Title: SEZP ELL Academy Operations Leader

Grade Level: 6-10

Part Time Start Date: August, 2019

2019-2020 SEZP ELL Academy: The Program

Over the past two years, the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) has facilitated an English Language Learner Academy ("ELL Academy") to help foster the language development of English Language Learners from SEZP schools. Building on the success of this program, the 2019-2020 SEZP ELL Academy will expand to run from fall to spring and will specifically target Level 1 and Level 2 ELL students who have the highest need for English language development.

The vision for the ELL Academy is as follows:

ELL Level 1 and 2 students will build critical language skills, focusing on improvement of reading and writing abilities through leveled guided reading, phonics, and targeted writing curriculum.

Instruction will be informed weekly by data collected through reading conferences, oral phonics assessments, and writing exit tickets.

In addition to supporting student language development, we will grow teacher skill in active monitoring and data analysis through daily data meetings and practice sessions focused specifically on key language levers.

Program Dates (TENTATIVE)

The ELL Academy will take place on the following dates (subject to change up until mid-August):

Fall Training:August/September, 2 days TBD

Fall Session - Phonics/Sight Words, LLI, Writing:September 28th, 8:30am-1pm

October 5th, 8:30am-1pm

October 12th, 8:30am-1pm

October 19th, 8:30am-1pm

October 26th, 8:30am-1pm

November 2nd, 8:30am-1pm

November 9, 8:30am-1pm

February Academy - Anthology Writing:February Vacation Week, Monday-Thursday, 8:30am-1pm

Spring Session - Novel Studies:March 7th, 8:30am-1pm

March 14th, 8:30am-1pm

March 21st, 8:30am-1pm

March 28th, 8:30am-1pm

April 4th, 8:30am-1pm

2019-2020 SEZP ELL Academy: The Team

The SEZP ELL Academy is designed with a focus on providing students with high-quality instruction that focuses on research-based methods for aiding language development. We believe the following instructional practices are key to our success:

Commitment to Student Feedback: We recognize the great impact effective feedback can have both on improving student learning outcomes and developing strong relationships with students. We commit to building our practices as educators for giving effective student feedback, particularly through building our active monitoring protocols.

Regular Data Collection and Reflection Practices: We recognize the relationship of high-frequency progress-monitoring, analysis of regular data, and use of data to devise personalized treatment plans to improving student learning outcomes and developing strong relationships with students. We commit to building our practices as educators for giving effective data analysis and management as a practitioner team.

In order to develop our instructional methods honed to effectively meet the aforementioned goals, we are seeking candidates who hold the following mindsets:

Strengths-Based, Growth Mindset: We believe that all students and teachers bring incredible strengths with them. We want to celebrate and capitalize on these strengths as we work to become better educators to help our students develop English language abilities. As we strive to help students recognize that, through hard work, perseverance, and relationships with trusted adults, they can continue to improve and learn, we constantly embody this mindset in our work as educators as well through commitment to practice and professional development.

One Team, One Mission: We recognize that when we work as one collective team, we are more effective for students. We commit to collaboration, consistency, and communication as we strive to build a cohesive team of educators. Additionally, we recognize that there will be times we will need to step out of our roles and do whatever it takes to help us achieve our mission of helping 100% of students make growth in their English language development.

2019-2020 SEZP ELL Academy: The Commitment

All staff are required to attend all teaching and training dates. Staff are expected to disclose any potential absences they anticipate having during the hiring process. These potential absences will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If staff are absent during any of the ELL Academy dates without prior approval, their employment with the ELL Academy may be terminated at that time.

2019-2020 SEZP ELL Academy: What You Will Do

Position Responsibilities:

Operations:

Develop the recruitment and retainment plan for ELL Academy

Coordinate with home schools to collect student information, including initial testing results and demographics

Complete orders of curricular materials and supplies needed per the Curriculum Leader

Coordinate with the SPS Transportation department

Coordinate ordering weekly lunches

Develop protocols for attendance collection, maintain attendance data, and communicate with families/schools of absent students

Develop the student incentive system and manage purchasing items to drive the incentive system

Coordinate the creation of the student anthologies with the Academic Leader and the printing company

Maintain the program budget

Purchase any materials needed for the Encore activities

Develop the plan for identifying if translators will be needed to support students in any classrooms and hire translators where needed

Run training for staff where needed to ensure seamless and efficient execution of all ELL Academy procedures

Data Management:

Work with the ELL Academy Leader and the Curriculum Leader to develop systems for collecting data

Run weekly data reports to identify students who are not meeting targeted growth goals

Mail-merge progress reports at the end of the fall and spring sessions, distributing them to families and schools

Run reports to present data to staff for analysis at the end of the fall and spring sessions

Desired
Qualifications:

Experience leading educators in an academy setting or specialized intervention programming

Experience with literacy interventions preferred

Familiarity with using data to inform intervention and/or instruction

Willingness to learn or further knowledge of evidence-based literacy intervention tools and techniques

Belief that all students can grow academically when provided with the opportunity to engage with high-quality teaching practices and materials

Confidence as a problem solver who works to overcome challenges

Demonstrated success in building relationships with students and teachers

Benefits:

Selection as a coordinator recognizes an individual for his/her outstanding instructional leadership and commitment to urban education. The ELL Academy experience will also give the coordinator the opportunity to grow his/her expertise in intervention strategies that can carry over during the regular school year in a highly supportive learning environment. In addition, the coordinator will receive:

$7,500 stipend

Support and coaching from ELL Academy Program Director



Primary Location: Empowerment Zone
Salary Range: $7,500.00 - $7,500.00 / Per Year
Shift Type: Additional Pay

Job Contact Information:

Name: Amanda Gauthier
Title: ELL Academy Program Director
Phone:
Email: gauthiera@springfieldpublicschools.com