Multilingual Specialist

At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential. Position Description The Multilingual (ML) Specialist will work to ensure that our emerging bilingual (EB)  students achieve their language, literacy, and learning goals. Your main responsibilities will be to provide targeted small group instruction, based on formative and summative data from the WIDA assessment suite. ML Specialists will also collaborate with teachers to increase access during content learning and monitor progress of language goals. Multilingual Specialists report to an Assistant Principal.

Essential Functions

The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Assessment Serve as test coordinator and proctor for the WIDA Screener, WIDA Model, and ACCESS for ELLS assessment, including the administration of testing accommodations. Actively analyze student achievement and language proficiency data to drive strategic instructional decisions. Maintain updated data, progress monitoring dashboards, and rosters. With a team of SLs and ML experts, the ESL Specialist performs 6-week data analyses and produces 6-week action plans that correspond with Rocketship's other formative assessment cycle Conduct a deep-dive analysis of formative and summative data, then report the outcomes and action steps to teachers and school leaders on professional development days. Instruction Implement language development curriculum that instructs students to achieve excellence in speaking, listening, writing, and reading. Support students in meeting their weekly Lexia English goals to supplement the language development Collaboration with Instructional Staff Participate in Unit Planning meetings with classroom teachers to ensure Universal Strategies and other targeted language development strategies are implemented into the unit and daily lesson plans, including but no limited to instructional, management, and assessment strategies to meet the diverse needs of students Assist teachers with the implementation of Universal Strategies and/or targeted language development strategies in the classroom Design and/or execute school-based professional development that builds educators’ capacity to improve our academic and language development support of students who are ELLs Community Partner with families by reporting progress to families on a 6-8 week basis and hosting community events/ community meetings. Assist with non-instructional supervision of students, such as arrival/dismissal, hallway monitoring, substitute teaching, lunch and playground duty, or supervision of extracurricular activities