Teacher- Dual Language Elementary- English Anticipated
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DISTRICT OVERVIEW
Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK12 public school district serving nearly 5100 students of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining topquality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery support and belonging.
Our Equity Commitments are pledges we are making to address systemic equity challenges.
- We intentionally build a community that is antiracist inclusive and culturally responsive.
- We ensure that students families and staff get the support they need to be successful.
- We seek out and incorporate the voices of those impacted with a commitment to include those who have been excluded in the past.
- We promote access and inclusion for all students staff and families.
- We respect embrace and honor the diversity of our students families staff and community.
- We reflect on our own behavior to minimize harm to others.
- We create a culture of acceptance and empathy so that everyone feels valued and is able to contribute to our communitys success.
Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us as well as some of our recent accomplishments.
Spanish:
Las Escuelas Pblicas de Holyoke son un distrito escolar pblico de preknder a 12. grado que acoge a casi 5100 estudiantes de los cuales el 80 por ciento son latinos/latinas. Empleamos a casi 1300 personas que juntas educan y apoyan a una comunidad de estudiantes muy diversa. Estamos comprometidos a contratar y retener educadores de alta calidad que tengan la certeza de que todos los nios pueden y podrn aprender y que tambin se esfuercen diariamente por hacer de la escuela un lugar alegre de descubrimiento apoyo y pertenencia.
Nuestros compromisos de equidad son promesas que hacemos para abordar los desafos de equidad sistmica.
- Construimos intencionadamente una comunidad antirracista inclusiva y culturalmente receptiva.
- Nos aseguramos de que los estudiantes las familias y el personal reciban el apoyo que necesitan para tener xito.
- Buscamos e incorporamos las voces de los afectados con el compromiso de incluir a los que han sido excluidos en el pasado.
- Promovemos el acceso y la inclusin de todos los estudiantes el personal y las familias.
- Respetamos acogemos y honramos la diversidad de nuestros alumnos familias personal y comunidad.
- Reflexionamos sobre nuestro propio comportamiento para minimizar el dao a los dems.
- Creamos una cultura de aceptacin y empata para que todos se sientan valorados y puedan contribuir al xito de nuestra comunidad.
Por favor visite el sitio web de las Escuelas Pblicas de Holyoke en para obtener ms informacin sobre nosotros y algunos de nuestros logros recientes.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Holyoke Public Schools currently has three Dual Language Programs which are housed at Joseph Metcalf School E.N. White School and Kelly School.In theschool year the Holyoke Public Schools established our first dual language program at the Joseph Metcalf School.Holyoke Public Schools continues to expand our programming to support our vision of a pathway for every student. In 2223 Metcalf will be a full PK8 program while we expand a grade level each year at both EN White and Kelly.
The goals of the program are for children to become fluent speakers readers and writers of English and Spanish.Students will become bilingual and biliterate and achieve grade level standards in both program languages.Additionally they will be able to build friendships with children of other cultures while sharing their own cultural backgrounds and language experiences. We aim to achieve full biliteracy bilingualism and biculturalism through our 50/50 two way model in which students learn half of the day in English and half of the day in Spanish.
DUTIES:
- Understand the core purposes of dual language immersion program and the research behind the programs effectiveness
- Meet and instruct assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
- Plan a program of study that as much as possible meets the individual needs interests and abilities of the students and employs a variety of instructional techniques and media.
- Teaches reading writing social studies mathematics science according to Massachusetts Curriculum Standards and materials compatible with the districts instructional focus
- Ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with peer teacher to ensure continuity between daily Spanish and English instruction
- Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.
- Instruct students using strategies conducive to language development such as sheltered instruction cooperative learning and inquiry based learning.
- Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with the goals establish clear objectives for all lessons units projects and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
- Strive to implement by instruction and action the districts philosophy of education instructional goals and objectives.
- Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.
- Maintain accurate complete and correct records as required by law district policy and administrative regulations.
- Make provision for being available to students and parents for educationrelated purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested.
- Plan and supervise purposeful assignments for teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s) and cooperatively with department heads evaluate their job performance.
- Strive to maintain and improve professional competence.
- Attend staff meetings and serve on staff committees as required.
- Other duties as assigned by principal/district leader
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors Degree required; Masters Degree preferred
- Ability to instruct fully in Spanish
- A strong understanding of second language acquisition
- Commitment to ensuring academic social emotional and cultural competence success for all students
- Experience working in an urban setting and with diverse student populations preferred
- Knowledge and experience with Dual Language instruction preferred
Required license(s):
- ELEMENTARY 16 and BILINGUAL ENDORSEMENT preferred
Employment Type
Full-Time
