Waukee Community School District  is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our students and community. We are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more diverse we are, the better positioned we are to build genuine relationships based on individual perspectives and positively contribute to a diverse global community.

 

Terms of Employment: 194 or 196 days, depending on experience within WCSD

Position Criteria:

• Valid Iowa Teaching License
• B.A. Degree in an Educational Field of Study
• Elementary teacher certification
• K-12 English as a Second Language endorsement 

Performance Criteria:

• Experience teaching in the elementary setting; specifically primary level; is preferred.
• Experience in the implementation of multiple ESOL instructional delivery models
• Experience working with EL Newcomers and understanding cultural dynamics when helping them acclimate to the school system
• Experience in supporting families as they acclimate to the school system
• Knowledge of evidence-based instructional strategies for beginning readers and proven record of successful implementation
• Proven record of successful growth in students in the areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening
• Successful experience implementing a guided reading model utilizing prompting, feedback, and scaffolding of support for student growth, particularly with emergent readers
• Experience using running records, and formative assessments to make data driven decisions
• Proven record of successful collaboration with multiple grades levels and teams in order to meet student needs
• Record of recent staff development/on-going education and knowledge of current research
• Successful experience supervising associates/para-professionals and utilizing their support for meeting student needs
• Provide direct instruction for EL's in both a pull-out and push-in/collaboration model
• Maintain building/district ESOL files
• Willingness and experience with providing professional development to staff in the area of ESOL best practices
• Provide ongoing support to teachers as they implement instruction to English Language Learners in their classrooms
• Facilitate weekly meetings with ESOL para-professionals; guide the planning and lesson delivery of the para-professionals
• Participate in the Waukee Problem Solving Process to help design interventions to best meet student need
• Actively participate in all IEP meetings involving EL's
• Administer annual ESOL assessments to all EL's as required by state or district policy
• Administer placement tests to all incoming EL's; assessment will be a guide in determining language acquisition level and, therefore, amount and type of ESOL instruction needed
• Maintain lists of translators/interpreters and is the first contact for buildings when translation/interpretation is needed; a list of on-call translators/interpreters will be available for help during the registration process, "emergency" meetings, etc.
• Assist, through interpreter, to ascertain an EL's academic achievement/history; review past school records, conduct interviews, etc.
• Seek out grant opportunities to grow the ESOL department
• Help to oversee translation of various printed district documents into the languages/dialects represented in our district
• Other duties as assigned