Description
Position at IDEA Public Schools

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe in college for ALL and we are committed to ensuring that all of our students graduate from college. IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States sending 100% of our students to college. 58% of our students graduate from college in 6 years - that's 8 times the national rate for students in our communities!

IDEA was founded in 2000 as a single school with 150 students in the Rio Grande Valley. When interest exceeded building capacity, to meet the demands, IDEA's co-founders committed to serving more students in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and beyond. We now serve nearly 45,000 students across Texas and Louisiana. By 2022, IDEA will serve 100,000 students. Be on the lookout for IDEA schools opening near you-with continued growth in our current regions and new launches in Tarrant County (Fort Worth/Arlington), New Orleans, Houston (2020), Permian Basin (2021), and Tampa Bay (2021)!

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.

To learn more about IDEA, check out this video .

Role Mission: The English Language Learner (ELL) Manager will oversee Bilingual and ESL programming at a national level for IDEA Public Schools. This includes overseeing instructional programming for our ELL students, maintaining required documentation, and overseeing the district Title III grant funding to ensure accurate and appropriate spending by campuses.

Accountabilities

Maintain 100% compliance of state and federal guidelines for ELL students

• Coordinate with Powerschool team to ensure accurate PEIMS coding for our ELL population
• Create and implement an auditing system by which all ELL documentation is kept in the ELLevation online platform to pass internal/external audits

• Establish business partnerships with campus ELL point people across all regions for documentation accountability
• Assist in gathering personnel ESL and Bilingual certification data in order to submit our annual ESL/Bilingual waiver

15% increase in students' Reading and Writing STAAR scores to "meets" or "exceeds expectations" levels

• Collaborate with English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum managers to ensure English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) strategies are incorporated in lessons

• Collect and report out data on ELL student academic performance on Assessments to share out with regional leaders on a regular basis
• Creat e training resources to share with campus ELL point - people for campus -level professional development implementation

Project planning of d istrict wide implementation of Beginning of Year, Middle of Year, and End of Year LPAC meetings and TELPAS assessments

• Collaborat e with the Assessment team on a consistent basis to determine roles and responsibilities as it pertains to ELL assessments

• Create and c oordinate training and support for campus ELL point-people to ensure LPACs are completed effectively and by campus, district, or state deadlines
• Cr e ate and hold e ffective monthly webinars for campus ELL point people across all regions to provide ongoing support
• Plan and implement annual Spring TELPAS training

60% of ELL students will advance 1 or more levels on TELPAS

• Create training resources on the P erformance Level Descriptor s in reading, writing, listening, and speaking to share with campus ELL point - people
• Coordinat e and support regional and campus-based TELPAS trainings in all Texas regions
• Report on ELL - focused data for all Reading and Writing assessments to track progress towards goals

Management of the Lower Valley Regional ELL Interventionist role in its pilot year

• Coach and support the R egional ELL I nterventionist in meeting his/ her instructional and compliance goals

• Complete f ield observations and provide feedback to Regional ELL Interventionist in order to increase his/her effectiveness and progress towards goals
• Establish business partnership with regional leaders to define the targeted support needed to best prioritize Interventionist's time and resources

We look for Team and Family who embody the followingvaluesand characteristics:

• Believes and is committed to our missionand being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college

• Has demonstrated effectiveoutcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization

• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationshipsin order toachieve outcomes
• We believe in education asa professionand hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Coach and develop the Regional ELL Interventionist during pilot year

Competencies

• Experience developing and leading training and professional development
• Detail orientation and strong organizational skills

• Ability to manage others to deliver results
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred

• Experience: 3+ years teaching experience; experience with English Language Learners
• Licenses or Certifications (if applicable):

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Experience working with ELL students
• Familiarity with LPAC and TELPAS processes and Performance Level Descriptors

Compensation:

Salaries for this role typically fall between $58,884 and $75,077 , commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications. This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on individual and organizational performance and goal attainment.

IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.