Regional English Language Learner (ELL) Coach - IDEA Tampa (Immediate Opening)

IDEA Public Schools•Tampa, FL

11d•$66,000 - $80,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The emergent bilingual (EB) / English Learner (EL) coach, in collaboration with the Florida Academic Services team, will oversee their regional portfolio of schools. This role ensures high-quality instruction for EB/EL students and provides compliance support by coaching teachers and leaders. Responsibilities include general classroom support, conducting observations/walkthroughs of instructional environments, providing professional development, data analysis, lesson plan feedback, and ensuring campuses maintain 100% EB/EL compliance with all state and federal requirements. This position is partially grant funded and requires daily accounting/monthly tracking of activities. The role reports to the Florida VP of Schools and has no direct reports.

Requirements

Bilingual or ESOL Certification Required
Bachelor’s degree required
1-3 years of experience teaching EB/EL students
Technology proficient

Nice To Haves

Masters or post baccalaureate studies preferred
3+ years of total teaching experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provides support and assistance to classroom teachers and campus leaders in the full and skillful implementation of integrated and designated English Language Development (ELD).
Conducts classroom observations, specific to language development and provides coaching support for all teachers and leaders with clear next steps and follow-up process.
Provides on-site staff development to ensure that teachers are knowledgeable about data-driven learning and effective instructional strategies related to English Language Development (ELD).
Supports teachers and leaders in building an interactive classroom environment focused on the content and learning strategies embedded into established curriculum/curricula.
Conducts demonstration and model lessons in classroom to ensure that all teachers and leaders have been trained to an advanced level of delivery and are using instructional materials as designed, specific to integrated and designated ELD.
Serves as a resource in identifying appropriate instructional strategies and interventions to improve student achievement for all students including English Learners, students enrolled in Special Education Programs, and students with diverse learning needs.
Participates in collaborative regional (and as may be needed, campus) level meetings to assist in the analysis and utilization of assessment data to improve English learner student achievement.
Meets regularly with the regional leaders and campus principals/lead teams to review District/site-required assessment English learner data and to assess the outcomes of EL achievement goals.
Supports campus English Learner point people in the identification and reclassification process of emergent bilingual students.
Ensures 100% of required EB documents are obtained and maintained at the campus level using Ellevation.
Supports campuses with assessments.