Teacher - English Language Development

Provides a strong educational foundation in English Language Development (ELD) through the use of the WIDA Standards, Colorado Academic Standards, and CDE’s Family, School, and Community Partnerships Framework for family engagement, enabling each student to reach their full potential. Creates programming aligned to DCSD’s framework and facilitates English instruction through a collaborative, structured immersion model, incorporating co-teaching at the universal level and providing targeted and intensive language support as needed. Differentiates communication and family engagement to increase student achievement and growth. Directly and consistently supports all assigned Multilingual Learners (MLs) in collaboration with educators and families to identify, plan for, and meet each student’s linguistic and academic strengths and needs. Employs a wide range of collaborative, coaching, translingual, and asset-based instructional and linguistic strategies to ensure equitable access and meaningful learning for all MLs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with school personnel, students, and families
• Craft instruction that meets the needs of each Multilingual Learner
• Identify, plan for, and serve Multilingual Learners directly and consistently
• Work some evenings as necessary
• Travel between schools and programs
• Administer/assist with administration of state and federal assessments for Multilingual Learners (e.g., ACCESS for ELLs, CMAS, PSAT/SAT)
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested
• Facilitate and coordinate multidisciplinary team approaches and problem solving to meet the unique strengths and needs of Multilingual Learners
• Support teachers with programming related to identifying, planning for, and serving Multilingual Learners
• Create and maintain MLPs for each identified Multilingual Learner
• Identify and provide ELD related information/resources to educators

Requirements

• Endorsement in Linguistically Diverse Education (LDE) or Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) learners
• Elementary teaching license (for Elementary positions)
• Highly Qualified in Language Arts or related content area (Secondary positions)
• Colorado Department of Education Professional License with CLD or LDE Endorsement, or other appropriate CDE/TESOL license with the intention to obtain the CLD Endorsement
• If in process of obtaining the CLD endorsement, candidates must reflect the CLD or Bilingual CLD endorsement on the license within 2 years of the date of hire
• Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Skills

• Operate and use personal computers, related software and equipment (e.g., printer), telephone
• May be required to travel using personal vehicle

Environmental Demands

• Work is performed in a school or virtual setting
• The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate
• Works some evenings as necessary

Physical Requirements

• Occasional lifting five (5) to ten (10) pounds
• Frequent sitting
• Frequent walking
• Frequent driving
• Occasional bending, squatting, or standing
• Must be able and willing to obtain other certifications required for the position

Pay

Full salary range: $56,366.00 USD - $119,121.00 USD annual. Hard to Hire Licensed position salaries are set based on one of three salary schedules: General, Hard to Hire, and Specialist/Extremely Hard to Hire. DCSD will award up to 7 years of previous licensed teaching experience at the time of hire. Part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE (0.50 for this position).

Schedule

• Scheduled hours per week: 20
• Full-Time Equivalent (FTE): 0.50
• Approximate scheduled days per year: 185 work days
• Position type: Regular
• One year only: No

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Critical illness and accident voluntary insurance
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Voluntary 401(k), 403(b), and 457 retirement plan options
• Paid sick and personal time