2026/27 Dual Language Instructional Coach, Elementary School

INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, MULTILINGUAL, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Rev. Feb 2025

All LISD employees are expected to maintain an extreme degree of confidentiality by following the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for student information and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for employee and student information. Job No.: T927 FLSA Status: Exempt Reports to: Director, Global Languages & Cultures Pay Grade: Teacher Salary Dept./Campus: Global Languages & Cultures Term: 202 Days

PRIMARY PURPOSE: To work collaboratively with the campus principal and District Staff to support instructional staff in continuously improving teaching and learning. For multilingual learners. To assist in designing, planning, and executing high-quality professional learning experiences that build capacity of instructional staff, to support multilingual learners, EC-5. This position may be contingent upon funding in whole or in part through state or federal grants.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Establish positive and supportive relationships with teachers and administrators. Collaborate with principal and school leadership, and Teaching and Learning teams. Provide support for new and experienced teachers through coaching cycles, facilitating, professional learning, and mentoring. Serve as campus Lead Mentor for new teachers. Observe, co-teach, model, and provide judgment-free feedback on effective instructional practices to support emergent bilingual students/multilingual learners. Support the development and implementation of a comprehensive guaranteed and viable professional learning framework supporting multilingual learners EC-5 through Professional Learning Communities/Collaborative Teams. Facilitate learning and coaching in digital learning practices, formative assessment, Emergent Bilingual/Multilingual strategies, differentiation, classroom management, engagement, and culturally responsive teaching. Build teacher capacity to engage multilingual students in innovative learning experiences that best align research-based instructional strategies and appropriate digital tools and resources to support second language acquisition through content. Coordinate, champion, and continuously improve systems to build instructional capacity as it pertains to multilingual learners. Develop and implement learning projects as assigned. Present multilingual learning strategies and support at various campuses and district. Participate as a collaborative member of the Teaching and Learning team, identify areas of improvement, learning together, sharing new ideas, and building capacity for strong instructional leaders throughout the district. Research and implement learning pathways for instructional staff to support multilingual learners. Attend regular training and collaborative meetings at the district level. Demonstrate regular and prompt attendance to ensure a consistent focus on student learning. Perform other duties as assigned.

INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, MULTILINGUAL, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Rev. Feb 2025

All LISD employees are expected to maintain an extreme degree of confidentiality by following the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for student information and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for employee and student information.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES None.

GENERAL QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES Education/Certification/Experience: Bachelor's degree in education or related field. Valid Texas teaching certificate commensurate with EC-5 certification(s); English as a Second Language endorsement required. Minimum three years of successful teaching experience required, multilingual instructional setting preferred; five or more years preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Knowledge of curriculum implementation including technology integration; effective staff development practices; continuous improvement; and effective instructional strategies and research- based best practices to support multilingual learners. Skill in planning; organization; and written and interpersonal communication. Ability to actively pursue ongoing professional growth; reflect on own practice and take effective action towards continuous improvement; and structure own time and manage multiple priorities. Knowledge of second language acquisition. Knowledge of best practices to support multilingual learners.

Mental/Physical/Environmental Demands The essential functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the characteristic duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities noted herein; however, this is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions found in this job description. May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions during portions of workday. Needs to move about inside the classroom or campus to monitor students as necessary. Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent standing, stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing. Frequent moving of small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom equipment. Occasional requires lifting up to 25 pounds. Occasional prolonged and irregular hours. Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions. Ability to organize and prioritize work schedules of others on short-term basis. Ability to make decisions which have significant impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside immediate work unit. Maintain composure and professionalism at all times.