What are the responsibilities and job description for the English Learner Teacher - Secondary (2025-2026 School Year) position at Bismarck Public Schools?
The EL Resource Teacher works cooperatively with the Program Director, Coordinator, classroom teachers, and building principals in teaching EL students in grades K through 12.
This position is at the middle or high school level and will start August 14, 2025.
New Teacher Orientation will be held August 5, 6 and 7th.
Qualifications
- A Valid ND Teaching Certificate
- Bachelor's Degree
Additional information on the BPS benefit package is posted on the District website: https://www.bismarckschools.org/departments/human-resources/employee-benefit-summaries
A teaching contract is 187 days.
External candidates are allowed to bring in up to 15 years of contracted K - 12 teaching experience.
Applicants for teaching positions will be asked to complete the EPI Candidate Assessment. You should receive an email prompting you to complete this survey. This is timed and takes approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour to complete. You only need to complete the survey one time and then it will show as completed on all applications.
Program Responsibilities:
The EL Resource Teacher position requires a combination of program coordination, staff supervision, and education of EL students.
The EL teacher is expected to:
- Complete language proficiency assessments and assist with providing appropriate EL accommodations on district assessments.
- Develop an annual Individualized Language Plan (ILP) for each EL student, in cooperation with the student’s language support team.
- Administer and update annually the acculturation growth of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students.
- Collaborate and coordinate EL instruction with general education teachers.
- Provide assistance and/or EL curriculum materials for classroom teachers for the education of EL students.
- Update EL Power school data.
- Participate in parent-teacher conferences and IEP meetings for EL students.
- Coordinate translators and interpreters for parent-teacher conferences and school events.
- Provide training for instructional aides and classroom teachers on appropriate EL methodology.
- Annually evaluate the EL instructional aide(s) under their supervision.
- Attend Teacher Assistance Team, Child Study, Problem Solving team meetings when an EL student is referred for intervention.
- Participate in weekly EL professional learning communities (PLCs) and monthly EL teacher meetings.
- Monitor EL students’ grades, attendance, and other applicable data at least quarterly.
- Semi-annually monitor progress of exited students.
- Maintain EL student records that become part of students cumulative electronic folder
Please note, salary listed reflects the current schedule for 2024-2025 school year
Salary : $52,121 - $76,156
