ESL Teacher - Grades 3 and 4

Position Description

POSITION TITLE: ESL Teacher, Southside Elementary, Grades 3 and 4

QUALIFICATIONS: Arkansas teaching license and endorsement or training in English as a Second Language

REPORTS TO: Building Administrator(s) and District ESOL Supervisor

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Work collaboratively with instructional and interdisciplinary teams
2. Serve as a resource for classroom teachers
3. Administer ESL placement and reevaluation assessments
4. Be familiar with ELPA21 and its testing procedures
5. Implement a variety of effective, research based instructional strategies consistently to engage learners with the essential learning standards 
6. Monitor and assess student progress frequently, using both formative and summative assessments, and provide progress reports as requested 
7. Coordinate with General Education teacher to create appropriate Tier 1 and Tier 2 instruction and interventions
8. Implement English Language Development (ELD) within sheltered classes.
9. Create a classroom environment that reflects respectful interactions between students and teachers, as well as student to student
10. Communicate with Special Education, Gifted and Talented, counseling, health services, etc to provide appropriate services for English learners
11. Lead building Language Placement and Assessment Committee meetings
12. Communicate identified accommodations for students to regular classroom teachers
13. Maintain effective classroom behavior expectations and procedures
14. Communicate with parents/guardians regarding student progress 
15. Provide direction and support to ESL parapros, when applicable
16. Effectively implement district initiatives
    
    

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Abide by state statutes, school board policies and regulations
2. Attend meetings and perform duties as assigned by administrators or supervisors
3. Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
4. Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulation.
5. Serve on committees as assigned
6. Remain current on instructional practices in education