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Job ID: 5091765

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POSITION TITLE: Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Teacher (7th Grade)

SALARY: Teacher Contract

CONTRACT LENGTH: School Year 2024-2025

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Building Principal, Director of Bilingual Services

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provide 7th Grade language acquisition and core academic instruction in accordance with the Indiana Academic Standards for the following subject areas: Spanish, Social Studies, and Science for a class of Spanish Dual Language Immersion students. Possess strong reading content knowledge to recognize reader’s strengths and the ability to analyze student’s reading behaviors. Design intensive, small-group intervention for Spanish language literacy/reading, Social Studies, and Science, informed by data. Implement high-gains, evidence- based instructional strategies. Understands and uses a variety of instructional practices /strategies /routines to encourage the development of critical thinking skills, problem-solving, and performance skills.

QUALIFICATIONS:

+ Must hold a current Indiana License/Certification in Spanish, Social Studies, or Science and be highly qualified

+ Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred in Spanish, Social Studies, or Science

+ ESL/EL/ENL certification or license preferred

+ Must be fluent in Spanish in all domains: Listening, Speaking, Writing, and Reading. All instruction is conducted in Spanish.

+ Will be required to teach Spanish Language Arts/Heritage Spanish, Science, and Social Studies in Spanish to 7th grade Dual Language Immersion students.

+ Previous experience in an urban school setting preferred

+ Should have the ability to understand and accept the philosophy of the Bilingual Services Department in reference to the education of EL/Multilingual Learners

+ Knowledge of research-based instructional strategies, specific to bilingual (SIOP) methodology, and materials for DLI/EL students

+ Knowledge of second language acquisition theory and practice

+ Thorough and complete knowledge of WIDA ELD Standards/Model Performance Indicators and content of grade level areas

+ Willingness to attend ongoing training

+ Must not have had a recommendation for Probation Assistance on most recent evaluation

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Use balanced literacy concepts such as shared reading and guided reading

+ Provide differentiated instruction to meet the needs of DLI, EL students and struggling readers

+ Use formative assessments to guide reading instruction

+ Interaction with families and students from a diverse range of economic, social, and ethnic backgrounds

+ Develop and maintain contact with parents, and involve parents and guardians as partners in their student’s education

+ Analyze student’s formative and summative data, and differentiate classroom instruction based on assessment data and student needs

+ Differentiate and develop Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) for DLI EL students with various English proficiency levels

+ Administer all State standardized assessments

+ Willingness to actively participate in professional development activities and work closely with Title I/II/III personnel, administration, and district level curriculum department

+ Use of technology within instruction

+ Collaborate with colleagues to improve instructional practices throughout the school

+ Work collaboratively with the Bilingual Education Specialist and other members of the Bilingual Services Department

+ Work with teachers individually or in collaborative teams to provide practical support in reading, writing, speaking, and listening strategies for DLI students

+ Provide professional development in second language acquisition theory to staff members

+ Provide leadership for integration of DLI and EL strategies and practices across the school community

Position Type: Full-time

Positions Available: 1