Multilingual Learner Instructional Coach (K-12)

Multilingual Learner Instructional Coach will work to support a high-quality instructional system that provides access to rigorous standards-aligned learning opportunities and empowers all students. Critical to this responsibility is helping to implement a professional learning community that is focused on analyzing student data that informs the school improvement plan providing instructional leadership through coaching observation and feedback to close achievement gaps and improve student outcomes. Multilingual Learner Instructional Coach will be responsible for supporting employees in research-based instructional strategies that impact overall student growth and success. The Multilingual Learner Instructional Coach supports teachers in providing high quality instructional strategies that teach content and language simultaneously and provide necessary scaffolding to improve literacy skills through professional development side-by-side planning and coaching demonstration lessons and making use of critical data to meet individual students needs. Multilingual Learner Instructional Coaches play an important role in promoting trusting and mutually respectful and professional relationships in the school community by maintaining strong lines of communication and transparency of :Design and facilitate professional development with a data-driven focus at the school and district MLL classroom teachers by providing instructional coaching demonstration lessons modeling collaborative co-teaching observing and providing non-evaluative feedback through trend data collection cycles of observation and feedback for everyone in their short non-evaluative cycles of observation feedback and teachers in their department by acting as a coach and thought partner to support action steps for ongoing improvement of instructional classroom observation protocols aligned to high-quality MLL instructional tenets in walkthroughs to monitor implementation and improve -teaches and provides professional learning (job embedded) support to enhance the skill set of all staff to increase achievement and close with instructional district partners including Imagine Learning Achieve 3000 Ellevation iReady. Work collaboratively with the Multilingual Learner office classroom teachers and building administrators to ensure that MLL services are in accordance with state and federal purposeful and targeted support to ensure schools meet the diverse needs of MLL student with the curriculum department to align core curriculum to the WIDA the understanding of all educators about the relationship between first-language development and second- third- or fourth-language educator capacity to implement asset-oriented approaches in teaching and and conduct professional development for MLL teachers on explicit instruction on academic language oral language disciplinary literacy development and productive academic educator knowledge of and ability to implement effective evidence-based practices for promoting the successful education of educator knowledge and skills to implement formative assessment to inform instruction and use interpret and apply all assessment results for educators to be skilled at establishing respectful partnerships with families of MLLs and advocating on behalf of MLLs for high-quality instruction and on educators accelerating MLL progress through processes that use quantitative and qualitative data to inform continuous improvement of practices and conferences workshops and district professional development to keep current in MLL in district initiatives on leadership coaching development and with the Special Education staff to coordinate intervention strategies for differently abled other responsibilities as directed by the Superintendent Assistant Superintendents and MLL IN: Title III RequirementsRhode Islands Blueprint for Multilingual Learner SuccessWIDA 2020 ELD Standards FrameworkWIDA Proficiency Level DescriptorsACCESS for ELLs 2.0 RICAS SAT PSAT WIDA ScreenerEllevation PlatformThe SIOP ModelImplementing supports and scaffolds to core curriculum for varying levels of ELPHigh-Quality Instructional Materials and their relationship to program goals and objectives Evidence-based strategies in teaching and learning for MLLs Differentiated instructional strategiesStrong interpersonal skillsFormative assessments to measure progress towards stated outcomesStrong personal commitment to diversity equity and inclusion Rhode Island High School Regulations and Graduation RequirementsSeal of BiliteracyResponse to Intervention/ITSS ProcessData AnalysisCurrent Research and Best Practices for MLLsKnowledge of CCSS StandardsQUALIFICATIONS:Bachelors Degree in Education or related fieldExperience in facilitating professional development for teachers and instructional leadersDemonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneouslyProficiency with technology-based productivity tools including Microsoft Office Google Applications video conferencing toolsStrong oral and written communication skillsPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:Masters or Advanced Degree in EducationFive years of classroom teaching experienceExperience in coaching and providing professional development opportunitiesThree years of experience in a leadership role at the building or district levelAbility to implement research-based instructional strategies that enhance equity of teaching and learningLICENSES/CERTIFICATION:Elementary Teachers Grades 1-6 and MLL K-12 CertificationsTHIS JOB SPECIFICATION SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY THAT THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE THE EXCLUSIVE STANDARDS OF THE POSITION. INCUMBENTS MAY BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS AND TO PERFORM ANY OTHER RELATED DUTIES AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE SUPERVISOR.