About this role
This position is scheduled for 10 hours per week.
School Information:
Located in Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Scholars Charter School opened in 2011 and serves students K4-8. At Milwaukee Scholars, you can connect passion with purpose.
To learn more about Milwaukee Scholars Charter School click here .
Why Choose Milwaukee Scholars Charter School:
- Student loan forgiveness program available for eligible staff.
- Starting pay above recently adjusted market scales.
- Supported by an experienced leadership team.
- Personalized development and coaching opportunities.
- High-level support provided for all staff members.
- Emphasis on maintaining a safe and conducive learning environment.
- Recognition as one of Milwaukee’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plans and delivers lessons to promote students’ English language development.
- Collaborates with classroom teachers and specialists to ensure achievement of EL/MLs across content areas through the Sheltered Instruction and the English Language Development program models.
- Administers formative and summative assessments to monitor language progress and ensure student achievement.
- Completes documentation required for compliance with state and federal guidelines.
- Completes daily logs of student services.
- Attends regular Professional Development offerings.
- Be available for afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences and school events.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Candidates for English Language (EL) Teacher positions should preferably hold a valid ESL teaching license for the grades they will serve (K-8) or hold a valid teaching license for grades K-8 and English as a Second Language (ESL) or Bilingual Education endorsement. Minimally, candidates for this position must be on an approved pathway towards gaining licensure for the grades they serve (K-8) within three years and obtain an ESL endorsement within 2 years.
- Demonstrates knowledge of first and second language acquisition theory, second language learning patterns, and best practices in English language development.
- Reflects an awareness and acceptance of cultural differences exhibited by the students and their families.
- Possesses those characteristics necessary for acting as an advocate for multilingual families within the school.
- Read, analyze, and interpret student academic data.
- Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate with classroom teachers, administration, and families.
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National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.