Description
Position at IDEA Public Schools

Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a school of 150 students in Donna, TX to the fastest- growing family of tuition-free, public charter schools in the United States. In the Rio Grande Valley, we are a nucleus of four counties (Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy County) that work as one unit to support our children academically and holistically.

RGV is home to a population of just over 1.3 million residents. Children across the region truly benefit from IDEA's mission of college for all as only 1 out of 17 students graduate college-ready. Our mission holds true as we have 2,400 IDEA alumni that currently attend, or have graduated from, 150 colleges and universities across the country.

Join our passionate team of changemakers in south Texas as we prepare to expand our home region to 55 schools, serving over 38,000 students in 2022.



Role Mission : The Lower Valley English Language Learner (ELL ) Interventionist supports their regional portfolio of schools in ensuring that they are providing high quality instruction and intervention for their ELL students through general classroom support, intervention classes, professional development opportunities for staff, and management of identification and documentation . The Interventionist also ensures that ELL funding is being used to maximum potential to increase ELL student achievement.





Accountabilities

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

• Provide classroom coaching and support to campus English Language Arts (ELA) managers
• Collaborat e with ELA curriculum managers to ensure E nglish L anguage P roficiency Standards (ELPS) strategies are incorporated in classroom lessons

• Coordinate and facilitate Professional Development with ELA to ensure it touches on ELPS strategies
• Coordinate ELL parent engagement sessions for all campuses in the region

60% of ELL students will advance one or more levels on T exas E nglish L anguage P roficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) .

• Facilitate regional-based trainings on the TELPAS Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs) for speaking, reading, writing, and listening
• Coordinat e and s upport with TELPAS trainings across the region

• Report on ELL -f ocused data for all Reading and Writing assessments to track progress towards goals

Support Title III campus spending so that all campuses are spending effectively down to 0 for the school year .

• Train business clerks in coding regulations for Title III grant funding
• Train business clerks and campus ELL point-people on appropriate/allowable expenditures for ELL funds
• Ensur e 20% of funds are designated for Professional Development as required by the grant regulations

• Coordinate ELL summer school programming

100% of campuses in the region will earn satisfactory or better on Title III audits

• Provide ELLevation documentation support and monitor maintenance of digital student files
• Provid e regional professional development for campus leaders on the maintenance of appropriate documentation

• Establish and maintain b usiness partnership with PEIMS department to ensure accuracy of ELL data in Powerschool
• Conduct monthly audits and reports on compliance with Title III grant regulations

5.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.

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 (in educational field preferred)
• Experience: Experience in working with ELL students and coordinating ELL services
• Licenses or Certifications (if applicable): Bilingual/ESL certification preferred

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 $48,650 and $60,812, 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.