ESL Teacher - Cherokee - 0.5 FTE - 26-27 SY

Madison Metropolitan School District•Madison, WI

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is seeking a highly motivated and energetic ESL Teacher for a 0.5 FTE position at Cherokee Middle School for the 26-27 school year. This role is part of the Middle School Operations team. MMSD is committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive, with a vision to ensure every student graduates high school ready for college, career, and community. The district serves a diverse student population, with a significant number of students of color, from low-income households, and English Language Learners (ELLs). The ESL Teacher will provide supplementary instruction and support to ELL students, facilitate communication between students, families, and school staff, and contribute to creating welcoming and inclusive school environments. This position offers a competitive compensation package and opportunities for professional growth within a dynamic educational setting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Official transcripts are required for formal employment.
Native-like fluency in Hmong/Spanish and English.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) teaching license in: Middle School Regular Education inclusive of grades 6-8 (e.g., 1-8, K-9, MC/EA, 4-12 core content (Math, Science, English, Language Arts, or Social Studies), etc.)
ESL Bilingual/Bi-Cultural (preferred)

Nice To Haves

ESL Bilingual/Bi-Cultural teaching license.

Responsibilities

Provide supplementary instruction for targeted English Language Development within or outside of the classroom to English Learners (ELs) across various program types.
Provide English language development instruction for EL students who have been in US schools for less than one calendar year for key content areas.
Establish consistent communication with, and guidance to, Bilingual Resource Specialists (BRS) regarding student needs, instructional support, and family outreach.
Help create school-wide welcoming environments and support the inclusion of EL students in instructional settings.
Coordinate service delivery with building administrators and Multilingual Services and Programs staff to ensure compliance with state and federal law regarding ESL services.
Serve as an integral member of the school-based team responsible for student placement and scheduling.
Work with the librarian and/or Instructional Coach to purchase culturally and linguistically relevant materials.
Participate as active team members in discussions of academic, transition, secondary options, graduation, and career/vocational post-secondary planning for ELs.
Participate as active team members in Student Support and Intervention Teams (MTSS) to ensure culturally and linguistically responsive practices for ELs.
Participate as active team members (not as interpreters) in IEP meetings for ELs to represent the student’s language development needs.
Administer English language proficiency assessments and screeners, including WIDA Kindergarten Screener, WIDA Screener Online, and ACCESS 2.0.
Monitor students’ ability to access grade-level curriculum through ongoing formative assessment in collaboration with general education staff.
Collaborate with non-ESL staff to ensure that ELs have appropriate and adequate assessment scaffolds in assessments of core content learning.
Provide professional learning to colleagues to ensure that content-related language growth is measured and reported.
Support classroom teachers in understanding how to use English Language Development observation tools and data to guide instructional planning.
Collaborate with School Testing Coordinators to ensure appropriate testing accommodations are provided for ELs in district and state-mandated assessments.
Serve as a communication link among student, families, and school staff in collaboration with classroom teachers.
Participate in parent-teacher conferences that include ELs served by the BRT/ESL teachers.
Collaborate with Bilingual Resource Specialists (BRS) and other staff to coordinate communication with families.
Provide families of ELs with information related to MMSD and the U.S. educational system.
Serve as Case Managers for ELs to provide a school-based contact/advocate for parents and students.
Explain EL Data Management forms to parents to keep them informed of their student’s academic status.
Document EL Data and file paperwork for ELs, including identifying potential ELs, assessing students, and communicating with families.
Report WIDA Screener Online/WIDA Kindergarten Screener scores and obtain previous WI or WIDA school district ACCESS for ELLs scores.
Create Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) forms to notify parents of the school’s plan to provide English language support services.
Archive signed ILP forms in the EL data management system.
Notify parents whose student has tested Proficient on the ACCESS for ELLs assessment that the student will be placed on two-year monitoring status.
Notify parents who have refused EL language support services of the student’s most recent ACCESS scores and that the student’s academic and language growth will continue to be monitored.
Monitor ELs’ academic and language learning throughout the school year.
Serve as a consultant to non-ESL staff to ensure ELs receive language-attentive instruction.
Notify parents in the fall of a monitored student’s level of academic success without language support services.
Assist building clerical staff with maintenance of electronic cumulative files.
Work with parents of misidentified ELs and Multilingual Services and Programs Central Office staff to remove the student’s EL status.
Promote a teaming model during common planning times and through participation in regularly-scheduled team meetings.
Consult with general education staff to integrate targeted language instruction within the core and implement language scaffolds.
Provide guidance to general education staff to monitor, measure, and report language development.
Provide resources pertaining to the distinction between disability and second language/literacy development.
Collaborate with Special Education staff to meet both the language development and academic learning needs of ELs with Individual Education Plans.
Collaborate with building coaches to provide professional development at the building level in best practices for ELs, bilingual education, and second language acquisition.
Other duties as assigned.