English Learner (EL) Coach

Grand Rapids Public Schools•Grand Rapids, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The English Learner (EL) Coach provides educational staff and district administration with core content and second language acquisition differentiated support using the WIDA framework and the SIOP instructional model. The EL Coach designs professional development related to WIDA Standards, Can-Do statements, SIOP's 8 components, and 30 features to ensure English Learners receive meaningful content-area instruction while supporting second language development. The EL Coach collaborates with district leaders to develop, implement, and monitor WIDA framework and SIOP implementation plans.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Bilingual Education, Multicultural Education, or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
Minimum four (4) years’ experience as a classroom teacher serving English Learners (ELs) in an EL, bilingual, or ESL instructional setting.
Experience as a building teacher leader and/or professional development facilitator.
Experience writing curriculum.
Successfully completed SIOP initial training, otherwise must be completed within 6 months of starting.
Successfully completed SIOP coaching training, otherwise must be completed within 6 months of starting.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish preferred, with experience working with Spanish-speaking English Learners (ELs) and their families.
Skilled in the use of a range of diagnostic assessments to plan specific research-based interventions for specific scholars.
Experience with compiling and disaggregating data to inform instruction.
Computer literate with experience creating multi-media presentations, along with proficiency creating Word, Publisher, and Power Point documents.

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively with multiple Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) teachers to SIOP based lessons.
Coach SIOP trained teachers through site-visits, co-planning, co-teaching, and site-based SIOP follow-up support meetings/trainings.
Coach content and ESL teachers in differentiating instruction, providing accommodations and assessments for English learners.
Assess and work with staff to diagnose reading, writing and math deficits of English Learners and recommend effective, research-based interventions for ELs.
Demonstrate model lessons for ESL, classroom, and content-area teachers using SIOP techniques.
Assist school-based teams to develop capacity to train and coach more classroom and content-area teachers.
Participate in the implementation of Title III through MDE and GRPS by providing high-quality, on-going professional development.
Facilitate professional development at staff meetings, professional development days, after school and/or during summer sessions.
Provide ESL consultation to private schools including WIDA screener and WIDA Access test administration and attend annual private school meetings.
Meet monthly with the EL District Staff (group meetings or individual meetings).
Submit detailed schedules weekly to the EL Director and/or District Staff.
Consistently demonstrate dependable attendance and punctuality.
Perform other duties as assigned and as allowed by grant funding.