HS Bilingual Resource Teacher - Temporary Contract

Bilingual Resource Teachers are teacher leaders who actively collaborate with staff, students, families, and community to design services and systems in a manner which actively repays the educational debt owed to historically marginalized students and families.
Bilingual Resource Teachers (BRTs) collaborate with colleagues to provide inclusive, appropriately designed and scaffolded universal instruction in order to ensure ELs/MLs continue to develop their academic language, content knowledge, and their identities as emerging bilingual students.

BRTs will do the following (this list is illustrative and not all inclusive):
Collaborate with teacher colleagues in order to meet the needs of ELs/MLs within the regular classroom setting
Support and collaborate with bilingual classroom teachers to support students in developing biliteracy
Actively contribute to collaborative planning conversations
Coach regular education teachers on culturally and linguistically responsive instructional methods
Provide native language support to Spanish-speaking ELs/MLs as needed
Provide direct instruction to newcomer ELs/MLs
Participate in bilingual program design and development (both ESL and Spanish language immersion)
Monitor academic progress and linguistic growth of ELs/MLs
Regularly examine data to inform instruction
Collaborate with student services personnel to support ELs/MLs when needed
Communicate regularly with the families of ELs/MLs
Coordinate and administer language proficiency assessments and screeners
Maintain accurate records in our district database regarding ELs/MLs
Provide direction for bilingual paraeducators

Desired candidates will have prior experience with and/or knowledge of the following:
Dual language programs, Spanish language development, and biliteracy curriculum
Innovative instructional practices and scaffolds for meeting the needs of high school ELs/MLs
Professional coaching and collaboration
Program design and development (both English as a Second Language and bilingual)
Professional Learning Communities
Standards-based grading

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
Commitment to social justice and culturally and linguistically responsive practices
Commitment to teaching the whole child (academics and social emotional learning)
Ability to successfully collaborate and reflect within a school community dedicated to continuous improvement
Commitment to continued development of one’s own cultural competence
Ability to adjust instruction based on formative assessment data
Ability to communicate effectively to form partnerships with families
Ability to reflect on practice in order to continue improving
Minimum grade point average of 2.75 in a 4.0 grading system in degree course work
Bilingual (Spanish/English) candidates are strongly preferred.
Due to travel across educational settings, a valid Wisconsin driver’s license is required.

Physical Functions:
This is a moderately physical job that requires exertions over 10 pounds of force. This job requires a combination of sitting and standing with a significant need to move about the building and campus. Verbal and auditory communications are frequently involved.

Other Working Conditions:
Duties may require occasionally operating and/or riding in a vehicle.
Duties may require traveling to meetings and work assignments.
Duties may require prolonged use of a computer keyboard and monitor.
Duties may require working under time constraints to meet deadlines.
Exposure to adverse weather conditions and seasonal temperature extremes.
Potential for exposure to blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases.
Potential for interaction with disruptive and/or unruly individuals.

Please contact Director of Bilingual Services Mandi Sersch-Morstad at msersch-morstad@mcpasd.k12.wi.us or 608-829-9060 with questions about the position.