ELL Specialist (2026-2027 School Year)
About The Position
The ELL Specialist will serve to increase the academic achievement for English Language Learners and ensure Bilingual and/or ESL program compliance. The ELL Specialist will provide teachers and identified ELL students with targeted support to ensure the core content being taught is comprehensible. The ELL Specialist will spend at least 60% of the time working with teachers, support staff, and students and approximately 40% of the time addressing compliance and administrative duties. All employees of SISD are expected to act with integrity, support organizational goals, communicate in a clear and respectful manner, championing the needs of our students and drive continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college and university
- Valid Texas teaching certificate
Nice To Haves
- Master’s Degree from an accredited college and university
- Three years classroom experience
- Valid Texas Teacher Bilingual certification or ESL certification
- Detail oriented and able to handle deadline pressures
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- Quality oral presentations and written reports
- Facilitation of workshops
- Thorough understanding of state and federal requirements for language support services
- Comprehensive knowledge of the LPAC process
Responsibilities
- Coach teachers through team planning sessions to tailor instruction and differentiate instructional strategies for the varied language proficiency levels of students
- Collaborate with teachers to develop effective interventions for ELL student success
- Provide plans for additional academic/language supports to identified students
- Convene LPAC meetings when warranted for program placement, assessment decisions, monitoring during the year and end of year LPAC meetings
- Conduct data analysis of student performance data to provide guidance to the LPAC and ELL teachers and monitor academic achieve and progress.
- Maintain records of student progress, interventions used, and linguistic accommodations
- Monitor coding of ELL student information as it relates to demographics and special programs to ensure accuracy of state and local testing
- Train teachers to understand, disaggregate and use student achievement and language data to enhance their instruction and Professional Learning Communities
- Participate, in district LPAC meetings, trainings, and/or professional development hosted by the Multilingual Department and/or Workforce Development
- Support the LPAC and Admission Review and Dismissal Process for dually coded ELL/Special Education students
- Assist the campus with state and federal compliance
- All other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
