Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in the area of education
EL Certification
Demonstrated skill in facilitating teams of educators
Experience with ELL Assessment Data

Primary Functions:

To coordinate the intake, placement, assessment, and progress monitoring of all ELL students within the assigned buildings, facilitate the Language Assessment Committee (LAC) process, and work with ELL coordinator, building administrators and literacy coaches to provide on-going professional development and coaching of teachers in instructional methods for ELLs.

General Responsibilities:

Assessment, scheduling, professional development, committee work, intervention assistance, teacher training, data collection and reporting

Specific Duties:

Intake Responsibilities:

Work with building secretaries to monitor home language surveys from new enrollees
Ensure parent intake interview forms are completed for language minority students
Assess students on the WIDA Screener within the required timeline
Complete/send/and verify the return of the Parent Notification Form, Does Not Qualify Form, and continuation of services form according to student’s designation
Complete an appropriate LEP report for the child’s classroom teacher
Work with the LAC to determine the appropriate language support service
Provide the ELL Coordinator with all requested information on new language minority students
Maintain the EL folder within the students’ cumulative fiile

Referral Responsibilities

Collect academic data from teachers
Collect language data from ELL teachers
Collect parent intake interview data form
Schedule and participate in district and building language assessment committee (LAC).
Participate in or schedule another ESL representative to participate in all IEP meetings for ESL students.

Professional Development Responsibilities

Work with ELL coordinator, assistant superintendent for instruction, building principals, and literacy coaches to determine staff instructional and training needs
Develop and deliver staff training
Assist all teachers in developing their skills in working with ELL students through regular strategy developing activities, collaboration sessions, data work, and observation/reflection activities based on a coaching model.
ELL Program Responsibilities
Obtain and report program data to ELL Coordinator
Coordinate and schedule ACCESS testing
Assist in monitoring ELL student progress to make programming and scheduling decisions
Assist in determining accommodations for Missouri Assessment Program