25-26 - Black Hawk - ESL Teacher - 0.466 FTE (18.64 hpw)

Wifca; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution is seeking a passionate ESL Teacher to support English Learners in a diverse environment. This role involves providing targeted language development instruction, collaborating with various staff members, and ensuring inclusive practices for students. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree and a Wisconsin DPI teaching license, along with fluency in Hmong or Spanish. Join a forward-thinking district committed to fostering a thriving atmosphere for all students and families. If you're dedicated to impactful education and cultural responsiveness, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; official transcripts needed.
• Wisconsin teaching license in ESL and core content areas required.

Responsibilities

• Provide English language development instruction for EL students.
• Collaborate with staff to ensure ELs receive appropriate support.
• Administer language proficiency assessments for ELs.

Skills

Fluency in Hmong

Fluency in Spanish

English Language Development

Culturally Responsive Teaching

Assessment Administration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Wisconsin DPI Teaching License

Job description

25-26 - Black Hawk - ESL Teacher - 0.466 FTE (18.64 hpw)

25-26 - Black Hawk - ESL Teacher - 0.466 FTE (18.64 hpw)

Middle School Operations

Black Hawk Middle

Length of Contract: 192 days

Employment Type: Exempt

MMSD is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants for openings for the 2025-2026 school year. Applicants should have a good attitude, willingness to learn, and passion for impactful work and learning.

Why You Should Work with MMSD!

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is the second-largest school district in Wisconsin. We have a simple but bold vision — to ensure that every school is a thriving school, that prepares every student to graduate from high school ready for college, career, and community. We welcome applicants who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families, and staff.

The Madison Metropolitan School District is committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. We have a simple but bold vision — to ensure that every school is a thriving school, fostering the growth of every student so they graduate from high school ready for college, career and community.

Our strategy is captured in our strategic framework , and centers on three major goals: that all children achieve academically, that our schools are places where children and adults thrive, and that our Black youth excel at school. To achieve this vision, we seek to retain staff in all positions, who are committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. Staff who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families and staff.

We firmly believe in and are here to create a work environment that is challenging and rewarding, while supporting employees in their career path. We strive to provide, encourage, grow, and develop a talented workforce that better supports and represents the diversity of our student population. We know this vision doesn't come to life without dynamic leaders and support staff in every school.

For more information on our teacher screening and selection process, please visit our TEACH Madison webpage .

About Our District

The Madison Metropolitan School District is the second largest school district in Wisconsin. The district serves a beautifully diverse population of more than 25,000 students. More than half are students of color. Almost half come from low income households. Nearly one third are English Language Learners, and more than 100 languages are represented in our schools. Madison schools are committed to making this district a place where every child thrives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Instructional Supports & Service Delivery

Provide supplementary* instruction for targeted English Language Development within or outside** of the classroom to English Learners (ELs) in general education environments across program types (i.e., ELI, DLI-DBE, Hmong Heritage Programs.)

* in addition to or supplemental to an instructional program/service that would otherwise be provided to ELs

** activities outside of the classroom should be for a limited duration and should target the academic language development needs of the ELs in the group (newcomers)

Provide English language development instruction for EL students who have been in US schools for less than one calendar year (i.e., Newcomers per DPI) for key content areas in high school.

Establish consistent communication with, and guidance to, Bilingual Resource Specialists (BRS) regarding student needs, instructional support, and family outreach

Help to create school-wide welcoming environments and support inclusion of EL students in instructional settings

Work with the building administrator and Multilingual Services and Programs staff to coordinate service delivery that is inclusive and conforms to district protocols and requirements for English language learners

Serve as an integral member of the school-based team responsible for student placement and scheduling to ensure compliance with state and federal law regarding ESL services

Work with Librarian/Library Media Technology Specialist and/or Instructional Coach to purchase culturally and linguistically relevant materials

Participate as active team members in discussions of academic, transition, secondary options, graduation and career/vocational post-secondary planning for ELs

Serve on the Student Support and Intervention Teams (MTSS) to ensure culturally and linguistically responsive practices throughout the referral process when student in question is an EL

Participate as active team members (not as interpreters) in IEP meetings for ELs to represent the student’s language development needs

Provide assessment support

Administer English language proficiency assessments and screeners including WIDA Kindergarten Screener, WIDA Screener Online, and ACCESS 2.0 (including bilingual screeners when applicable)

Monitor students’ ability to access grade level curriculum through ongoing formative assessment in collaboration with general education staff

Collaborate with non-ESL staff to ensure that ELs have appropriate and adequate assessment scaffolds in assessments of core content learning (formative, interim, and summative)

Provide professional learning to colleagues to ensure that content-related language growth is measured and reported

Support classroom teachers in understanding how to use the English Language Development observation tools, and how to use data to guide instructional planning.

Collaborate with School Testing Coordinators to ensure appropriate testing accommodations are provided for ELs in district and state-mandated assessments. (The testing environment should include the scaffolds, supports, and differentiation that reflect routine classroom instruction and assessment.)

Family Involvement

Serve as one of the communication links among student, families, and school staff in collaboration with classroom teachers

Participate in parent-teacher conferences that include ELs served by the BRT/ESL teachers in collaboration with the general education classroom teacher

Collaborate with Bilingual Resource Specialists (BRS) and other staff to coordinate communication with families

Provide families of ELs with information related to MMSD and the U.S. educational system including the process of identifying ELs

EL Case Management

Serve as Case Managers for ELs to provide a school-based contact/advocate for parents and students

Explain EL Data Management forms to parents to keep them informed of their student’s academic status

Identify potential ELs from information provided by families on Home Language Survey section of the MMSD Enrollment process; gather information to determine whether a student should be assessed for English language proficiency; communicate with families; assess students who meet criteria for language screening

Report WIDA Screener Online/WIDA Kindergarten Screener scores of qualifying students to [e-mail]

Contact the previous WI or WIDA school district of any new EL to MMSD to obtain the most recent ACCESS for ELLs scores and report those to Multilingual Services and Programs Central Office staff (in lieu of WIDA Screener Online/WIDA Kindergarten Screener )

Create Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) forms to notify parents of the school’s plan to provide English language support services to students; present plan for parent/guardian approval/acceptance

Archive signed ILP forms in EL data management system

Notify parents whose student has tested Proficient on the ACCESS for ELLs assessment that student will be placed on two-year monitoring status

Notify parents who have refused EL language support services of student’s most recent ACCESS scores and that student’s academic and language growth will continue to be monitored

Monitor ELs’ academic and language learning throughout the school year

Serve as consultant to non-ESL staff to ensure ELs receive language-attentive instruction

Notify parents in the fall of a monitored student’s level of academic success without language support services; move student to second year of monitoring or exit, as appropriate

Assist building clerical staff with maintenance electronic cumulative files by ensuring the student’s file contains original EL records and assessment results, e.g., ACCESS score reports, annual EL Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) forms

Work with parents of misidentified ELs, and Multilingual Services and Programs Central Office staff to remove the student’s EL status in MMSD and from state databases

Capacity Building

Promote a teaming model during common planning times and through participation in regularly-scheduled team meetings

Consult with general education staff to integrate targeted language instruction within the core and implement language scaffolds to meet individual student needs

Provide guidance to general education staff to monitor, measure, and report language development

Provide resources pertaining to the distinction between disability and second language/literacy development

Collaborate with Special Education staff to meet both the language development and academic learning needs of ELs with Individual Education Plans

Collaborate (co-plan, co-facilitate, share resources, etc.) with building coaches to provide professional development at the building level, in best practices for ELs, bilingual education, and second language acquisition

Other duties as assigned

High Expectations For Every Student

Quality Instructional Practice

Cultural Competence

Student & Family Engagement

Resilience & Results Orientation

Self-Awareness & Growth Mindset

Bachelor’s degree. Official transcripts are required for formal employment.

Native-like fluency in Hmong/Spanish and English. For Bilingual Resource Teacher and Dual Language Immersion positions, a Spanish/Hmong language proficiency assessment is required.

NEED: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) teaching license in:

High School

Core content (Math, Science, English, Language Arts, or Social Studies)

ESL

Middle School

Regular Education inclusive of grades 6-8 (e.g., 1-8, K-9, MC/EA, 4-12 core content (Math, Science, English, Language Arts, or Social Studies), etc.)

ESL

Elementary School

Regular Education inclusive of elementary grade levels (e.g., PK-3, K-6, 1-8, EC-MA, etc.)

ESL

Applications are considered on a rolling basis. MMSD will consider applicants who are fully licensed before considering applicants who are not yet licensed.

If you do not already have an active Wisconsin teaching license, you must obtain and maintain the necessary license(s) for the position. An application must be on file within 30 days of starting your employment with MMSD. Failure to do so will result in your contract being voided.

The district does not provide financial support for the continued education that is required to achieve the certification. The district does not select or endorse any particular certification program that leads to the required Wisconsin teaching license. An unlicensed candidate can be considered, but they must be hired by a school district in order to apply for a One-Year License with Stipulations with DPI.

To search DPI-approved certification programs: https://dpi.wi.gov/licensing/pathways-licensure

Next Steps:

Upon submitting, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. Based on your application materials, a hiring manager may reach out to you to schedule an interview.

Candidates who have indicated fluency in Spanish and/or Hmong are invited to apply for our bilingual positions as well. If interested in a bilingual position, candidates would be asked to complete reading, writing, and language proficiency assessments.

Ability to work under generally safe and comfortable conditions where exposure to environmental factors is minimal and poses little to no risk of injury.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the individual so classified.

Working Conditions:

School-based positions are required to be in-person unless otherwise directed by the building principal.

Disclaimer: This position description is subject to change at any time. The above job description does not limit the duties and responsibilities listed above. Employees in this position may be required to perform additional job-related tasks as directed by the supervisor.

The Madison Metropolitan School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We continue to seek a diverse and talented workforce. We encourage veterans, women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities to apply. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship. You must apply on our career page to be considered for this opportunity.