JOB TITLE:Elementary English Learner Lead
Purpose of the Position:The English Learner Lead supports building leadership and instructional staff in the effective implementation of quality/continual improvement through improved instruction for multilingual learners.
CLASSIFICATION:Certified
FLSA STATUS:Exempt
QUALIFICATIONS:
(Skills Knowledge Abilities Education Certification/Licensure Experience Equipment)
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
- Knowledge of effective coaching and interpersonal communication.
- Knowledge of effective Professional Learning Community processes and/or data teams.
- Ability to develop databased SMART goals and aligned action plans.
- Knowledge and demonstration of instructional best practices.
- Firm understanding of organizational systems thinking and quality/continual improvement.
- Effective group facilitation and knowledge of adult learning theory.
- Knowledge of current research and best practice in ELL.
Desired Qualifications
- Masters degree with an emphasis in curriculum instruction assessment educational leadership or TESOL/Applied Linguistics
- Demonstrated capacity for teacher leadership (i.e. UCILT curriculum committee technology steering committee etc.
Education
- Bachelors Degree
Certification/Licensure
- Minimum of three years teaching experience with the most recent year in Urbandale Community School District.
- Valid Iowa teaching license.
- ELL endorsement
Equipment
- Office equipment such as cell phone multiline phone system fax machines copiers and computers.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide support to district building and individual teachers.
- Plan and facilitate professional learning at the building and district level.
- Participate in districtlevel professional development.
- Participate in and facilitate professional learning community meetings at the building and district level.
- Facilitate curriculum and assessment planning and implementation at the classroom level.
- Evaluate data/current reality of district initiatives and implementation efforts.
- Provide guidance feedback and support for beginning teachers and career teachers through the ELL lens.
- Modeling of effective teaching practices.
- Modeling of effective scaffolding within gradelevel content.
- Facilitation of meetings and PLCs.
- Reflective coaching conversations in the context of the Iowa Professional Development Model (IPDM).
- Classroom walkthrough visits and observations.
- Oversee the progress of the UCSD strategic plan to ensure Q/CI principles are consistently employed.
- Support RTI/MTSS efforts at the building level through collaboration with teachers around effective strategies to address the multiple and diverse needs of multilingual learners.
- Ensure effective and clear communication between teachers building administration and district staff.
SUPERVISION OF OTHERS: None
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Satisfactory health as certified by competent medical authority upon hire.
- Repetitious bending lifting (up to approx. 20lbs. and hand movement.
- Ability to work while standing moving and/or walking.
- Drug tobacco and alcoholfree while working.
- Must be able to see and hear within normal limits with or without corrective lenses or hearing aids.
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle used to travel between sites.