ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS TEACHER/COACH (GRADES 6-12)

Location: Billings Multilingual Academy AND Various
Reports to: Building Principal
Calendar: Full-time Teaching position; 7.5 hours/day; Monday-Friday; Middle School and High School
Salary: BEA Salary Schedule

Full Benefits; Fully Paid Health Insurance; TRS Retirement; Vacation/Sick Days

POSITION SUMMARY:
Working with students and teachers in a hybrid-inclusionary model.

• Schedule day includes teaching ESL on-site at neighborhood middle and/or high schools to students with WIDA scores below 4.0
• Schedule day provides time for ELL Coach duties supporting ELL students and their regular education teachers 

• Schedule day includes travel time to and from the BMA (Lincoln Center) and the neighborhood schools as assigned

   

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (May include but are not limited to the following. Other duties may be assigned):

1. Teaching: Plan, teach, and assess for student learning in ESL courses.
2. Registration: Refer to the registration specialist and support student registration if needed.
3. Placement: Ensure proper student placement by identifying, screening, and testing potential students.
4. New arrivals (Entering English language development): Provide support and English learning program development for new arrivals and their teachers.
5. Training: Provide training for all teachers, and specific training for teachers of EL students and school/district support staff.
6. Annual WIDA ACCESS testing: Oversee and administer annual English Language Proficiency testing (WIDA ACCESS for ELs).
7. Program Compliance: Implement the school district Title 3: LIEP (Language Instruction Educational Program) and students' individualized English Learner (EL) Plan.
8. Parents: Support parents and liaison with the school and community resources.
9. Paras: Supervise paraprofessionals that serve EL students.
10. Other duties as assigned.

• Attend training on district initiatives and grants
• Network with other ELL professionals

QUALIFICATIONS:

Requires a current Montana Educator License with a preferred endorsement in either English (5-12), Reading (K-12), or English as a Second Language (K-12).

ESL Endorsement/Training/Experience preferred (candidates with certification in progress may be accepted) or willingness to pursue.  

Go to www.billingsschools.org and click "Employment Opportunities" for either the online application for external applicants or the internal application for internal applicants (currently employed by BPS in a regular or temporary position). "AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: This employer does not knowingly discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin."

CLOSES: Open Until Filled
* Please Note: Positions posted as "Open Until Filled" must be posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days and then can close at any time after that.