Assistant Director of Language Acquisition and Support

Location: Markham

Duties

Reports to:

Superintendent of Designee

Job Summary:

This position will have the responsibility to advance student achievement throughout the district campuses for Emergent Bilinguals by providing direct instructional support to administrators, classroom teachers, and other support staff; to ensure the best outcomes for language development, sheltered instruction plan, language acquisition curriculum, and instructional technology resources, and professional development.

Essential Functions:

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

Qualifications

Education/Experience

* Master's degree in the relevant educational field

* Valid Illinois Certification Education in Bilingual or English as a Second Language

* Bilingual Spanish, preferred Experience

* Minimum of three (3) years of successful teaching experience in public education at the elementary level

* Some experience with the design, development, and implementation of Elementary language acquisition for Emergent Bilingual (EB) students

* Some experience with the design, development, & implementation of EB focused professional development, with sheltered instruction at multiple grade levels, language acquisition strategies, and culturally responsive pedagogy

Special Knowledge/Skills

* Skills providing leadership in the use of instructional technology resources to enhance language development and overall learning

* Familiarity with the design, development, and implementation of course content and assessment

* Knowledge of the design, development, and implementation of professional development

* Strong presentation skills
• Expertise in second language acquisition, sheltered instruction, and culturally responsive pedagogy

* Demonstrate strong organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills

* Knowledge of Title III federal program regulations and requirements

Major Responsibilities and Duties Instructional and Program Management

1. Provides leadership for the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of Multilingual Programs, course content, assessment, and professional development.

2. Implements best practices related to technology use in classrooms and computer labs, as related to language development.

3. Facilitates grade-level team/department meetings to analyze Multilingual Programs assessment data, review student work, debrief classroom observations and best practices, identify student needs, and plan differentiated instruction.

4. Facilitates peer coaching by working with a teacher to plan, deliver, and analyze lessons.

5. Provides instructional support to teachers, when necessary, regarding effective strategies for Emergent Bilinguals.

6. Conducts professional development addressing Emergent Bilingual-specific course content and research-based best practices that go above and beyond what is required

7. Collaborate and coordinate with the Director and Elementary Coordinator for the Department of Multilingual Programs, in support of the campus principal to set goals regarding learner performance that are aligned to district programmatic and academic goals and campus needs.

8. Support the Department of Multilingual Programs and campus administrators in achieving language development in EBs.

9. Conducts demonstration lessons and facilitates classroom observations to improve instruction for emergent bilinguals.

10. Assists in coordinating the development and implementation of innovative instructional programs serving emergent bilinguals to achieve identified needs.

11. Support and target specific school sites, based on linguistic data, and assist administrators in increasing linguistic proficiency for students.

12. Attends professional learning opportunities as it relates to Emergent Bilingual students at the district level.

13. Add to the language curriculum as needed, to include more strategies and other components that go above and beyond what is already established and required by law. Student Management

14. Provides instructional leadership to schools to accelerate the English language proficiency of students.

15. Assists in developing and implementing…