ML Paraeducator

Description

The ML Paraeducator is a Learning Site based instructional leadership position with the primary responsibility of coordination of core content support, language development, and intervention programming for students. This is accomplished by collaborating with Site Coordinators and other staff to to serve the needs of our English Learners through:

Professional Preparation and Planning;

Instruction

Assessment, Data, and Progress monitoring of student learning;

Communication and collaboration with all stakeholders to provide a positive, safe, and engaging learning environment; and

Professionalism and commitment to community.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Priority Area: Instruction

60%

Duties and Responsibilities

Ensure that all students have access to and receive appropriate instruction to meet grade-level content and language standards and to address academic gaps as assigned 

Uses strategies to actively engage students during instruction 

Implements intervention program with fidelity adhering to time, grouping, and lesson plans to accelerate student learning

Consistently teaches Powerblock groups to assigned students, completes attendance and tracks grades for these students

Coordinate with Site Coordinators, Learning Center Mentors, Edgenuity’s Student Support Coordinator and virtual teachers to ensure that all EL students have access to and receive appropriate instruction to meet grade-level content and language standards and to address academic gaps.

Provide differentiated support to address the needs and context of mentor and their EL students; including co-planning, role modeling, resource management, and collaborating on intervention processes.

Pushes into classes to support EL learners during critical thinking and other offline activities

Pulls small groups as needed for additional EL acquisition support

Evidence of Success

Effectively implement EL strategies to provide culturally responsive, rigorous, targeted learning opportunities for all students.

Virtual Instructors effectively modify the curriculum to support EL student needs. 

Students attend PB and show growth in the curriculum and on benchmark assessments 

EL Student outcomes are improved as a result of explicit instruction focused on data-driven instruction. 

EL Students are appropriately grouped for language development instruction.

Students have access to and receive appropriate instruction and support to improve their English language acquisition.

Priority Area: Assessment, Data, and progress monitoring of student learning

20%

Duties and Responsibilities

Works with staff at the Learning Center to Identify ELs 

WIDA Assessment

Determine needs of NEP and LEP students and student groupings for instruction using:

WIDA SCREENER scores

ACCESS 2.0 scores

iReady, MAP data

Virtual Instructor Reports

Additional teacher/mentor feedback

Is trained in the administration of the following assessments and coordinates with HOPE assessment staff, ML staff, and Learning Center staff to organize the administration of the following:

WIDA SCREENER  

ACCESS 2.0

WIDA MODEL (when needed

Coordinates with Coordinator to ensure that EL plans (MLPs) are written in a timely manner and provide ongoing progress monitoring of identified goals and/or targets.

Communicate with Virtual Instructors

Uses organizational skills and attention to detail to plan, schedule, proctor, and oversee all EL assessments and accommodations while upholding the level of integrity and security required.

Uses advanced technology skills to collect, analyze and share data on an individual student, class/course, and schoolwide progress toward grade-level/standard mastery, language development, and other center/school performance targets.

Oversees communication of individual student progress with each student and other stakeholders.

Evidence of Success

All assessments are completed in a timely manner with no mis-administrations or other errors.

PLCs, Center, and School Leadership teams regularly review performance data and use data to make instructional program decisions.

MLP are completed and updated in a timely manner

Documentation of progress monitoring is used to develop instructional and intervention plans for students

Priority Area: Communication and collaboration with various stakeholders to provide a positive, safe, and engaging learning environment 

10%

Duties and Responsibilities

Develop and maintain collaborative, positive, effective relationships with all stakeholders.

Coordinate with all stakeholders (Learning Center Staff, Site Coordinator, Virtual Instructor, family, etc.) to develop, implement, and m