THIS POSTING IS FOR CONSIDERATION AS AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST AT THE CALIFORNIA VIRTUAL ACADEMIES FOR POSITIONS THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR. PLEASE CLICK ON AND REVIEW THE LINKS UNDER ‘LINKS RELATED TO THIS JOB' FOR MORE INFORMATION, AS EACH SHOULD ANSWER MOST QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS POSITION. ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA VIRTUAL ACADEMIES AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST (ELDS) POSITION: The California Virtual Academies (a network of 9 public charter schools) delivers online/virtual home based instruction to TK-12 students in California. While our schools do offer some scheduling flexibility, students are required to complete approximately 4-6 hours of coursework daily and log attendance. Stride is our curriculum provider. ELD specialists meet with students throughout the week in virtual classrooms to provide standards-based targeted instruction based on the CA ELD Standards that meet the language needs of the students, as well as support students in content area coursework, provide additional one-to-one support, and provide curriculum support to homeroom and content teachers. ELD specialists build lasting relationships with their students through consistent outreach throughout the school year and monitor attendance and engagement. Additionally, ELD specialists provide interventions as needed to ensure students remain engaged and grow academically. ELD specialists’ caseloads are generally made up of 2-3 grade levels in either elementary (K-5), middle school (6-8), or high school (9-12) students. ELD specialists are required to connect virtually with students once per quarter at minimum and attend one in-person event each quarter. All ELD specialists are required to proctor state testing. Please Note: Although ELD specialists can be assigned a grade span of elementary, middle, or high school, all interested applicants will need to be willing to teach all grades, K-12.

HOURS AND SALARY INFORMATION: Full time employees work Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm. You are not allowed to have another job during these contracted hours. Full Time ELDS: Annual salary based on holding a Bachelors or Masters Degree and up to 3 years of experience in California See Salary Scale: https://tinyurl.com/CAVASalarySchedule We do participate in CalSTRS. Please contact your CalSTRS counselor about how employment with any of the California Virtual Academies may affect your personal STRS account. Only full time employees are offered health, dental, and vision benefits. Benefits information is only given out upon offer. We do provide training for all programs and we have a great staff to serve as your support system. ELIGIBILITY POOL: Our postings are eligibility pools for positions that may arise during the 2023-2024 school year, ONLY. Applications and interviews are for consideration to be placed in the eligibility pool. As our enrollment continues to grow during the year, there is no way to forecast when a position will open up, which is why there are no set number of open positions listed, nor is such information given out. REQUIRED CREDENTIAL/CERTIFICATION: (All applicants MUST have the following at the time of applying) • Permanent California Residence (Must currently reside in 1 of the 42 counties the school services students and hires in) • Valid/current Preliminary/Clear/Life California Multiple or Single Subject teaching credential • California English Learner Authorization- Issued by CTC PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept temporary county certificates, out-of-state, intern, expired, emergency, short-term staff permits, or credentials in the process of being obtained. All applicants must meet all requirements at the time of applying in order to be considered. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

• Credential Copy (Please look up your California Teaching Credential on the CTC website, save it as a PDF and upload it to your EdJoin application. Please Do Not upload the 'printable copy' or 'paper copy'. It MUST be the credential as you see it on the CTC website with the document number, issue and expiration date, as well as all authorization codes and subjects. View 'Credential Copy Information Page' under 'links related to this job')
• English Learner Authorization (Please attach documentation as a PDF, showing you have California English Learner Authorization, certification issued by the CTC to teach ELL students. If your ELA is embedded in your credential as an added authorization (ELA1, ELAM, R2CL), you can upload your credential copy for this requirement. We do not accept Emergency CLAD Permits. *View 'English Learner Authorization(ELA)' document under 'links related to this job' for more information.)
• Letter of Introduction (Please attach a letter of introduction in which you discuss your problem solving skills, use of technology in the classroom, and the strengths and weaknesses of online classroom platforms.)
• Letter(s) of Recommendation (Please attach 3 signed letters of recommendation that are dated within the past 3 years (5 Letters max.). Letters must be on official school or business letterhead.)
• Resume (Please attach a current and updated resume)