2026-2027 Elementary Teacher - Dual Language (Spanish)

TrulyHired; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Newport News Public Schools seeks a Spanish Dual-Language Immersion classroom teacher to provide standards‑based instruction in Spanish alongside an English tutor. The position emphasizes building rapport with students, adapting to learners, and fostering citizenship and personal growth in a bilingual setting with balanced English and Spanish instruction.

The teacher will develop lesson plans aligned with SOL standards, support second language acquisition, and maintain positive relationships

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in education or related field.
• Virginia license endorsement to teach elementary school; native or near-native English and Spanish.
• Familiarity with second language acquisition pedagogy.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, staff, parents, and the public.

Responsibilities

• Instructs students in a program of study aligned with grade level standards.
• Uses sheltered instruction and cooperative learning to support dual-language immersion.
• Teaches citizenship and core content areas per state regulations and district policies.
• Develops and implements lesson plans aligned with SOL standards; offers individual and small-group instruction.
• Translates plans into engaging learning experiences to maximize instructional time.
• Maintains classroom standards and positive behavior supports; communicates with families about progress.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in education or related field

Virginia Provisional/Collegiate/Postgraduate License with elementary endorsement

Job description

Job Description

Position is responsible for creating a dual-language immersion (Spanish) classroom environment that ensures learning and personal growth of every student; establishing effective rapport with students; motivating students to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for becoming a responsible citizen in accordance with each pupil's ability; and to establish good relationships with parents and with other staff members. Position will provide standards‑based instruction in Spanish in two content areas with another teacher providing instruction in English in two other content areas. Fifty percent of the students will be native Spanish speakers and fifty percent will be native English speakers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in education or a related field.
• Must possess or be eligible for a Virginia Provisional, Collegiate or Postgraduate Professional License with appropriate endorsement to teach elementary school. Must possess native or near‑native proficiency in English and Spanish and a high degree of cultural competency.
• Must possess familiarity with second language acquisition pedagogy.
• Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and the public.

Essential Duties

1. Instructs students in a program of study which meets stated objectives and prepares students to master grade level standards.
2. Instructs students using strategies conducive to dual‑language immersion, such as sheltered instruction, cooperative learning, and discovery learning.
3. Instructs students in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of Newport News Public Schools.
4. Develops lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the division's basic instructional philosophy and congruent with course / SOL standards; provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student and subgroups of students.
5. Translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best use the available time for instruction and to actively engage students.
6. Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom by providing positive reinforcement of acceptable behaviors and modifying unacceptable behaviors.
7. Evaluates academic and social growth of students, prepares report cards, and keeps appropriate records to include attendance reports, checklists, census forms, and other recordkeeping activities as necessary.
8. Communicates regularly with parents or guardians through conferences and other means to discuss student progress.
9. Supervises and monitors student movement and escorts students to resources, bathrooms, buses, cafeteria, room changes and other activities in the building.
10. Administers standardized testing in accordance with division testing practices.
11. Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

The Newport News Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy and childbirth, marital status or any other basis prohibited by law. (Reference: School Board Policies 2-33, 4-4, and 4-6)