Elementary English Language Facilitator Standard

English Language Facilitator – Elementary/Secondary

Under the general supervision of the Director of the Department of English Language Development (ELD) and English Language Development Programming Coordinators, the English Language Facilitator ensures that federal requirements for teaching, identifying, and assessing English Learners (ELs) are met. The facilitator implements school board policy regarding the educational curriculum of a particular instructional division and/or instructional unit, and helps facilitate placement, academic and linguistic growth, and parent outreach programs to support English language acquisition for students whose first language is not English.

The facilitator collaborates with school administrators, grade level/content area teams, and teaching assistants to coach best practices for language instruction through content for ELs in mainstream classrooms and courses, through co‑teaching, coaching, and planning.

• Demonstrates mastery of content, pedagogy, resources, and knowledge of EL proficiency levels.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of WIDA standards, instruction, and assessment framework.
• Understands designing effective language instruction through Backward Design and selecting intentional strategies and scaffolds to support EL learning.
• Utilizes data to assist staff in making decisions for language and content targets and objectives for ELs to increase oral and written production.
• Sets instructional outcomes for diverse learners and student language learning outcomes.
• Assists in designing coherent instruction and student assessments aligned with Nevada Academic Content Standards, WIDA English language development standards, and district EL curriculum/course objectives.
• Uses language data (e.g., ELPA, QSI, Lexia English, iReady, writing samples, anecdotal records, formative and summative assessments) to plan and prepare instruction.

• Creates a professional coaching model with high expectations, respect, rapport, and cultural acceptance.
• Engages in a cycle of continuous improvement (PDSA) with classroom and content area teachers to build capacity.
• Organizes schedules to create a safe, accessible, resource‑rich environment for positive coaching for staff to meet student language needs.
• Supports effective classroom procedures and student behavior through co‑teaching with mainstream and EL teachers, and provides opportunities for reflective discussion and feedback.
• Establishes a commitment to elevating educators to create a culture of learning for ELs, demonstrates cultural competency with an equity lens, continually advocates, and builds capacity for cultural responsibility.

• Assists in developing high‑quality, standards‑aligned, explicit English language instruction, employing best practices for ELs, including appropriate differentiation techniques and strategies.
• Engages with mainstream content area and EL colleagues in giving and receiving feedback on sheltered instruction techniques, GLAD strategies, and best practices for ELs to analyze student work and determine instructional goals.
• Develops and communicates learning expectations for EL students.
• Encourages teachers to create lessons that provide students multiple opportunities for oral and written academic and language practice.
• Coaches staff to utilize questioning and discussion techniques to maximize student interaction.
• Embeds assessment in instruction.
• Demonstrates flexibility and responsiveness.
• Familiarity with Multi‑Tiered Systems of Support, including ELL specific considerations and procedures.
• Delivers professional learning on high‑quality explicit English language instruction, best practices for ELs, and differentiation techniques.

• Maintains EL documents/records as required by the Department of EL, Nevada Department of Education, and federal government.
• Assists the Department of EL Assessment/Compliance Specialist and the site‑based testing coordinator in the administration of the annual English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA).
• Collaborates with the…