Director of Multilingual - School Year 2023-2024 Job at Spring Branch ISD

Spring Branch ISD Houston, TX 77080

$230 a day

    Director of Multilingual - School Year 2023-2024
    JobID: 6212

    • Position Type:
      Administration/Administrator
    • Date Posted:
      5/11/2023
    • Location:
      Multilingual Department

    Spring Branch Independent School District
    Job Description
    Director of Multilingual


    Job Title:
    Director of Multilingual

    Reports To:
    Executive Director, Curriculum and Instruction

    Classification:
    Administrative

    Wage/Hour Status:
    Exempt

    Days:
    230

    Salary:
    See Compensation Plan for Administrative/Professional Pay Plan, Pay Grade 108

    Contract:
    Probationary/Term

    Date Revised:
    5/10/2023

    Primary Purpose:
    Direct the development, revision, implementation, and continuous quality improvement of a comprehensive and cohesive Bilingual, World Languages, and English as a Second Language programs within the context of all English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).

    Qualifications/Skills:
    Education/Experience:
    • Master's degree required.
    • Bilingual and/or ESL Certification required.
    • T-Tess certification preferred
    • Completion of Texas Reading Academies training preferred
    • Certification must meet requirements for becoming and remaining qualified for this position in a manner required by Federal and/or State law.
    Special Knowledge/Skills:
    • Ability to develop, lead, and supervise multilingual educational programs including Bilingual/Dual Language, World Language/LOTE, and English as a Second Language to achieve the district’s mission, vision, and goals.
    • Ability to strategically lead, develop and motivate a high-performance team focused on Emergent Bilingual (EB) needs to impact teaching practices and student achievement.
    • Ability to develop, refine and execute the district strategic plan, as it relates to EB priorities.
    • Ability to evaluate Bilingual/Dual Language, World Language/LOTE, and English as a Second Language instructional programs and teaching effectiveness.
    • Ability to train and support principals and teachers in interpreting and analyzing data to impact EB teaching practices and student achievement.
    Experience:
    • At least five (5) years of successful teaching in the areas of Bilingual, Reading and/or Language Arts.
    • Campus or district leadership experience, preferred.

    Major Duties and
    Responsibilities:
    Program Management:
    • Assist in improvement of Bilingual/Dual Language, World Language/LOTE, and English as a Second Language instructional programs through regular cycles of classroom observation, feedback, demonstration, and staff training, in conjunction with other departments.
    • Lead in monitoring the implementation of high student performance outcomes for EBs.
    • Lead in monitoring and assessing the district’s EB/Bilingual programs in compliance of local, state and federal guidelines.
    • Utilize multiple data sources and continuous quality improvement efforts to drive program area decisions and support related to curriculum and instruction.
    • Identify and evaluate current EB/Bilingual research, content knowledge, trends and communicate to internal and external audiences as appropriate.
    • Extensive knowledge of and expertise in English language acquisition, building academic vocabulary, and high-yield instructional strategies for EB students.
    • Facilitates needs assessment processes with district and site teams, assists campuses in conducting EB data analysis, identifying improvement strategies, preparing reports, and evaluating EB and dual language immersion program effectiveness.
    • Lead a process for evaluating, selecting, and adjusting instructional resources and curriculum guides to support instruction of Bilingual/Dual Language, World Language/LOTE, and English as a Second Language.
    • Provide timely and quality service to principals and teachers to ensure EB/Bilingual standards are integrated with district curricula and is implemented with fidelity.
    • Oversee the development, implementation and evaluation of pre-service and in-service training programs for Bilingual/Dual Language, World Language/LOTE, and English as a Second Language personnel.
    • Ability to plan a comprehensive and integrated professional development program for EB and Bilingual Education.
    • Manage partnerships with professional learning providers that result in high-quality training for EB/Bilingual teachers and principals.
    • Establish clear outcomes to measure the success of training provided by professional learning providers.
    Communication and Community Relations:
    • Communicate district curriculum, instructional practices, district accomplishments, and goals to all stakeholders.
    • Plan and lead in collaboration with principals and departments to develop clear and coherent support for schools that strategically aligns to the districts’ mission, vision, and goals.
    • Serves as a parent and community liaison between the school district and community.
    • Actively seek and utilize evaluative feedback with appropriate administrative staff, subordinates and immediate supervisor regarding job performance.
    • Cultivate partnerships with local, state, and national leaders in the field (including business and community representatives, institutions of higher education, etc.) to ensure the continued growth of the department.
    • Establish and maintain an environment, which is conducive to positive staff morale and directed towards achievement of the district’s mission, values, and goals.
    • Project a positive image to the community.
    Budget, Supervision and Legal:
    • Monitor curriculum updates from TEA and communicate to internal and external audiences as appropriate.
    • Train, support, supervise, and evaluate personnel.
    • Develop, manage, and direct the department’s annual budget in a fiscally responsible manner that supports the initiatives, priorities and goals of the department, division, and district.
    • Review and propose policies and procedures related to Bilingual/Dual Language, World Language/LOTE, and English as a Second Language programs.
    • Assists in recruitment and placement of bilingual and ESL teachers and is effective in interviewing, selecting, and orienting new staff.
    Other:
    • Perform other duties as assigned.

    Supervisory
    Responsibilities:
    Supervise and evaluate staff.

    Equipment Used:
    Computer and various office equipment.

    Working Conditions:
    Mental Demands:
    • Maintain emotional control under stress.
    • Work with frequent interruptions.
    • This position requires regular interacting with the public.
    Physical Demands:
    • Repetitive hand motions.
    • Prolonged use of the computer.

    Application Procedure:
    Click Apply then Login. To complete your application, please visit our website at http://www.springbranchisd.com and click on JOIN OUR TEAM / APPLICATION PROCEDURES / ADMINISTRATOR.

    Spring Branch Independent School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title IX and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status or disability.

    The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. By applying for this position, I acknowledge that I have read and understand the job description listed above.




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