Assistant Director of English Learners
Assistant Director of English Learners
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At Acero Schools we are what we believe.
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PositionDescription
Assistant Director of English Learners
Salary:Competitive Salary and Benefits
Location:Chicago IL
Reports To:Director of English Learners
How to Apply: Overview
The primary responsibility of the Assistant Directorof English Learners is to provide collaborative leadership for programs thatprovide assistance for Acero Schools students identified as Englishlearners. The Assistant Director of English Learners will have the responsibilityfor assisting the effort to provide supports to students who are English Learnersacross the 15 schools within the network.
The ideal candidate should have the ability tounderstand and accept the mission of the Acero Schools. The candidate must havea firm knowledge of second language acquisition and its terminology and anunderstanding of the needs of English Learners. The candidate must be able towork with a linguistically and culturally diverse group of individuals.
Core Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with State and Federal mandates for English Learners.
- Provide collaborative leadership to develop programs that provide assistance for Acero Schools students identified as English learners.
- Monitor and maintain student achievement data associated with English Learners provide regular updates to Network teams and school directors.
- Coordinate network-wide communication planning and implementation of English Learner supports and programming.
- Train and monitor school staff on policies procedures and best practices around English Learner support documentation and record-keeping. This includes providing professional development to school teams on best practices regarding EL supports.
- Provide reports and expertise to other central office staff and organization leadership around English Learner program.
- Provide assistance to teachers in individual student cases as appropriate and as requested by school leadership.
- Remain current in all research-based EL topics and disseminate best practices to all central and school staff.
- Provide assistance to Acero Schools special education teams regarding supports and services for students that have IEPs and are also English includes being available to attend IEP meetings as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Commitment to School and Classroom Culture:
- Possess an understanding of State and Federal Bilingual Education law and CPS Policies.
- Attend all CPS and Acero Schools English Learner-related meetings.
- Maintains cooperative working relationships with parents and continuous collaboration with staff other school district personnel and other community service agencies; maintains effective and timely written and oral communication with parents staff other school personnel and community agencies.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelors Degree (required)Masters Degree in Education (preferred)
- Teaching experience minimum 3 years; bilingual setting (preferred)
- 1 to 2 years administrative/leadership experience at the district regional state or national level (preferred)
- Demonstrated leadership and commitment to the success of students identified as English Learners
- Demonstrated knowledge of the needs of English Learners
- Demonstrated ability to provide innovative visionary and responsible leadership at the school district educational service district state level
- Demonstrated knowledge of effective curriculum and instructional practices which promote achievement of English language learners
- Experience in implementing educational reform efforts at the school district and/or state level
- Demonstrated ability to lead in a collaborative manner with diverse entities
- Demonstrated skills in program development and evaluation
- Knowledge of Title III Bilingual Education legislation
- Knowledge of a variety of bilingual education models
- Experience with the use of technology in education and administration
- Advanced skill in addressing issues relating to cultural diversity and equity issues
- Fluency in Spanish
- Demonstrated leadership skills in planning organizing delegating listening and evaluating
- Valid Illinois Professional Educator License or equivalent withBilingual and/or ESL Endorsement (required)
- Must hold permanent residency in the United States (required)
Physical Demands
The nature of the work requires an ability to operate standard business office equipment and the ability to communicate and exchange information collect compile and prepare work documents set-up and maintain work files. Physical demands include the ability to stand bend reach high and low stoop and walk around the classroom 60% of the addition candidates must be able to lift and/or push and pull 15 to 20lbs. for short periods of time and walk up and down stairs several times a day.
Working Conditions
Majority of work is performed in a general requires availability for extended hours plusnon-traditional hours required to perform job requiresparticipation and attendance at organization-sponsored events and meetings.
NOTE: The foregoinglist of essential duties and responsibilities is intended to be representativeof the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarilydescriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essentialfunction does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed hereinif such functions are a logical assignment to the position.
Acero Schools is committed to a policy of equaltreatment for all individuals. Acero Schools does not discriminate on thebasis of race color gender handicap age religion sexual orientation ornational or ethnic origin.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
