Strategic Director: Multilingual Education & Equity

Thornton Fractional High School District 215; Lansing (IL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

TRS pension

Paid vacation and personal days

Life insurance

Job summary

Thornton Fractional High School District 215 seeks a Director of Multilingual Education & Equity to oversee a transitional bilingual program for ML students, guiding TBE, TPI, and general staff to deliver high-quality, culturally responsive instruction.

The role requires a Master’s in bilingual education or related field, Illinois PEL with leadership endorsements, and at least ten years of bilingual education experience, including instructional leadership.

Qualifications

• Must hold Illinois PEL with General administrative OR Principal OR Superintendent endorsement AND bilingual education OR English as a new language endorsement
• Must complete a teacher evaluator pre-qualification program per ISBE
• Master's degree in bilingual education, educational leadership, linguistics or related field from an accredited institution
• At least ten years of full-time bilingual education experience including instructional leadership

Responsibilities

• Advocate for multilingual learners across the district
• Identify opportunities to improve multilingual learner programs
• Set and drive a bold vision for multilingual learner achievement
• Strengthen ML pathways to support course access, scheduling and graduation
• Coordinate compliance and regulatory reporting for EL programs
• Develop professional learning for multilingual education teachers
• Lead curricular development and alignment for ML programming
• Collaborate with district staff to ensure high-quality ML instruction

Skills

Leadership

Management

Technology

Communication

Writing

Education

Master's degree in bilingual education or related field

Tools

PowerSchool

Ellevation

Job description

Thornton Fractional High School District 215 seeks a Director of Multilingual Education & Equity to oversee a transitional bilingual program for ML students, guiding TBE, TPI, and general staff to deliver high-quality, culturally responsive instruction.

The role requires a Master’s in bilingual education or related field, Illinois PEL with leadership endorsements, and at least ten years of bilingual education experience, including instructional leadership.