District Multilingual Learner (ML) Program Coach

District Multilingual Learner (ML) Program Coach

Position Summary

The District Multilingual Learner (ML) Program Coach provides instructional leadership, coaching, and program support to ensure the successful implementation of high-quality multilingual learner services across the district. This position works collaboratively with the District ML Director, school administrators, teachers, and families to support compliance with federal and state requirements while promoting best instructional practices that improve student achievement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in Education or a related field (required).

• Valid teaching certification.

• ESOL Certification or ESOL Endorsement (required).

• Successful experience as a Multilingual Learner (ML/ESOL) teacher (required).

• Previous instructional coaching experience (preferred).

• Excellent communication, collaboration, organizational, and leadership skills.

Required Knowledge and Expertise

Applicants must demonstrate strong knowledge and experience in:

• WIDA ACCESS for ELLs administration, testing procedures, and score interpretation

• WIDA instructional resources and assessment tools

• Current WIDA English Language Development Standards

• WIDA English language proficiency levels

• Effective instructional strategies for multilingual learners

• Ellevation software platform and related data management systems

• Federal requirements related to multilingual learner programs

• State guidelines for identification, reporting, placement, monitoring, and testing of multilingual learners

• Data analysis and instructional planning to improve student outcomes

Essential Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Report directly to the District Multilingual Learner Director.

• Provide instructional coaching and ongoing support to ML teachers across the district.

• Design and facilitate professional learning for ML teachers and general education teachers on effective instructional practices for multilingual learners.

• Assist schools in implementing district curriculum and instructional initiatives aligned with state standards and WIDA expectations.

• Support teachers in using instructional data to improve student achievement.

• Assist with the administration and coordination of WIDA ACCESS testing and other required assessments.

• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations related to multilingual learner identification, placement, reporting, monitoring, and testing.

• Attend state webinars, professional development sessions, conferences, and state-level roundtable meetings, and share updated information with district staff.

• Collaborate with school administrators, instructional staff, and other district personnel to strengthen multilingual learner programming.

• Communicate effectively with teachers, administrators, parents, and community stakeholders regarding multilingual learner services and student progress.

• Assist with planning and facilitating district ML family engagement events, including Multilingual Learner Parent Nights.

• Support the development of teacher schedules that ensure appropriate services for multilingual learners.

• Assist with curriculum development and the implementation of instructional resources for multilingual learners.

• Maintain accurate documentation and reports required by the district, state, and federal agencies.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the District Multilingual Learner Director.

Desired Characteristics

The ideal candidate is a collaborative instructional leader who demonstrates:

• Strong coaching and mentoring skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Ability to build positive relationships with educators, families, and community partners

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Knowledge of culturally and linguistically responsive instructional practices

• Commitment to continuous professional learning and educational excellence

Standards Required to Perform Essential Job Functions

• Physical Requirements: Requires sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a recurring basis or routine keyboard operations.
• Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
• Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisor.
• Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of policy and procedure manuals, computer manuals, reference materials, etc. Requires the ability to enter data into computer and prepare reports, correspondence, minutes, etc., with proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech. Must be able to speak with poise, voice control and confidence and to articulate information to others.
• Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of instructions in oral, written, schedule, mathematical or diagrammatic form; to deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Requires the ability to make independent judgments in the absence of supervisor; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information and the ability to comprehend and implement basic office machinery functions.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with persons of varying educational and cultural backgrounds.
• Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to add and subtract totals, to multiply and divide, to determine percentages and decimals, to determine time. Must be able to use practical applications of fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion.
• Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape, and visually read various information.
• Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using automated office equipment and communications machinery.
• Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items including computer keyboards, office equipment, control knobs, switches, etc. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
• Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
• Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under moderate stress when confronted with an emergency or tight deadline. The worker is subject to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.
• Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear). Must be able to hear and understand communications through a telephone.

Essential Functions:

Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at times designated.

Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students and state standards in the subject area.

Establishes clear objectives for all classroom activities and communicates these objectives to students.

Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.

Provides for a programmed system of homework to support and reinforce daily learning activities.

Utilizes effective classroom management strategies to create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and developmentally appropriate for students.

Writes lesson plans, daily and long-term

Utilizes technology to enhance student learning.

Maintains a current teaching certificate and highly qualified status based on the "No Child Left Behind" guidelines.

Strives to implement by instruction and action the District's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.

Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.

Diagnoses the learning disabilities of students on a regular basis, seeking the assistance of District specialists as required.

Takes all the necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.

Maintains accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, District policy, and administrative regulation.

Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Provide full, willing and helpful cooperation in carrying out all reasonable instructions or extra assignments which are given by the principal before, during and after the school day

Record accurately the number of students present and absent each day in the manner prescribed by the principal.

Follow the curriculum standards and local course of study, to follow rules and regulations of the state and policies of the local Board, and to follow administrative procedures at the school and system level.

Maintain positive relationships with the home, parent(s) and the community.

Keep parent(s) duly informed of the child's progress (through a variety of methods) and hold conference with parents and appropriate others as necessary.

Responsible for reporting any reasonable suspicions related to a child's health or welfare because of abuse or neglect to the appropriate state/community agency, as well as the principal.

Abide by the SC Teacher Code of Ethics.

Participate in appropriate and required staff development sessions at the school and/or system level.

Ensure that the use of the district's resources (time, money, people) are used in the most strategic and effective way possible.

Report all accidents/injuries on the required form to the principal in a timely manner.

Properly supervise students.

Keep a current class record and submit it to the principal upon request and at the end of the year.

Keep a complete cumulative record on each child.

Maintain a clean, orderly, safe classroom

Administer appropriate assessments, record scores on cumulate records, interpret test scores as needed, and analyze assessment data to improve instruction and student learning

Plan, prepare, implement, assess instructional lessons that teach the standards and are appropriate for individual student needs

Maintain proper classroom and school order that supports student learning

DISCLAIMER: This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

Spartanburg School District Seven does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, religion, sex, color, disability, age, national origin, or any other applicable status protected by local, state, or federal law. The district also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups as required by law.