Teacher of English Learners

Teacher of English Learners  School Year)

Starting Date: Aug 1, 2026

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hold Collegiate Professional Certificate with appropriate endorsement.
• Demonstrate the professional and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with students, parents, school personnel and members of the community.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

JOB GOAL:

To enable English Learner students the opportunity to attain both English proficiency and parity of participation in the standard instructional program.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identify specific English language services needed for students and provide evidence-based practices and educationally sound instruction to meet students’ needs.
• Implement effective instructional strategies that results in acceptable, measurable, and appropriate student academic progress.
• Plan a program of instruction that meets the individual needs, interests and abilities of the students.
• Provide students with the support they need to attain parity of participation in the standard instructional program.
• Evaluate each student in terms of initial needs and progress toward meeting set goals.
• Monitor and report student progress.
• Support students in identifying sources of support within the school building.
• Provide opportunities for students to share and explore cultural differences.
• Implement effective classroom management strategies.
• Work closely with other teachers to help students maintain classwork.
• Help parents understand the specific educational needs of students and the goals and operation of the program, apprising them of problems and progress.
• Participate in case conferences about educational needs of students.
• Perform functions to facilitate communication pertinent to the educational program.
• Keep abreast of new developments in the field of instructing English Language Learners and discuss problems of mutual interest with other resource teachers.
• Meet and instruct at the times designated.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, division policy, and administrative procedures.
• Assist the administration in implementing all requirements for meeting State and Federal guidelines for instructing English Language Learners.
• Make provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.
• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as appropriate to the individual school site or division.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Ten month year. Salary and work year to be established by the Board.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

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