Lake County School District Hiring for ELD Teacher Grades K- at Leadville, CO Full Time

Length of Assignment: 179 contract days / follows LCSD Academic Calendar 2022-23 School Year … One year with possible extension

Salary: Paid according to the LCSD Certified Teacher Salary schedule

From EL Education, Core Beliefs about English Language Learners:

In the past, the ELL has often been considered to be the ELL teacher’s responsibility. Such an attitude is unsustainable, given the expanding numbers of ELLs in American schools and dramatic shifts in K-12 academic expectations across the country.

When … curriculum is delivered with scaffolds that are standards-based, research-aligned, culturally and academically respectful, grounded in the strengths and needs of the individual student, and surrounded by supportive school culture, we believe we have laid the groundwork for ELL academic success. ELLs need and deserve access to all aspects of the American educational experience, from the curriculum to the physical mainstream classroom. All teachers are teachers of English Language Learners.

Lake County School District’s PK-6 schools enroll approximately 40% English language learners. The role of our K-2 English language development teacher will include ELD instruction and building capacity amongst staff to support students with English acquisition at school. Here is a non-inclusive list of responsibilities of the K-2 English language development teacher:

In collaboration with K-2 staff:

• ensure district policies are upheld and systems followed in collaboration with all ELD staff
• plan and facilitate professional development in collaboration with school leadership team
• collaborate with administration to integrate and refine best practices for teaching multilingual learners into school improvement plans and help monitor instructional practices
• classroom push-in support
• participate in MTSS process for multilingual students, as requested
• collaborate with special education staff to support multilingual learners with special needs

Individual responsibilities:

• teach targeted ELD groups using language proficiency and other academic data
• follow provided curriculum and/or create curricular resources for ELD groups
• build and adapt ELD support schedule, based on need
• fulfill all duties of ELD teacher annual timeline in a timely manner, including:
• identify and redesignate multilingual students using state and district guidelines
• maintain updated list of multilingual students and language proficiency data
• assure staff knows identified multilingual students and has the resources to support them
• build and maintain positive relationships with families of multilingual students
• collaborate with staff to determine role at conferences and other school events
• collaborate with READ plan team to identify exemptions
• disseminate ELD information to staff as needed in weekly staff bulletin
• participate in training, scheduling, and administration of the state-mandated ACCESS 2.0 language proficiency test, in collaboration with district assessment leaders
• review test accommodations with teams so ELs receive needed accommodations for assessments
• communicate with LCES ELD staff to prepare for transitions
• annually meet with all multilingual learners to graph ACCESS scores, set goals, and notify of status

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree of related subject from accredited university
• Colorado teaching certificate;
• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement or Bilingual Education Specialist required, or willing to gain endorsement within the first year of employment.
• Bilingual (Spanish) Preferred

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $43,000.00 – $68,220.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
Free COVID tests to all

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Leadville, CO 80461: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Teaching Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person