ELL Coordinator

Stride, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stride, Inc. is hiring an EL Coordinator for the AZ Virtual Academy (AZVA) to oversee state compliance of the English Language Program and provide PD, support, and guidance to K12AZ staff.

The role involves supervising EL Teachers, conducting observations, and ensuring progress toward goals, with remote work and periodic travel for state testing and events. Requires AZ SEI endorsement and Arizona residency preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree AND
• Active state teaching license AND
• Ability to clear required background check
• Ability to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data and use it to drive instructional decisions
• Willingness to receive coaching from 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 new technologies and teaching platforms
• Maintain teacher certification / professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems / programs

Responsibilities

• Provides rich synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students
• Personalizes learning for all students
• Demonstrates belief in all students’ ability to succeed and meet high expectations
• Differentiates instruction based on student mastery
• Augments course content according to policies using appropriate tools
• Maintains grade book and monitors student performance
• Prepares students for high-stakes standardized tests
• Communicates with families and learning coaches regularly
• Supports learning coaches with curricular issues and basic tech troubleshooting
• Travel up to ~20% for PDs and testing

Skills

Team collaboration

Coaching / professional development

Data interpretation / use of student-

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Active state teaching license

Background check clearance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

The EL Coordinator is a highly qualified, state certified educator responsible for the state compliance of English Language Program. Coordinator will provide professional development, support, and guidance to K12AZ staff. Coordinator will oversee EL Teachers, complete observations and ensure students are making progress in the program. The Coordinator actively work closely with students and parents/learning coaches to advance each student’s learning toward established goals. Coordinators typically work from home but must travel occasionally throughout the year to various school functions, such as state testing or as otherwise required by the school.

The EL Coordinator is a highly qualified, state certified educator responsible for the state compliance of English Language Program. Coordinator will provide professional development, support, and guidance to K12AZ staff. Coordinator will oversee EL Teachers, complete observations and ensure students are making progress in the program. The Coordinator actively work closely with students and parents/learning coaches to advance each student’s learning toward established goals. Coordinators typically work from home but must travel occasionally throughout the year to various school functions, such as state testing or as otherwise required by the school.

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 FUNCATIONS

• 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

• This position is virtual

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.

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.