Spanish Immersion Teacher, Young 5

Sylvania; Ypsilanti (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Sylvania seeks a proactive Spanish Immersion Teacher for Bishop Elementary to foster a positive classroom culture while delivering district-approved Spanish language instruction to elementary students. You will design lessons, assess progress, and collaborate with peers to meet diverse learner needs.

Responsibilities include maintaining families' communication about student progress and wellbeing, participating in professional learning, and upholding high standards of instruction and

Responsibilities

• Consistently promotes fairness, respect, and different viewpoints in all responsibilities.
• Commits to ongoing learning and the development of the craft of teaching for self; encourages, supports and mentors ongoing learning in students.
• Commits to high expectations for students, developing a vision of success for each student and moving that student towards its achievement.
• Commits to positive relationships and communication, promoting and modeling a safe and supportive learning culture for all.
• Commits to honoring all students, embracing their community and diversity.
• Commits to establishing a learning environment that is accountable for effective instruction, assessment and data-driven decision-making.
• Commits to using community resources to improve instruction.
• Commits to collegiality and professionalism of self and staff.
• Participates in professional development, maintains appropriate certification and qualifications and keeps current in changing pedagogy.
• Participates in collegial conversations surrounding student achievement on a regular basis, influencing individual, grade, and/or department instruction based on collective examination of student performance.
• Creates, implements, and submits appropriate lesson plans.
• Teaches district-approved curriculum, as well as local and state standards, using contemporary thinking around best-practices and program-specific objectives.
• Teaches core subjects in Spanish.
• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests and abilities of the students.
• Creates a positive, engaging classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriately responds to the maturity level and interest of the students.
• Encourages students to set and maintain high standards of classroom behavior. Proactively teaches appropriate behavior and expectations.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and, in harmony with the goals, establishes and communicates clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and activities.
• Identifies and responds to the learning style of all students. Differentiates instruction to accommodate these styles.
• Evaluates the academic and social growth of students, keeps appropriate grading records in PowerSchool on a weekly basis and prepares progress reports. Uses academic outcome information to inform curriculum and instructional decisions for all students.
• Communicates regularly with students, parents, families and administration in advocacy of student growth. Develops communication plans that adjust for varying levels of parent involvement and inclusion.

Job description

POSITION: SPANISH IMMERSION TEACHER-BISHOP ELEMENTARY

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT

FTE STATUS: 1.0

REPORTS TO: BUILDING PRINCIPAL

DATE: 8/17/2026

SUMMARY:

The Teacher creates and sustains a community of learners through the development of a positive classroom and school culture, by holding rigorous and high expectations for students and by utilizing quality instructional practices matched to student learning needs. The Teacher continuously improves their practice through professional learning and collaboration with peers. The Teacher supervises students, develops and delivers lessons, utilizes established curriculum and maintains high levels of communication with parents/guardians regarding student progress and wellbeing.

TEACHING PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Consistently promotes fairness, respect, and different viewpoints in all responsibilities.
• Commits to ongoing learning and the development of the craft of teaching for self; encourages, supports and mentors ongoing learning in students.
• Commits to high expectations for students, developing a vision of success for each student and moving that student towards its achievement.
• Commits to positive relationships and communication, promoting and modeling a safe and supportive learning culture for all.
• Commits to honoring all students, embracing their community and diversity.
• Commits to establishing a learning environment that is accountable for effective instruction, assessment and data-driven decision-making.
• Commits to using community resources to improve instruction.
• Commits to collegiality and professionalism of self and staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates in professional development, maintains appropriate certification and qualifications and keeps current in changing pedagogy.
• Participates in collegial conversations surrounding student achievement on a regular basis, influencing individual, grade, and/or department instruction based on collective examination of student performance.
• Creates, implements, and submits appropriate lesson plans.
• Teaches district-approved curriculum, as well as local and state standards, using contemporary thinking around best-practices and program-specific objectives.
• Teaches core subjects in Spanish.
• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests and abilities of the students.
• Creates a positive, engaging classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriately responds to the maturity level and interest of the students.
• Encourages students to set and maintain high standards of classroom behavior. Proactively teaches appropriate behavior and expectations.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and, in harmony with the goals, establishes and communicates clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and activities.
• Identifies and responds to the learning style of all students. Differentiates instruction to accommodate these styles.
• Evaluates the academic and social growth of students, keeps appropriate grading records in PowerSchool on a weekly basis and prepares progress reports. Uses academic outcome information to inform curriculum and instructional decisions for all students.
• Communicates regularly with students, parents, families and administration in advocacy of student growth. Develops communication plans that adjust for varying levels of parent involvement and inclusion.