coordinate and lead class field trips.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in accordance with goals established by the CMS Strategic plan.
• Creates a culture of effectiveness, by setting high standards and expectations for all students.
• Recommends appropriate instructional strategies and accommodations for students and classroom teachers.
• Participates in school management and shares responsibility for the total school program.
• Attends staff meetings, planning meetings for instructional area, and professional development as offered.
• Helps staff members at assigned schools understand EL policy and procedures through formal and/or informal training
• Participates on the school MTSS team to ensure appropriate instructional decisions are made to maximize support and achievement for ELs.
• Supports schedule conferences between classroom teachers, parents, and parent liaisons as needed.
• Participates in personal professional growth activities focused on the acquisition of new and improved skills and knowledge.
• Uses appropriate techniques and strategies which promote and enhance critical, creative and evaluative thinking capabilities of students.
• Adapts teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests, including students with disabilities and different English proficiency levels.
• Works in partnership with principal(s) and classroom teachers to incorporate learner objectives compatible with the subject, academic abilities, established curriculum and diverse learning needs of ELs.
• Instructs students individually and in groups during the instructional time, using various teaching methods such as but not limited to lectures, discussions, demonstrations, presentations, class projects, use of media, technology, current research in instruction, tutorials and other tools that provides for student engagement in the learning process and enables students to achieve learning objectives
• Establishes and maintains school-based LIEP instructional schedule/service delivery for ELs.
• Researches innovative EL programs and research/evidence based strategies for ELs
• Utilizes data to improve programming
• Fosters strong school-home relations for parents of students in EL classrooms
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:
Minimum

• Must have ESL certification or credentials to attain NC certification.
• Bachelor's Degree in education with appropriate subject area.

Desirable

• Specialization in specific subject area at a Master's level

Licensing / Certification Requirements:

• North Carolina certification or credentials to attain North Carolina certification required. Must meet all minimum NC state requirements for certification.