ELL Teacher

Tindley Accelerated Schools Inc; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Tindley Summit Academy seeks an ELL Coordinator to oversee WIDA testing, advocate for ELL needs, and support district and school implementation of ELL programs. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with state and federal mandates, data-driven instruction, and staff development.

The position emphasizes collaboration with administrators and teachers, using data to improve instruction and promote high expectations for all students in a supportive, inclusive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Valid Indiana Educator's Professional License.
• Minimum of three years in a successful classroom experience.
• Knowledge of WIDA standards and applying them to instruction.
• Experience in inclusion and/or co-teaching environments.
• Evidence of student growth and achievement.
• Experience facilitating adult learning.
• Ability to develop cooperative relationships with administrators, teachers, and staff.
• Ability to use data to improve instruction.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer state testing (WIDA) for ELL program.
• Advocate for ELL needs with teachers and leaders.
• Assist district and school administrators in ELL implementation.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal mandates for ELL students.
• Provide updates to network team and principals on ELL data; provide PD to staff.
• Coach teachers in effective instructional strategies across content areas.
• Promote high expectations and expanded opportunities for all students.
• Assist in procuring and distributing intervention materials.
• Stay current on trends and developments related to English learners.

Skills

Communication

Data-driven

Collaboration

Coaching

Differentiated instruction

Standards-based curriculum

Educational technology

Adult learning

Education

Indiana teaching license

ELL certification

Job description

Job Description

Tindley Summit Academy, we believe College Starts Here!

Job Description

Tindley Summit Academy is driven by our mission of cooperation with parents and the broader community to empower our scholars - regardless of their past academic performance - to become successful learners who graduate with the capacity for rigorous college opportunities.

At Tindley Summit Academy, ALL scholars will experience a rigorous accelerated learning environment that will set them on the path to college and provide them with the education that will empower them to lead a life that they desire and deserve. Our school is centered on four pillars: Academic, Leadership, Service, and Community.

We are looking for educators dedicated to improving children's outcomes, engaging with families, and community-focused. We ask a simple question that anchors our work, How Are The Children?

Job Description

• Coordinate and administer all aspects of state testing (WIDA) of the English Language Learner (ELL) program
• Advocate for the needs of the ELL with teachers and leaders.
• Assist district and school administrators in the implementation of ELL.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal mandates for ELL students.
• Monitor and maintain student achievement date associated with ELL, providing regular updates to the network team and principals.Provide professional development to administrators and certified and/or classified staff on specific needs of ELL students.
• Provide coaching and assistance to certified and classified staff in schools to improve student achievement.
• Provide leadership and assist school personnel by providing clarity of focus, expanded opportunities, and promoting high expectations of all students.
• Evaluate, purchases, distributes, and provides support for intervention materials
• Keep current on trends, legislations and developments related to English learners.

Required Experience

• Valid Indiana Educator's Professional License
• Minimum of three year in a successful classroom experience
• Working knowledge of WIDA standards to administer test as well as relate it to the differentiated instruction need for scholars.
• Knowledge of research findings and recent trends in ELL
• Experience working in an effective inclusion and/or co-teaching environment
• Evidence of student growth and student achievement
• Successful experience in facilitating adult learning.
• Ability to develop and maintain cooperative relationships with administrators, teachers, and staff
• The ability to use data to improve instruction

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Communicate effectively in written and oral form using positive interpersonal skills.
• Utilize effective data-based problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate effective collaboration skills
• Employ effective coaching skills
• Coach teachers in effective instructional strategies in a variety of content areas
• Use effective strategies for differentiating instruction
• Exhibit knowledge of standards-based curriculum
• Integrate technology in classroom instruction
• Participate in workshops, seminars, conferences, and/or advanced coursework which further advance knowledge of current trends in reading instruction
• MUST hold a VALID IDOE approved ELL certification for the state of Indiana

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

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