Elementary Multilingual Learner (ML) Teacher

Partnership Academy, Inc.; Richfield (MN); On-site; USD 44,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Partnership Academy, Inc. seeks an Elementary ML Teacher to support multilingual learners through Sheltered Instruction and ELD strategies, aligned with Minnesota standards. The role requires collaboration with General Education staff to differentiate lessons while maintaining rigor.

The school emphasizes equity, community partnerships, and professional growth. This full-time position is located in Richfield, MN, serving pre-K through 8th grade with a mission to empower students for a successful

Qualifications

• Must hold Minnesota teaching license and ESL license is preferred.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential.
• Experience with data analysis to monitor student progress is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Determine eligibility and appropriate ML services using home questionnaires, records, and standards.
• Collaborate with General Education teachers through co-planning and co-teaching.
• Deliver language instruction in small groups and whole class with grade-level rigor.
• Provide scaffolds and supports to increase access to content and independence.
• Assess student progress using diagnostic, formative, and summative measures and adjust instruction.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and district requirements for multilingual learners.
• Communicate with families about ML services and student progress.
• Build a culturally responsive, inclusive learning environment.
• Collaborate with ML team on program development and improvements.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Data-analysis

Teamwork

Education

Minnesota Teaching License (Required)

ESL Teaching License (Preferred)

Bilingual Spanish/English (Preferred)

Job description

Position: Elementary ML Teacher

Salary Step Scale: $43,641- $83,599, based on education and experience.

Timeline: October 2026 for the 2026-2027 School Year, and beyond

School: Partnership Academy

Mission: Partnership Academy’s mission is to create learning experiences and partnerships that empower students to achieve their greatest potential in order to be positive contributors in their community.

Vision: To be an innovative school that prepares students for a successful future.

About:

At Partnership Academy (PA), our work is grounded in purpose, partnership, and possibility.

As a public charter school located in Richfield, PA serves students from preschool through 8th grade across the South Metro. We are committed to creating exceptional learning experiences that empower students to achieve their greatest potential and become positive contributors to their communities. Guided by our vision to be an innovative school that prepares students for a successful future, every role at PA directly supports meaningful, lasting impact.

Our students benefit from data-driven instruction, a strong English Learner program, and engaging Specials classes. Beyond the classroom, our community takes pride in academic success and strong partnerships with organizations and individuals that help make PA truly exceptional.

Our team is inspired by the opportunity to serve students within a culture that prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe strong relationships are at the heart of student success, and we intentionally cultivate a community where staff and families feel valued, supported, and connected.

At PA, employees don’t just join for a job— they join for a mission-aligned community committed to making a difference.

Our staff stay because they experience the impact of their work every day. Whether through meaningful relationships with students and families, strong collaboration with colleagues, or ongoing professional growth, PA is a place where purpose and practice align. We invest in our people through professional development — ensuring our staff are equipped to help students thrive in an ever-changing world. In addition, PA is a proud recipient of the Grow your Own grant, creating pathways for non-licensed staff into licensed staff members.

We are proud to offer a workplace where:

• Staff see and feel their impact on student growth and future success
• Relationships with students, families, and colleagues are foundational to our culture
• Professional development supports continuous growth and innovation
• Compensation is transparent and equitable
• Retention remains strong, reflecting a community where people choose to stay
• Our values consistently center students, equity, and a positive, inclusive culture

At Partnership Academy, we are building more than a school—we are building a community that prepares students and staff alike for a successful future.

To learn more about the impactful work happening at PA, visit www.paschool.org.

Job Description:

ML Teachers are responsible for supporting the development and implementation of effective systems, routines, and instructional practices that create a developmentally appropriate and academically rigorous program for multilingual learners. ML Teachers work collaboratively with General Education teachers, Interventionists, Special Education co-teachers, other ML teachers, and school leadership to ensure students receive appropriate language development and academic support.

The ML Teacher will provide a variety of direct and collaborative services, which may include Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP), English Language Development (ELD), content-based instruction, structured English instruction, co-teaching, small-group instruction, push-in/pull-out support, and other approved service models based on student, grade-level, and school needs.

Primary Responsibilities

• Determine eligibility and appropriate ML services by reviewing Home Language Questionnaires, cumulative records, WIDA Screener and WIDA ACCESS results, standardized assessment data, and other relevant student information. Develop and maintain Individual Language Profiles (ILPs) and required ML documentation.
• Collaborate with General Education teachers through co-planning, co-teaching, consultation, and instructional support. Adapt and differentiate grade-level lessons, assessments, assignments, and learning activities to provide appropriate language access while maintaining grade-level rigor.
• Plan and deliver high-quality language instruction in small groups and whole class using evidence-based instructional strategies, activities, materials, and resources that address students' English language development needs and grade-level expectations. ML Teachers are expected to demonstrate a strong working knowledge of Minnesota Academic Standards and WIDA English Language Development Standards. ML Teachers will also be expected to teach The Writing Revolution strategies.
• Provide appropriate scaffolds and language supports that increase students' access to grade-level content while building their ability to participate and complete academic tasks with increasing independence.
• Assess and monitor student progress through diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments. Use data and progress-monitoring tools, including Ellevation, WIDA MODEL, WIDA ACCESS, and other approved assessments, to evaluate student growth and adjust instruction, interventions, groupings, and services as needed. Assessment of student growth is done on a 6 week basis.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, district, and school requirements related to the identification, instruction, assessment, documentation, and progress monitoring of multilingual learners. Complete all time sensitive work efficiently and promptly.
• Establish and maintain strong communication with families regarding ML services, student progress, academic goals, and opportunities to support student success.
• Develop positive relationships with students and create a calm, inclusive, culturally responsive, and student-centered learning environment that promotes academic achievement, language development, confidence, and independence.
• Advocate for multilingual learners by collaborating with staff and families to identify and reduce linguistic, cultural, and academic barriers that may limit students' access to educational opportunities.
• Collaborate as a member of the ML and schoolwide instructional team, contributing to problem-solving, data analysis, professional learning, program development, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness to changing student and program needs. ML Teachers are expected to remain open to adjustments in schedules, student groupings, instructional assignments, service models, and program plans as needs arise throughout the school year. Changes will be made in alignment with student needs, ML programming priorities, staffing, and schoolwide goals.
• Perform additional duties as assigned that are consistent with the responsibilities and needs of the ML program and school.

Qualifications:

Minnesota Teaching License (Required)

Experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse students (Required)

ESL Teaching License (Preferred)

Bilingual Spanish/English (Preferred)

Strong collaboration, communication, organization, and data-analysis skills (Preferred)

Ability to work effectively within a collaborative team and adapt to evolving student and program needs (Preferred)

Commitment to Equity:

Partnership Academy is committed to equity and diversifying its workforce to better reflect the community we serve as outlined in our Values in Action and Racial Equity in Educational Achievement Policy. Partnership Academy is an equal opportunity employer and does not deny anyone the opportunity for training or employment because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or sexual orientation.