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Form of workCHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
JOB DESCRIPTION
CLASSIFICATION: CERTIFIED
JOB TITLE: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION ACADEMIC COACH (DISTRICT)
REPORTS TO: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
CALENDAR: TEACHER CALENDAR (may have extended year)
RANGE: TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE PLUS STIPEND
Job Goal
The Academic Coach is a content expert, instructional leader, and professional development instructor. The Academic Coach is flexible and adaptable with a high degree of organization, facilitation, and management.
Minimum Qualifications
Core Job Functions
Core Values/Professional Qualities
JOB DESCRIPTION
CLASSIFICATION: CERTIFIED
JOB TITLE: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION ACADEMIC COACH (DISTRICT)
REPORTS TO: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
CALENDAR: TEACHER CALENDAR (may have extended year)
RANGE: TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE PLUS STIPEND
Job Goal
The Academic Coach is a content expert, instructional leader, and professional development instructor. The Academic Coach is flexible and adaptable with a high degree of organization, facilitation, and management.
Minimum Qualifications
- Highly qualified in designated content areas
- Master's degree in education related field
- Knowledge of World and Native Language state standards
- Knowledge of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Proficiency Guidelines and Performance Indicators
- Knowledge of Dual Language Immersion (DLI) core competencies and fidelity assurances
- Knowledge of performance and proficiency assessments
- Knowledge of DLI programming best practices
- Knowledge of research-based language instructional practices and Language Acquisition
- Knowledge of target language intercultural competencies
- Demonstrated classroom teaching ability
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Demonstrated experience with language learners
Core Job Functions
- Utilize content and instructional expertise to achieve the goals of the District's strategic plan
- Develop and facilitate professional development aligned with research-based practices including dual language, world languages and fidelity assurances
- Develop and facilitate presentations as assigned (e.g. board meetings, leadership meetings, department meetings)
- Provide support for PreK-12 language programs in the district
- Keep abreast of and interpret current research, curriculum development, and instructional strategies
- Develop curriculum and facilitate curriculum writing
- Communicate effectively in different settings
- Collaborate with other departments and coaches to ensure academic achievement and increase learning opportunities for all students (e.g. curriculum, special education, federal programs, assessment, professional development)
- Provide ongoing support to teachers in curriculum implementation
- Serve as a liaison for state and national educational organizations
- Support program development and expansion
- Build content, instruction, and assessment capacity at school sites
- Work effectively with principals and teachers in improving site instructional programs
- Model research-based instructional techniques and strategies in the classroom for both content and language instruction
- Disaggregate and analyze test data and assist in the interpreting the data for school improvement
- Effectively plan and teach adults, in both a group and individual setting, to understand and communicate the implications of the changes needed in today's public educational system
- Advocate for Language Acquisition at the state and national level
- Assist with Seal of Biliteracy implementation
- Perform other duties relating to general job function as assigned by supervisor
Core Values/Professional Qualities
- Excellence in all we do. No matter how large or small, we value excellence in all parts of this organization. Excellence is a value, a quality and our most important product.
- Equity and fairness in all things. Education is the great leveler and we intend for all our students, staff and patrons to have the opportunity, tools and ability to succeed and excel.
- Collaboration is an effective decision making model as well as an effective morale enhancing model.
- Integrity is simply non-negotiable. Honesty, integrity and reliability are the foundations of our organization.
- Efficiency is the essence of being a good steward of public trust. We are supported by our community because we continually demonstrate our ability to produce the very best by carefully using the resources available.
