Multilingual Learner Teacher of Record- Indianapolis Metropolitan High School

About the role

The Multilingual Learner Teacher of Record (ML ToR) plans and provides appropriate learning experiences for multi-language learning students in accordance with a student’s Individual Learning Plans (ILPs). The ML ToR role may vary across local contexts, IDOE has defined minimum expected responsibilities for the ML ToR to assist local education agencies as they ensure compliance with federal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assures the required timely communication with guardians concerning their student’s Multilingual Learner (ML) status via the Annual Parent Notification Letter and additional guardian communication on ML program-related information such as WIDA ACCESS results, notification of students who are exiting ML services, etc.
• Offers ML assistance within the classroom to create opportunities for joint productive activities between MLs and their native-English-speaking peers.
• Affords ML expertise to case conferences for MLs with disabilities, MTSS meetings, referrals for Special Education evaluation, referrals for high-ability programming, and other school-based processes pertaining to ML students.
• Facilitates and implements the formal monitoring process for students who have exited ML services for two years after their reclassification.
• Provides direct supervision by meeting regularly (minimally weekly) with certified teachers adequately trained in language acquisition to ascertain instructional needs and to plan English language development for the student.
• Assesses and evaluates ML progress using the local agencies’ progress monitoring process.
• Oversees the development and implementation of the Individual Learning Plan (ILP).
• Promotes consistent and frequent collaboration with classroom teachers to ensure instruction and assessment are appropriate for the students at their current level of English proficiency.
• Administers WIDA placement tests and the annual ACCESS assessments.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of student learning and effective teaching strategies for linguistically diverse students, including Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP), and provides professional development for staff on topics such as ML instructional best practices, data analysis, differentiation of assessments, etc.
• Fosters a structured and supportive classroom environment that is consistent with school agreements, is trauma-informed, and provides students with frequent feedback to support their social-emotional development.
• Identifies and tracks relevant student, school data, staff performance to set improvement and/or achievement goals and to drive future evaluation and feedback.
• Develops personal professional/performance goals and action plans to reach goals.
• Reflects on prior goals and makes adjustments to professional practice and goals.
• Sets and maintains a high-performance culture for staff and students.
• Buils relationships with students and their webs of support.
• Communicates strengths and challenges frequently and uses restorative approaches to resolve conflict.
• Collaborates with colleagues to refer and connect students to wraparound services including Family Empowerment Coaching for internal and community resources, Social-Emotional Learning, Special Education, and more.
• Supports the school community by attending extracurricular events such as athletic contests and family nights.

  Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in subject specialty and a current Indiana English as a New Language (ENL) Professional Educator license.
  • Experience in planning and delivering instruction and evaluation of student learning, ideally for high school-age students in a nontraditional and/or in an adult education setting.
  • Knowledge of Indiana Academic Standards, Indiana Graduation Pathways, Next Level Programs of Study, Common Core State Standards, and 21st Century Skills.
  • Working knowledge of G Suite and/or MS Office.
  • Strong understanding of student learning and effective teaching strategies for linguistically diverse students, including Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP).
  • Ability to communicate effectively using oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to comprehend others' needs.
  • Experience with data collection and reporting.
  • Ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships at all levels with others inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support.
  • Adaptability to experience shifts in priorities; adjusts effectively while maintaining a positive learning environment.
  • Ability to foster a structured and supportive classroom environment that is consistent with school agreements, is trauma-informed, and provides students with frequent feedback to support their social-emotional development.
  • Experience in identifying and tracking relevant student, school data, staff performance to set improvement and/or achievement goals and to drive future evaluation and feedback.
  • Experience in developing personal professional/performance goals and action plans to reach goals.
  • Experience in reflecting on prior goals and making adjustments to professional practice and goals.
  • Experience in setting and maintaining a high-performance culture for staff and students.
  • Experience in building relationships with students and their webs of support.
  • Experience in communicating strengths and challenges frequently and using restorative approaches to resolve conflict.
  • Experience in collaborating with colleagues to refer and connect students to wraparound services including Family Empowerment Coaching for internal and community resources, Social-Emotional Learning, Special Education, and more.
  • Experience in supporting the school community by attending extracurricular events such as athletic contests and family nights.

    Benefits

    • Continuing education and leadership development as well as tuition reimbursement.
    • Comprehensive health plan.
    • Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.
    • Sabbatical and parental leaves.
    • Life, dental and vision insurance.
    • Short- and long-term disability plans.
    • Nationally recognized preventive health and wellness program.
    • Section 125 pretax health spending account, dependent care spending account, and premiums.
    • Retail plan with generous match or contribution into Teachers’ Retirement Fund for eligible employees.
    • Eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
    • Goodwill Education Initiatives.
    • Goodwill strongly believes it is essential to raise education attainment levels in Indiana.
    • Not only are the lifetime earnings of high school graduates significantly higher than those of dropouts, children of high school graduates are 50% less likely to drop out of high school than the children of dropouts are.
    • Goodwill provides opportunities for adults (The Excel Center) and youth (Indianapolis Metropolitan High School).
    • The Indianapolis Metropolitan Charter High School Indianapolis Metropolitan High School is a free public school offering a high school education to students in grades 9-12.
    • Indianapolis Met is a best-fit school for students experiencing circumstances that may present a barrier to education.
    • Our school places an emphasis on ensuring students enroll in college or enter into a career that offers a living wage post-graduation.
    • Indianapolis Met is designed to serve students who are experiencing circumstances that may become barriers to their education.
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    • Goodwill Legacy Group is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled employer
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