The Renaissance Charter High School for Innovation Hiring for ELL/ENL & Spanish Teacher Job at New York, NY Full Time

Summary:

Keeping in line with the mission of the Renaissance Charter High School for Innovation to develop leadership through innovation, ELL/ENL & Spanish Teachers at Innovation ensure that our student-innovators will achieve rigorous academic goals by setting self-created, individualized educational goals within a three-tiered educational model of core classroom instruction, portfolio-based annual individual projects, and hands-on, experiential learning. Specifically, ELL/ENL & Spanish Teachers either lead or co-plan, co-instruct, and co-assess students in the mainstream classroom. Under the direction of the Vice Principal, ELL/ENL & Spanish teachers collaborate with general education teachers to develop, organize and implement an appropriate instructional program in an inclusive learning environment that guides and encourages ALLstudents to develop and fulfill their academic potential.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a general education colleague in a co-teaching model.
• Create and implement lesson plans based on Innovation’s 3-tier model of core curriculum, hands-on, experiential learning, and project-based learning.
• Work closely with peers and administration to develop a multifaceted curriculum that integrates multiple subjects and approaches to meet the individual needs of students.
• Take an entrepreneurial approach to your curriculum, teaching methods, and optional duties.
• Maintain an awareness of the school’s strategic initiatives and incorporate them into your work.
• Review student achievement and performance data daily and amend your instructional approach accordingly.
• Take an active role in your professional development by identifying and creating opportunities to expand your skills to meet the demands of individual student needs.
• Communicate frequently with students, students’ families, colleagues, and other school management team.
• Take an active role in school-community outreach.
• Strong understanding and ability to implement Innovation’s mission and vision.
• Complete a minimum of 40 hours of professional development per year.
• Full-time instruction/supervision during Enrichment Week planning, pre-course classes and courses during Enrichment Week
• Commit to and provide a minimum of two hours of weekly supplemental instruction (tutorials or open office hours for the purpose of providing academic support services) ORprovide supervision of an co-curricular team, class, club, or program
• Interpret MAP student performance testing data and align with differentiated and individualized classroom instruction.
• Serve as the ELL case-manager for an assigned group of students and document monthly contact.
• Assess and develop goals for the Individual Learning Plan for all ELL students and monitor progress of students on the assigned caseload.
• Implement ELL interventions, support services, and strategies into an integrated classroom.
• Regularly and accurately report student progress and maintain accurate and up-to-date records related to student achievement, performance, and ELL/ENL goals in case management notebook.
• Lead classroom differentiation through curricular modifications, instructional techniques, parallel instruction, small group pull-outs and integrated classroom strategies that meet individuals’ needs.
• Communication with teachers (frequently), in order to assess student progress toward meeting ILP Measurable Annual Goals
• Coordinate/collaborate with IEP service providers/other teachers where appropriate to ensure effective wraparound services and supports for ELL students
• Teach a maximum of 1 Spanish class and perform the associated duties of a classroom instructor for the assigned department including:

• Create and implement lesson plans based on Innovation’s 3-tier model of core curriculum, hands-on, experiential learning, and project-based learning
• Work closely with peers and administration to develop multifaceted curriculum that integrates multiple subjects and approaches and provides opportunities to develop student leadership
• Take an entrepreneurial approach to your curriculum, teaching methods, and optional duties
• Maintain an awareness of school’s strategic initiatives and incorporate them into your work, including working with partner organizations
• Regularly and accurately report student progress and maintain accurate and up-to-date records via the Student Information System
• Review data daily and amend your approach accordingly
• Take an active role in your professional development by identifying and creating opportunities to expand your skills including peer review and the use of video to improve student learning
• Communicate frequently with students and students’ families via phone, email, home visits or face to face meetings
• Attend Parent Teacher Conferences and take an active role in school-community outreach * Additional duties as assigned by the Principal or his/her designee.

Minimum Qualifications:

• New York State Teaching Certification in ESL 7-12 is required.
• Dual certification in a Foreign Language 7-12 is preferred.
• Three to five years of classroom experience is preferred.

Supervisor:

The Principal and/or his designee.

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• relevant: 2 years (Preferred)
• Teaching: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Signing bonus
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance