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Rocketship Public Schools · 4 months ago

English as a Second Language Specialist (EL/ESL)

Nashville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

Rocketship Public Schools is a non-profit network of public elementary charter schools focused on transforming the future for underserved communities. The ESL Specialist will work in the Language and Learning Lab to support ESL students in achieving excellence in speaking, writing, reading, and listening, while collaborating with experts to design and execute educational strategies.

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Responsibilities

Administer WIDA assessment to all ESL Students and serve as test coordinator for the test

Create progress monitoring tools for speaking, listening, reading and writing, then use the tools to document each student's progress on a weekly basis

Ensure the school is language-rich by labeling the school with language notations across each space

With a team SLs and experts, the ESL Specialist performs 6-week data analyses and produces 6-week action plans that correspond with Rocketship's other formative assessment cycle

Participate in Unit Planning meetings with classroom teachers to ensure Universal Design and ELL Principles are implemented into the Unit, then into daily plans

Hold bi-monthly community meetings/open houses for families

Report progress to families on a 6-8 week basis

Design daily lessons that instruct students to achieve excellence in speaking, listening, writing, reading, public speaking and presentations

This requires explicit vocabulary and idiom instruction