English Language Development (ELD) Coordinator - Alliance College Ready Middle Academy #12 at Alliance College-Ready Public Schools

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Alliance College-Ready Public Schools is one of the largest and most successful nonprofit public charter school networks in the nation, operating 26 high-performing, middle and high schools that educate nearly 13,000 scholars who make up the heart of Los Angeles’ Latinx, Black, and recent immigrant communities. Alliance schools have been recognized as among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, the U.S. Department of Education, and the California Department of Education. Since opening our first school in 2004, 95% of Alliance scholars have graduated from high school. We strive to uplift our scholars and their communities by fostering unparalleled educational opportunities that encourage scholarly thought, resilient learning, powerful communication, mind-body wellness, and community advocacy. To learn more, visit www.LAalliance.org.

Job Summary

Job Summary

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY: Alliance believes that all youth who enter our schools can reach their full potential when high expectations are matched with personalized instruction and support. The English Language Development (ELD) Coordinator is an integral part of the school’s instructional leadership team and leads ELD strategy at their school site.  With specialized expertise in the instruction of ELD, the coordinator is responsible for ensuring all English Learner (EL) scholars are supported academically and social emotionally and will collaborate with counselors, teachers and families to support EL scholar success.  The Coordinator will create and implement the site’s ELD program and coach classroom teachers to effectively use appropriate strategies to ensure strong outcomes for EL scholars. In addition to these leadership duties, the Coordinator may also provide direct ELD instruction in the classroom.  The Alliance schools network is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. About two-thirds of our teachers and administrators identify as people of color. We believe in the importance of diverse role models for our scholars and the rich cultures of the families and communities we serve. Working at an Alliance school is an opportunity to inspire transformational change for scholars and their communities, while building lifelong, meaningful relationships. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Develop and implement a school specific English Learner Program strategy, aligned to the Alliance EL Master Plan, to improve instruction and student achievement for EL scholars. Support ELD and content teachers to improve instruction for EL scholars through modeling, co-teaching and push-in scholar support. Coordinators may also teach up to two a small number of ELD classes. Observe and provide feedback, coaching and support to ELD teacher(s) to improve teaching and learning, unit and lesson planning , lesson execution and data analysis. Plan and lead professional development f

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