ESL Program Manager

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a free, public charter school network with more than 45 Pre-K - 12 schools across Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. With over 30 years in Texas, we work together with our families and communities to prepare students for college, career, and beyond. Our schools provide a high-quality, well-rounded education built on academic success and personal growth, where all students learn and thrive in a productive, safe, and joyful way.

About the Role

As a Manager of ESL Programs, you’ll leverage experience with effective content-based language instruction and instructional coaching to drive academic outcomes for emergent bilingual students. You'll serve as a language acquisition expert, utilizing your understanding of ESL, CBLI, and newcomer program frameworks and evidence-based language strategies to drive academic achievement and language development across secondary grade bands and content areas. With a focus on effectively implementing KIPP Texas's multilingual products and frameworks, such as Get Ready!, Summit K12, and 7 Steps to a Language-Rich Interactive Classroom, you’ll directly coach teachers, Assistant Principals of Student Services (APSS), and school leaders on effective strategies to support multilingual KIPPsters.

Responsibilities

• Effectively coach teachers to improve instructional effectiveness:
  • Partner with the school-based leadership team, specifically by coaching APSS, to impact the execution of CBLI strategies to meet the affective, linguistic, and cognitive needs of emergent bilingual (EB) students through content.
  • Lead APSS and teachers in setting clear, measurable goals and provide ongoing support to plan and execute effective CBLI strategies through targeted observation and professional development.
  • Conduct individualized coaching sessions with APSS to observe ELDA instruction, provide feedback, and collaboratively develop actionable strategies for improving comprehensible and compelling input for newcomers.
  • Ensure consistent implementation of the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) and linguistic accommodations aligned to students’ language proficiency levels.
• Facilitate professional learning communities that drive emergent bilingual achievement:
  • Plan and co-lead content teams focused on the execution of CBLI strategies within the adopted KIPP Texas instructional materials.
  • Plan and co-lead data team meetings focused on the academic and language achievement of emergent bilingual students by analyzing cohort comparison data and Summit K12 data trends.
  • Lead school-based practice clinics and teach-backs focused on CBLI strategies.
  • Lead weekly PLCs for APSSs of multilingual education in their execution of ELDA, Summit K12, and CBLI strategies.
• Engage in continuous data analysis and action planning:
  • In collaboration with school leader managers and leadership teams, craft and implement strategic response plans to meet KTX emergent bilingual targets, including TELPAS growth and Domain III targets.
  • Support school leader managers and school leadership teams in progress monitoring actions that drive academic achievement and language development for all current and monitored emergent bilingual students.
  • Coach APSSs of multilingual education on effective cohort data analysis practices.
  • Analyze school-specific and regional data to identify emergent bilingual trends and support the development of response plans to meet annual goals.
• Progress monitor state and federal guidelines and policies:
  • Ensure that all state and federal guidelines are implemented across a portfolio of schools by working collaboratively with KTX compliance managers and campus APSS.
  • Assist with Title III engagement activities to increase and strengthen family, parent, and community connections and supports for emergent bilingual learners.
  • Support KIPP teachers in acquiring required Bilingual and ESL certification with the help of HR and talent teams.
  • Assist with planning the Newcomer Summer Language Program recruitment, hiring, training, and monitor effectiveness aligned to students' growth.
  • Collaborate with regional and school-level CTCs to facilitate and monitor campus TELPAS testing plans for successful and accurate data collection.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; relevant Master’s degree in Multilingual Education preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years experience as a successful assistant principal, school leader, or full-time or bilingual instructional coach at a secondary campus, or district level preferred.
• Must possess a valid Texas Teaching Certificate + ESL Supplemental.
• Proven record of results driving emergent bilingual academic and linguistic growth.

Skills

• Deep belief in the capacity of all students to achieve at high levels.
• Strong instructional expertise and ability to work collaboratively with a diverse set of leaders and teachers to improve student achievement.
• Deep knowledge of content-based language instruction (CBLI).
• Leadership in planning and monitoring multilingual compliance policies.
• Exceptional ability to set clear metrics for success, monitor progress, and demonstrate persistence in overcoming obstacles to achieving short- and long-term goals.
• Excellent leadership and management skills; ability to impact, influence, motivate, educate, coach, and inspire both internal and external audiences.
• Exceptional coaching skills that lead to improved instructional effectiveness.
• High self-awareness, humility, and integrity.
• Demonstrated commitment to honoring student’s unique identities and creating collaborative spaces of joy and learning.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with coverage options for employees and their families.
• Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies.
• Paid family leave.
• Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Employee-paid benefits: legal plans, LifeLock identity protection, life insurance, and disability insurance.

Schedule

Hybrid work - Reports to the central office or schools three days a week.

Additional Information

• Reliable transportation is needed for travel between campuses.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Work with frequent interruptions.
• Regular travel to other school sites or regional offices for professional learning, meetings, and other work-related activities.