SY19-20 SEZP ELL Academy Curriculum Leader
- Employer
- Springfield Public Schools
- Location
- Springfield, MA, US
- Salary
- $7,500.00 - $7,500.00 / Per Year
- Posted
- Aug 14, 2019
- Ref
- 4647
Title: SEZP ELL Academy Curriculum Leader
Grade Levels: 6-10
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 9th, 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: Position Responsibilities
Curriculum Writing:
Develop the scope and sequence for the Level 1 and 2 ELL curriculum (Phonics/Sight word class, LLI class, Google Classroom writing class), in collaboration with the ELL Academy Leader
Work in collaboration with the ELL Academy Leader and the Operations Coordinator to determine the data points that will be collected to drive instruction
Write curriculum for the aforementioned classes (with the exception of LLI which is pre-written)
Develop the curriculum for student Anthology Writing
Write the novel study curriculum for Level 1 and Level 2 ELL students
Communicate the list of items needed for purchase to the Operations Leader
Staff Development:
Work with the ELL Academy Leader to develop training sessions to train staff on the execution of curriculum components
Manage the Encore/Intervention staff to provide targeted interventions to students where needed
Work with the ELL Academy Leader to develop an observation protocol for observing instruction, identifying areas for both whole-staff and individual growth
Work with the ELL Academy Leader to provide ongoing professional development support to teachers
Student Progress Report Development, Data Collection & Data Reflection:
Lead the development of the ELL Academy Progress Report that will be used to communicate progress and areas for continued growth of individual students to schools and parents
Develop the data collection scope and sequence, identifying what data is collected throughout the ELL Academy, including daily data collection, formative data measures, and summative data measures
Develop protocols for data meetings, including the protocols for co
Run weekly data meetings with teachers to reflect on student work, identifying student misconceptions and leading teachers to identify remediation plans
Desired
Qualifications:
Experience leading educators in intervention work and/or literacy instruction
Experience with guided reading, Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI), independent reading journals/logs/conferences, vocabulary intervention, fluency support, and/or phonics instruction 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 an academic 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
Grade Levels: 6-10
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 9th, 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: Position Responsibilities
Curriculum Writing:
Develop the scope and sequence for the Level 1 and 2 ELL curriculum (Phonics/Sight word class, LLI class, Google Classroom writing class), in collaboration with the ELL Academy Leader
Work in collaboration with the ELL Academy Leader and the Operations Coordinator to determine the data points that will be collected to drive instruction
Write curriculum for the aforementioned classes (with the exception of LLI which is pre-written)
Develop the curriculum for student Anthology Writing
Write the novel study curriculum for Level 1 and Level 2 ELL students
Communicate the list of items needed for purchase to the Operations Leader
Staff Development:
Work with the ELL Academy Leader to develop training sessions to train staff on the execution of curriculum components
Manage the Encore/Intervention staff to provide targeted interventions to students where needed
Work with the ELL Academy Leader to develop an observation protocol for observing instruction, identifying areas for both whole-staff and individual growth
Work with the ELL Academy Leader to provide ongoing professional development support to teachers
Student Progress Report Development, Data Collection & Data Reflection:
Lead the development of the ELL Academy Progress Report that will be used to communicate progress and areas for continued growth of individual students to schools and parents
Develop the data collection scope and sequence, identifying what data is collected throughout the ELL Academy, including daily data collection, formative data measures, and summative data measures
Develop protocols for data meetings, including the protocols for co
Run weekly data meetings with teachers to reflect on student work, identifying student misconceptions and leading teachers to identify remediation plans
Desired
Qualifications:
Experience leading educators in intervention work and/or literacy instruction
Experience with guided reading, Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI), independent reading journals/logs/conferences, vocabulary intervention, fluency support, and/or phonics instruction 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 an academic 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
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