English Language Development ELD Coordinator
English Language Development ELD Coordinator
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USD 72000 - 82000
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Job Description
Job Description
Title: English Language Development (ELD) Coordinator
Division: Making Waves Academy
Reports To: Director of Academic Support Services
Status: Fulltime Exempt
Salary: $72000$82000 $12000 Temporary Cost of Living Allowance and
MWA Benefits. CalSTRS Retirement Eligible (During the Academic Year)
Summary
Under the supervision of the Director of Academic Support Services the English Language Development (ELD) Coordinator develops and implements differentiated plans to support Making Waves Academys English Language Learners (ELL). In this position the ELD Coordinator is responsible for comprehensive progress monitoring and fidelity monitoring for the implementation of both the Middle School and Upper School ELD programs. The aim of the ELD Coordinator is to meet and surpass ELD Plan goals of helping 100 of Middle School ELL students to attain Reclassification status by the end of their 8th grade year.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Leadership
- Refine and implement the existing ELD Plan across MWA serving 5th12th grades.
- Work closely with the Middle School and Upper School Assistant Principals to discuss progress and effectiveness of implemented strategies.
- Develop and implement a plan for the fidelity and progress monitoring of the ELD Plan as well as the use of agreed upon instructional classroom practices.
- Play a lead role in annual ELPAC examinations and reclassification of ELL students.
- Lead professional development sessions; train and/or coach teachers.
Collaboration
- Lead Faculty professional development on cross curricular strategies to support English Language Learners and collaborate with the Testing Coordinator and Faculty to administer annual ELPAC examinations.
- Lead and facilitate ELAC meetings. Attend and support WASC/LCAP meetings.
- Participate and contribute to the school wide Academic Intervention Services Team (AIS) in monitoring school wide academic progress. Conduct RFEP monitoring as outlined by CA law.
- Produce data reports as needed on the progress of ELL students.
Student & Family Engagement
- Communicate to parents of ELD students regarding academic progress.
- Engage with parents of ELD students RFEP students and LTEL students to discuss academic support and progress in ELD and content classes.
Mission Alignment
- Communicate with teach and build relationships with staff faculty students and their families in the culturally and linguistically diverse MWA community.
- Be an active participant in the school community attend weekly divisionspecific professional development sessions school performances school assemblies extracurricular activities field trips and conduct home visits if needed. Participate in campus supervision duty weekly.
Work Environment
- This job operates in an office and school environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.
- 510 travel required.
Physical Demands
- While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly required to stand sit talk hear reach stoop kneel and use hands and fingers to operate a computer phone and keyboard.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
- Light to moderate lifting may be required.
- Frequently walk across the middle and upper school campus or climb stairs.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Bachelors Degree and experience teaching designated or integrated ELD. Experience with CA ELD State standards.
- Demonstrated knowledge of best practices when working with linguistically diverse classrooms. Experience working with students and families from historically underserved communities.
- Experience leading professional development sessions; training and/or coaching teachers and instructors.
Skills and Abilities
- Professional orientation appearance communication organization and attitude.
- Comfortable learning and using the digital tools MWA uses and willing to try out new technologies and work tools.
- Highly organized goaloriented and focused on outcomes. Ability to work effectively in fastpaced environments with limited supervision.
- Highly effective and professional communication skills with faculty staff students and families. Ability to build relationships with students and their families in the culturally and linguistically diverse MWA community.
- Ability to adapt and align with schoolrelated initiatives. Ability to uphold and reinforce school policies and procedures when addressing students and families.
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
Licenses or Certificates
- Employment eligibility will include fingerprints/Live Scan tuberculosis (TB) screening and other employment clearance.
- California Teaching Credential and CLAD/BCLAD.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Reasonable Accommodation
Consistent with its obligations under the law MWA will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
Equal Employment Opportunity Is Our Policy
Making Waves Academy is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the School to afford equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to their perceived or identified: race (including traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hairstyle including but not limited to braids locks and twists); color; gender (including gender identity gender expression and transgender identity whether or not the employee is transitioning or has transitioned); sex (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and medical conditions related to such); religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices); marital/registered domestic partner status; age (forty 40 and over); national origin or ancestry (including native language spoken and possession of a drivers license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the U.S. is authorized by federal law); physical or mental disability (including HIV and AIDS); medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics); taking of a leave of absence pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) law Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) California Family Rights Act (CFRA) the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) or laws related to domestic violence sexual and stalking laws; genetic information; sexual orientation; military and veteran status; or any other consideration made unlawful by federal state or local laws.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
