Regional English Language Learner (ELL) Coach - IDEA Jacksonville (Immediate Opening)

English Language Learner

Coach

Academic Services Team /

Special Programs

Position overview

The

emergent bilingual (EB)

/ English Learner (EL)

coach in collaboration with the

Florida Aca

• demic Services
• team
• will oversee
• their regional portfolio of schools in ensuring that they are providing high quality instruction for their E

B

/EL

students

and

• compliance support
• by
• coaching
• teachers
• and leaders
• during
• general
• classroom
• support,
• conducting
• side by side
• observations/walkthroughs
• of instructional environments,
• providing
• professional development opportunities for staff

,

• data analysis,
• lesson plan feedback,
• and ensuring campuses maintain 100% EB

/EL

• compliance
• with all state and federal
• requirements
• .
• (This position is partially grant
• funded,
• position
• requires daily accounting/monthly tracking of daily activities)
• . This role reports to the Florida VP of Schools
• and ha
• d no direct reports.

Location

This is a full-time hybrid position based in [Region] with preference given to candidates who live in the region or who are willing to relocate.

Travel Expectation

• Regular travel to campuses required (
• up to 40% of the time during the busiest parts of the year)
• . Travel between regions for step backs up to four times a year.

Compensation & Benefits

Salaries for people entering this role typically start between $66,000 and $80,000

, commensurate with relevant qualifications and experience. This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on individual and organizational performance and goal attainment.

Additionally, we offer medical, dental, vision, and supplemental benefits as well as retirement plans and a generous vacation package.

You can find more information about our benefits at

<https://ideapublicschools.org/careers/benefits/>

.

Required

S

• kills
• Design and assist with delivering professional development for regional and campus teams around Emergent Bilingual
• /English Learner
• support (Program Training, SIOP, etc.)
• Deliver exceptional professional development around EB

/EL

• program which directly impact effective systems and increase leader and teacher capacity to transform and increase student academic achievement.
• Coordinate and collaborate with regional team members, campus leaders, and classroom teachers
• the pressing

EB

/EL

• priorities and
• preferred
• programming. Hold consistent Business Partnerships with regional and campus leaders.
• Coach and develop campus leaders
• using the Leader Competencies
• and ensure the coaching cycle is followed with fidelity
• from
• campus leaders to classroom teachers and ensure observations are detailed in Teach Boost
• Complete Time & Effort for position funding appropriation
• as may be required

Major Duties and

Responsibilities

• Provides support and assistance to classroom teachers
• and campus leaders
• in the full and skillful implementation of integrated and designated English Language Development (ELD).
• Conducts classroom observations, specific to language development and provides
• coaching
• support for all teachers
• and leaders
• with clear next steps and follow-up process
• .
• Provides on-site staff development to ensure that teachers are knowledgeable about data-driven learning and effective instructional strategies related to

English Language Development (

ELD

)

.

Supports

• teachers
• and leaders
• in building an interactive classroom environment focused on the content and learning strategies embedded
• into established curriculum/curricula
• .
• Conducts demonstration and model lessons in classroom to ensure that all teachers
• and leaders
• have been trained to an advanced level of delivery and are using instructional materials as designed, specific to integrated and designated ELD.
• Serves as a resource in identifying appropriate instructional strategies and interventions to improve student achievement for all students including English Learners

,

• students enrolled in Special Education Programs, and students with diverse learning needs.
• Participates in collaborative
• regional (and
• as may be needed,
• campus)
• level meetings to assist in the analysis and utilization of assessment data to improve English learner student achievement.
• Meets regularly with the
• regional leaders and campus
• principal
• s/lead teams
• to review District/site-required assessment English learner data and to assess the outcomes of
• EL achievement
• goals.
• Supports campus English Learner
• point people
• in the identification and reclassification process of emergent bilingual students.
• Ensures 100% of required EB documents are obtained and maintained
• at the campus level using Ellevation
• Supports campuses with assessment
• s

A Week in the Life

Time

Description

20

hours

5

• 0% of time per week
• Direct campus support (EB

/EL

instructional rounds, coaching, trainings/PDs) clearly outlined in calendar.

4

hours

1

• 0% of time per week
• Reviewing data and preparing for campus visits and/or conversations specifically for EB
• 1.5 hours
• ~

4

% of time per week

Attending

AST

tactical &

AST

• instructional support meeting
• 2.5 hours

6

% of time per week

EB

/EL

• instructional
• aligned and prioritized tasks
• (PD prep,
• update trackers,
• follow up on campus/leader next steps,
• calendar work time)

8

hours

2

0% of time per week

EB

/EL

• compliance work/support
• 1-4 hours
• ~3
• -

1

• 0% of time per week
• TBD by region
• al leaders

• Examples: tacticals, check
• -
• ins, step
• backs, celebrations
• , etc.

Required

• e
• xperience

Bilingual or ES

O

L Certification

Required

Bachelor

’s degree required

(

Masters

• or post baccalaureate studies
• preferred

)

• 1-3 years of experience
• teaching EB

/EL

• students
• Technology proficient
• 3+ years of
• total teaching
• experience preferred
• Individual goals
• 50%

of

EB

/EL

• students
• achieve
• proficiency or grow 1+ year academically

75

% of schools meet the

EB/

EL

• growth targets
• 75% of regional portfolio
• of schools
• have at least 80%
• of teachers
• complete
• a minimum of

2

• SIOP training
• sessions, focused on different SIOP
• components.
• 100% of
• regional portfolio of schools

BOY, MOY, & EOY

• EB/EL meetings
• are completed by
• deadline.
• 95% of required

EL

• student documents
• (original home language survey, original parent permission letter, and original language proficiency tests)
• are obtained by
• campus and uploaded to Ellevation.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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• <https://ideapublicschools.org/dei/>
• .
• Learn more about IDEA
• Include links to sites that are relevant to the position
• IDEA’s Core Values