Teacher - High School English ESL; SY

Teacher - High School English ESL (SY 26-27)

Location:

Providence School District Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School, Providence, Rhode Island.

Starting Date: Immediately.

Providence Public Schools District (PPSD) seeks an exceptional HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) TEACHER who is highly qualified and skillful to join our community of teachers, students and stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity for teachers who seek a challenging yet rewarding teaching experience.

Under the Rhode Island Right to Read Act, the position requires Structured Literacy Proficiency within one year of hire.

Under direction of the school principal and/or appropriate supervisor, plans and provides English as a Second Language instruction to students identified as needing ESL support by the district’s annual English Language Proficiency assessment.

• Accelerate the learning or acquisition of Academic English through the academic content of math, language arts, science, and social studies in order for students to achieve academic success and meet classroom expectations.
• Implement all district MLL procedures.
• Serve as a resource for information regarding students from diverse language backgrounds.
• Plan, prepare and deliver lesson plans using instructional materials aligned to grade level standards that facilitate active and engaging learning for all students.
• Provide appropriate scaffolds for Multilingual learners of varying English Language proficiency levels to ensure they can meaningfully access grade level content.
• Instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and equipment, using relevant technology to support and differentiate instruction.
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities and provide appropriate feedback on assignments.
• Manage student behavior in the classroom by establishing and enforcing a warm, welcoming, and culturally relevant environment.
• Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students and regularly use data to observe and evaluate student performance and development to adjust teaching strategies.
• Maintain and update accurate and complete records of students' progress and development.
• Communicate information regularly to students, colleagues, and families regarding student progress and student needs in a language they can understand.
• Provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities to support all students.
• Actively participate in and contribute to department, school, district and parent meetings and professional development.
• Make recommendations for students who are being referred or during IEP meetings regarding instruction and assessments.
• Assign and grade classwork, homework, tests, and assignments according to state standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in applicable field of education from an accredited college or university.

• Secondary Grades English Teacher, Grades 6-12 and
• All Grades English to Speakers of Other Languages Teacher, Grades PK-12

Principal.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $48,343 to $91,123 Per Year

Job Categories: Classroom Teacher > ELL / ESL / SEI / TESOL, Classroom Teacher >
English & Language Arts

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

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