ELL Coordinator

104 Arizona Virtual Academy; Arizona; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona Virtual Academy (AZVA) seeks an ELL Teacher to administer the K-12 ELL program, provide professional support, training, and family services while ensuring state and federal compliance.

The role is remote, full-time, typically 40+ hours per week, with in-person PDs and events in Arizona as required. Strong data-driven instruction and family communication are essential in this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and an active state teaching license with ability to clear a background check.
• Ability to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data to drive instructional decisions.
• Willingness to receive coaching regularly from administrators and trainers.
• Able to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Able to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms.
• Maintain teacher certification and professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Provide rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning for students.
• Differentiate instruction based on student mastery levels.
• Maintain grade book and alert administrators to concerns about student performance and progress.
• Prepare students for high-stakes standardized tests.
• Establish and maintain positive rapport with families and communicate with learning coaches/parents.
• Support learning coaches/parents with curricular and instructional issues and troubleshoot in a virtual classroom.
• Travel as required for face-to-face professional development and student testing.

Skills

Collaborative data-driven instruction

Coaching & mentoring

Adaptability to change

Digital literacy

Rapidly learn new technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree

Active state teaching license

Background check clearance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description The English Language Learner (ELL) Teacher is responsible for providing ELL K-12 program administration, professional support and training, and student and family services. The incumbent applies sound language acquisition principles to program development, teacher support, and student education. In addition, the ELL Teacher advises the administration in order to ensure state and federal compliance.

Required Certificates and Licenses: Arizona SEI Endorsement on teacher certificate.

Residency Requirements: This position is remote and strongly prefers candidates that reside in Arizona. Must be able to attend in person PDs, testing, and other school events.

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families an online option for a high‑quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.

Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Arizona Virtual Academy (AZVA). We want you to be a part of our talented team!

The mission of Arizona Virtual Academy (AZVA) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data‑driven and student‑centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community.

Join us! This is a remote full‑time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9‑5 (or 8‑4) or as defined by the school.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTORS

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
• Provides rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students.
• Commitment to personalizing learning for all students.
• Demonstrates a belief in all students’ ability to succeed and meet high expectations.
• Differentiates instruction based on student level of mastery.
• Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools under guidance from principal and coach.
• Maintains grade book ensuring student academic integrity, makes student placement and promotion decisions, and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress.
• Prepares students for high stakes standardized tests.
• Understands that a primary responsibility is to establish and maintain positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parents in a timely manner.
• Supports learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures.
• Travels as required (on average once per month and/or approximately 20% of the time) for face‑to‑face professional development, student testing, and as required by school.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree AND Active state teaching license AND Ability to clear required background check.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions.
• Receptive to receiving coaching regularly with administrators and teacher trainers.
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint.
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms.
• Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum.

DESIRED QUALIFICATION

• Experience working with proposed age group.
• Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology.
• Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick‑and‑mortar environment.
• Experience with online learning platforms.

Compensation & Benefits

Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position is virtual.

Job Type Regular

The above job is not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at‑will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at‑will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

For more than 20 years, Stride, Inc. has transformed the teaching and learning experience for millions of people by providing innovative, high‑quality, tech‑enabled education solutions, curriculum, and programs. Stride serves learners of all ages in all 50 states and more than 100 countries. At Stride, learning is essential. It is the foundation of the human experience and we are proud of our commitment to powering learning, no matter what stage of life you are in.

For more than 20 years, we’ve worked to challenge the idea of one‑size‑fits‑all education and provide personalized, online, lifelong learning at every step of the journey. Above all else, we believe in serving the communities we live in and creating space for all voices therein.