General Definition of Work
The bilingual language acquisition facilitator, under general supervision, performs complex work with minimal decision-making discretion related to planning, facilitating, and evaluating the activities and operations of the International Center. The bilingual language acquisition facilitator provides leadership, project management, and strategic planning regarding the implementation of Title III plans and activities. Employee performs district-level work to carry out Board of Education policies under the direction of the Executive Director of Learning and Language Acquisition.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Salary/Status
Certified Schedule/ Full-time, 12 months
Reports To
Executive Director of Learning and Language Acquisition
Place of Work
The normal place of work is on the premises used by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools reserves the right to require you to work at such other place(s) as it may reasonably require from time to time.
Essential Functions
- Adhere to all state, federal, and local laws, policies, and procedures
- Collaborate with Multilingual Learner (ML) Family & Community Engagement Specialist to plan, facilitate, and evaluate the operations of the International Center (IC)
- Interpret individual student data reports for schools and recommend appropriate student Language Instruction Educational Program for newly enrolled language minority students
- Support the Learning and Language Acquisition (LLA) Department in collecting and maintaining federal/state/local English Language Proficiency (ELP) data; assist schools by providing accurate and timely ELP data
- Collaborate with Family Center staff (Bright Beginnings, Magnet Office, and Student Placement) to support enrollment and lottery processes for language minority students
- Collaborate with CMS departments, schools, and NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to ensure accurate maintenance of federal/state/local ELP data, including creating appropriate reports and lists to update and investigate missing ML student data (test scores, demographic information, US school entry date and language, etc.)
- Ensure ML student data integrity in both Power School and the NC DPI databases for the collection and reporting of the federal Limited English Proficiency (LEP) headcount, Immigrant headcount, ACCESS tier assignment, end-of-year ML headcount update, and all other state and federally required data reports
- Assist schools and departments in getting accurate and timely ELP data
- Respond to data requests from other CMS departments
- Carry out and support the functions of the IC including student enrollment, ELP testing, international transcript evaluations, and parent communications.
- Provide LEP services to low-incidence schools without a dedicated LEP presence
- Ensure quality control for language minority students' data as they enroll through the schools and the IC
- Administer the state-identified English Language Proficiency tests at schools and IC
- Perform related work as assigned or required