ESL Coordinator (2024-2025)

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Position: ESL Coordinator

Reports to: Headmaster

Dept. /School: Special Student Services-Assigned Campus; Great Hearts Texas

EEO Classification: Professional

FLSA STATUS: Exempt, Full-time

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Coordination

Implement procedures and coordinate the process to identify bilingual/ESL students at all grade levels, including review of student data and testing of students.

Develop and revise bilingual and ESL curriculum as needed.

Assist teachers to develop and provide bilingual and ESL students with appropriate course work through curriculum modification, accelerations, etc.

Develop and coordinate a continuing evaluation of the bilingual and ESL programs and implement changes based on the findings.

Other duties as assigned.

Consultation

Provide resources and materials to support staff in accomplishing program goals.

Consult with parents, administrators, counselors, teachers, community agencies, and other relevant individuals regarding bilingual and ESL students.

Plan and conduct parent meetings, including parent advisory committee meetings.

Budget and Inventory

Compile budget and cost estimates based on documented program needs.

Assist with the selection and purchase of supplemental equipment and supplies for the program.

Policy, Reports, and Law

Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other required documents.

Train campus personnel and oversee LPAC meetings and paperwork.

Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and the local board policy.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Certification:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university (required) 

Valid/Current Texas Teacher Certification (required) 

Valid Texas Bilingual Spanish Endorsement or ESL certificate for K – 12 (highly preferred) 

Experience: 

Two or more years of teaching experience preferred. 

Experience as an ESL teacher or coordinator preferred. 

Benefits:

Great Hearts offers a very competitive benefits package and overall compensation will commensurate with talent, experience and education.

Additional Requirements: 

Type of fingerprint clearance: Must possess or obtain valid Texas fingerprint clearance card. 

Physical functions: Requires but is not limited to standing, sitting, repetitious hand and body movements, bending, squatting, and reaching. May be required to move or position equipment up to 15 pounds approximately. 

Travel required: May need to travel locally to the various academies within the metro area.

This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. 

Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

ESL at Great Hearts 

At Great Hearts, our English as a Second Language Teachers and Coordinators are integral members of our faculty and participate in all faculty-wide events and professional development. Their specialized expertise provides English learners assistance with grade-level curriculum using ESL strategies, enabling students to become academically successful. Great Hearts aims to serve all students including English learners in a manner that affirms and reflects their dignity and rightful participation within the larger student body and academy. Through small group and one-to-one support, the ESL team provides essential support throughout the school year and with annual state assessment preparation. Through the state mandated Language Proficiency Assessment Committee identification, monitoring and reclassification processes, ESL Coordinators and Teachers support all English learners at Great Hearts as they develop their academic English language to proficiency. 

About Great Hearts

Great Hearts Academies is a growing network of public, open-enrollment, tuition-free schools in San Antonio (TX), Dallas/Ft. Worth (TX), Phoenix (AZ), and Baton Rouge (LA). We currently provide over 25,000 K-12 students with access to a high quality, classical liberal arts education, without the barriers that often come with private prep schools. We gladly prepare our graduates for success in the best universities in the nation, but our main purpose is the formation of the soul, heart, and mind. We believe that the highest goal of education is to become good, intellectually and morally.

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