ELSA - Multilingual Learner Summer Academy Teacher, Salem Public Schools, Salem, MA SY2025-2026

ELSA - Multilingual Learner Summer Academy Teacher, Salem Public Schools, Salem, MA SY2025-2026

About Salem Public Schools, where belonging leads to opportunity.

Salem is a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history.  Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4,000 students in 11 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged, globally connected, and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging, equity, and opportunity in everything we do. We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students, regardless of ability, economic status, gender/gender identity, language, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other backgrounds. We invite you to learn more about our strategic plan and core priorities on our website at https://salemk12.org/.

What You’ll Do:

ELSA (Multilingual Learner Summer Academy) is a thematic, project-based, language learning summer program that develops students’ English language proficiency. As a teacher in ELSA, you will be responsible for providing thematic and project-based English Language Development instruction to elementary age students. You will help students develop their language proficiency in English in all four domains of language (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) through an inquiry-based instructional approach. You will also be responsible for overseeing students during different parts of the day, such as arrival, breakfast, lunch, and dismissal, as well as during field trips. 

Role Responsibilities:

1. Teaching and Learning 

• Lead students in developing their English language proficiency in all four domains of language (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) through project and inquiry-based, thematic instruction
• Collaborate with other ELSA teachers to design, teach, and assess learning that incorporates project-based learning, English language proficiency in all four domains of language, and critical thinking and self-assessment.
• Monitor and support students through different parts of the summer academy hours, including arrival, breakfast, lunch, and dismissal.
• Participate in field trips and off-site learning experiences with students.
• Evaluate, select, and prepare teaching resources that are relevant to the ELSA curriculum, reflect the rich diversity of our learning community, and support the academic success and personal growth of our students. 
• Deliver pre and post assessments to students to determine their growth during ELSA, compile student data to inform instruction.
• Attend ELSA planning meetings and data review sessions.
• Additional duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

What You’ll Bring:

We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change children’s lives through education. You’ll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself, your work and the people around you to the next level.  We expect our SPS employees to:

• Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant, diverse in background, ethnicity, language, and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.
• Hold high expectations for yourself, students, and colleagues – You see potential in all, especially our SPS students, and maintain high expectations for achievement, while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations, modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to continuously improve.

• Build authentic, caring relationships with colleagues, students, and families – You build strong relationships across students, families, and colleagues that are collaborative in nature and contribute to the individual and collective success of SPS.  You partner with families and colleagues to make decisions in the best interest of students and learning.
• Embrace feedback – You are a reflective practitioner who learns from mistakes and challenges and uses them as opportunities for professional development. You model persistence and growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree Required; Master’s Degree preferred
• Required Massachusetts teaching certification/licensure in ESL preK-6, or 5-12.
• Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement required
• Ability to meet the expectations of the Massachusetts Standards and Indicators of Effective Teaching Practice
• Second Language (Spanish) Proficiency a plus
• Bilingual candidates and candidates of color strongly encouraged to apply
• Current authorization to work in the United States

Equal Opportunity Employer

Salem Public School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.