About the position
The Multilingual Education Specialist plays a central role to support the school in fulfilling the KIPP Texas’ mission by directly impacting the academic and linguistic success of all Multilingual Learners. The Multilingual Education Specialist is a campus leader who supports the administration of the multilingual program, leading both instructional coaching on sheltered instruction pedagogy and monitoring compliance for all EBs on their campus. The Multilingual Education Specialist leads professional development of teachers regarding English Language Development (ELD), linguistic accommodations, and instructional practices for emergent bilingual students. The Multilingual Education Specialist also provides ESL instruction with small groups of newcomer/beginner students for 1-2 class periods per day. The Multilingual Education Specialist also is responsible for communicating with parents of emergent bilingual students and planning Title III parent, family, and community events. The Multilingual Education Specialist reports to the School Leader and follows a 12-month calendar.
Responsibilities
- Use campus data to identify and prioritize courses and teachers to improve EB academic achievement
- Lead multilingual professional learning for teachers and school staff
- Monitor progress of teachers' use of content-based language instruction strategies
- Highlight best linguistic practices across grade levels
- Enhance Multilingual program hiring practices and support ESL paraprofessionals and Bilingual/ESL teacher retention
- Responsible for completing BOY, MOY, and EOY LPACs and related activities on time with fidelity and validity
- Responsible for the planning and campus-wide execution of TELPAS and TELPAS ALT
- Build strong relationships with all emergent bilingual (EB) students across the campus
- Teach 1-2 English Language Development and Acquisition (ELDA) courses to newcomers, beginners, and intermediates
- Monitor usage and growth on Summit K12 for all EBs on campus
- Facilitate specific EB Title III events with parents, families and the community to foster welcoming school culture
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university
- Demonstrated knowledge of core subject area assigned
- Texas Teacher Certificate appropriate for level and/or subject area of assignment, if applicable
- Must be considered highly-qualified based on NCLB guidelines, if applicable
- Satisfactory outcome of a background check
- A valid Texas Teacher’s certificate is required for all Pre-K4 and Special Education teaching positions
Nice-to-haves
- Strong record of helping students achieve academic success
- Strong desire to teach an academically intense curriculum and commit to an extended school day, week, and year
- Desire to continuously learn and increase effectiveness as a teacher and professional; offer and receive constructive feedback
- Willingness to be flexible and to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas students
Benefits
- Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies
- Paid parental leave
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with varying coverage for employees and their families
- Employee assistance programs
- Participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
- 457 Roth retirement plan option with KIPP matching contribution up to $1,200 a year
- 403b plans also supported
- Legal plans, LifeLock identity protection, life insurance and disability insurance
- Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA
