Executive Director of Multilingual Programs
About the role
The Executive Director of Multilingual Programs oversees all aspects of instruction and compliance for English Language Learners (ELL) and coordinates and monitors projects conducted in partnership with other offices, including the 440 Enrollment Center.
Responsibilities
- Supports and monitors subordinate employees in the implementation and management of ELL compliance, instructional programs and professional development.
- Analyzes current language programs and practices and makes recommendations to further enhance the curriculum program.
- Collaborates with all internal District departments to ensure that the public remains informed on all District ELL programs and activities.
- Analyzes ELL data to inform District-wide instructional strategies, data collection strategies and reporting activities for multilingual programs and initiatives; evaluates programmatic activities and measures results against defined objectives.
- Develops and implements a comprehensive staff development program for the instruction of ELLs; ensures that staff development workshops are effective in meeting assessed needs and achieving departmental and District objectives.
- Fosters and maintains cooperative working relationships with District administrators, government officials and community organizations.
- Manages the budget, federal grants and compliance and school allocation for ESOL programs, bilingual programs, and other areas of ELL instructional support.
- Evaluates and coaches staff to ensure effectiveness.
Requirements
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in ESOL/ESL or bilingual education.
- Six years full-time, paid, professional experience in the field of multilingual education, five of which have been in an administrative or supervisory capacity and included responsibility for English language acquisition and dual language programming.
- Possession of a valid Commonwealth of Pennsylvania certificate for ESL Program Specialist and Principal K-12 or Supervisor, Foreign Language certificate.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Demonstrated knowledge of second language acquisition, literacy development, and various models of research-based instructional programs and strategies that result in the educational attainment for ELLs. - Federal and state regulations governing ELL compliance and programs. - National and state standards for ELLs in ESOL and bilingual programs. - Periodic assessments, on-going informal assessments and strategies to support ELLs based on the results. - Current research regarding communities of learners, instructional, differentiated instruction, mentoring, coaching and emergent technologies. - Cultural and linguistic diversity, challenges faced by immigrant and ELL families. - Successful strategies in addressing the achievement gap of ELLs. - Instructional practices for making content comprehensible for ELLs.
Skills
- Creates, implements, and evaluates K-12 instructional programs that result in the academic proficiency of ELLs in an urban setting.
- Efficiently and effectively analyzes data to develop school-wide and District-wide ELL instructional plans.
- Collaborates with District staff, school administrators, teachers, parents, students and community members to develop and sustain ELL initiatives.
- Effectively conducts professional development for ESOL and bilingual teachers, principals, and other District administrators in ELL instructional strategies and cultural competence.
- Writes, develops, implements, and monitors grants related to ELL programs.
- Supervises staff and sets performance goals.
- Oversees, supports, directs and coordinates staff members to meet programmatic goals and objectives.
- Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships.
- Analyzes and makes staffing, budgetary, and programmatic modifications if necessary.
- Evaluates and coaches staff to ensure effectiveness.
Benefits
N/A
Pay
$107,655 - $140,227
Schedule
Regular