Multilingual Learners (ML) Teacher - ESL
About The Position
The School District of Onalaska is seeking a 1.0 FTE Multilingual Learners (ML) Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year. The primary goal of this position is to meet the individual needs of identified students with Limited English Proficiency. This role involves developing and implementing instructional strategies to enhance English language acquisition, managing classroom behavior, coordinating proficiency testing, and ensuring appropriate accommodations for ML students during assessments. The teacher will also be responsible for evaluating student progress, maintaining records, and developing an effective service delivery model for ML programming, including scheduling and utilizing bilingual interpreter services.
Requirements
- Possess a valid Wisconsin Teaching License for assigned level and EL certification
- Possess a minimum of a B.S./B.A. degree with a major in the assigned area of teaching
Nice To Haves
- Prior teaching experience preferred but not required
- Such qualifications as the administration may find appropriate
Responsibilities
- Monitors ML student's progress and consults with other teaching staff.
- Develops lesson plans and instructional materials to provide push in, individualized, and small group instruction to identified students to increase acquisition of the English language.
- Translates lesson plans into meaningful learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time or instruction.
- Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a safe and functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
- Coordinates annual district English proficiency testing process.
- Coordinates and provides necessary accommodations for ML students during other required district and state assessments.
- Participates in review of ML programming and improvement planning.
- Evaluates student's English proficiency and academic growth, keeps appropriate records and prepares progress reports as necessary.
- Develop an effective service delivery model of ML programming including matching student needs to services, writing measurable goals in individual ML plans and effectively monitoring student progress.
- Develop an effective schedule of instructional time to meet the needs of LEP students including the use of bilingual interpreter services.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
