Multilingual Education Specialist (25-26)

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The Multilingual Education Specialist plays a central role to support the school in fulfilling the KIPP Texas mission by directly impacting the academic and linguistic success of all Multilingual Learners. The Multilingual Education Specialist is a campus leader who supports the administration of the multilingual program leading both instructional coaching on sheltered instruction pedagogy and monitoring compliance for all EBs on their campus.

The Multilingual Education Specialist leads professional development of teachers regarding English Language Development (ELD) linguistic accommodations and instructional practices for emergent bilingual students The Multilingual Education Specialist also provides ESL instruction with small groups of newcomer/beginner students for 1-2 class periods per day.

The Multilingual Education Specialist also is responsible for communicating with parents of emergent bilingual students and planning Title III parent family and community events. The Multilingual Education Specialist reports to the School Leader and follows a 12-month calendar.

As a Multilingual Education Specialist you will internalize and drive towards academic and language development goals for multilingual students by ensuring:

• 100% of KTX School achieve an A or B rating - TBD
• KTX meets Domain III TELPAS growth goals
• KTX meets EB Academic Achievement STAAR/EOC goals for reading and math
•  90% of teachers score a 3 on the implement sheltered instruction strategies
• 90% of newcomer EBs receiving ELDA intervention will make one-level proficiency growth
• 90% of federal and state compliance requirements are completed on-time
• Plan and execute three Title III events to increase and strengthen family parent and community engagement

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Sheltered Instruction Coach 

• Use campus data to identify and prioritize courses and teachers to improve EB academic achievement
• Lead multilingual professional learning for teachers and school staff. This will come in the form of sheltered instruction coaching cycle leading content team meetings lesson internalizations data meetings and campus-wide professional development.
• Monitor progress of teachers use of content-based language instruction strategies.
• Highlight best linguistic practices across grade levels.
• Enhance Multilingual program hiring practices and support ESL paraprofessionals and Bilingual/ESL teacher retention

Multilingual Case Manager 

• Responsible for completing BOY MOY and EOY LPACs and related activities on time with fidelity and validity.
• Responsible for the planning and campus-wide execution of TELPAS and TELPAS ALT.
• Build strong relationships with all emergent bilingual (EB) students across the campus.
• Teach 1-2 English Language Development and Acquisition (ELDA) courses to newcomers beginners and intermediates.
• Monitor usage and growth on Summit K12 for all EBs on campus.
• Facilitate specific EB Title III events with parents families and the community to foster welcoming school culture.

Qualifications :

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college or university
• Demonstrated knowledge of core subject area assigned
• Texas Teacher Certificate appropriate for level and/or subject area of assignment if applicable*
• Must be considered highly-qualified based on NCLB guidelines if applicable
• Satisfactory outcome of a background check. Employees are responsible for a non-refundable fingerprinting fee (approximately $50.00).

*A valid Texas Teachers certificate is required for all Pre-K4 and Special Education teaching positions. Proof of licensure will be required prior to starting employment. For more information about obtaining certification click here.

Competencies:

• Unwavering commitment to KIPP Texas mission students families and community
• Strong record of helping students achieve academic success
• Strong desire to teach an academically intense curriculum and commit to an extended school day week and year
• Desire to continuously learn and increase effectiveness as a teacher and professional; offer and receive constructive feedback
• Willingness to be flexible and to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas students

The starting salary for this role is $60600 with with the opportunity to earn more based on experience at an accredited K-12 institution. See full salary scale here.

As a full time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas benefit plans including:

• Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies.
• Paid parental leave.
• Comprehensive medical dental and vision plans with varying coverage for employees and their families inclusive of virtual physician visits. High deductible health plan with HSA also offered.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS).
• 457 Roth retirement plan option with KIPP matching contribution up to $1200 a year. 403b plans also supported.
• KIPP also offers the following employee-paid benefits: legal plans LifeLock identity protection life insurance and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA.

Additional Compensation Elements

The Teacher Career Pathway (TCP) at KIPP Texas celebrates individual teacher impact with students peers and the school community and rewards this impact with up to $15000 in additional annual compensation. KIPP Texas Public Schools is a TEA Teacher Incentive Allotment approved district! Eligible and qualifying teachers can earn up to an additional $32000 a year.