What are the responsibilities and job description for the English Language Learner Program position at Biddeford and Dayton Schools & Southern Maine...?
- Provides learning opportunities for English language acquisition across district curriculum.
- Develops lesson plans and instructional materials to provide customized, small and large group instruction.
- Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to create a classroom atmosphere conducive to learning.
- Regularly assesses each student’s academic and social growth, maintains appropriate and timely records, and prepares progress reports.
- Communicates with parents through conferences and other means such as newsletters, email, phone calls, student information system postings (as applicable), web pages, blogs, and other electronic means to discuss student’s progress as it relates to curriculum.
- Secures interpreters and translations of important documents as an additional means for communicating with families.
- Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members to help students assess and benefit from the district curriculum.Coordinates the identification of ELL students based on the district’s LAU plan.
- Analyze annual WIDA ACCESS scores and uses data to plan and inform instruction and direct programming.
- Holds LAC meetings when considering program changes for ELL students.
- Located along the Atlantic coastline with miles of beaches
- Views of the Saco River to its west
- Less than 20 minutes south of the Greater Portland Area
- Less than two hours north of Boston.
- Home to a growing population of diverse residents
- Picturesque downtown
- Maine's youngest city with a median age of 29 in the historic downtown
- Thriving economy
- Many recreational opportunities, including fishing, hiking, biking, public parks, and kayaking
JobID: 3066
Position Type:
High School Teaching
High School Teaching
Date Posted:
9/2/2025
9/2/2025
Location:
Biddeford High School
Biddeford High School
Biddeford Schools are seeking:
Teacher – ELL (English Language Learners Program) – Biddeford High School
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Specific Job Details:
Starting Fall 2025
School Description:
We expect staff and students to embrace challenges and strive to attain excellence while exemplifying Tiger PRIDE: Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dependability, and Empathy.
Find Biddeford School Department's Three Pillars of Commitment to Students attached.
Brief Job Duties:
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
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Specific Job Details:
Starting Fall 2025
School Description:
We expect staff and students to embrace challenges and strive to attain excellence while exemplifying Tiger PRIDE: Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dependability, and Empathy.
Find Biddeford School Department's Three Pillars of Commitment to Students attached.
Brief Job Duties:
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
Certification/License:
Must be eligible to obtain a valid Maine DOE ELL endorsement - provisional certification may be possible for those certified for foreign language, English, or other certifications.
Criminal History Record Check (CHRC), which includes Fingerprints on file with the Maine Department of Education
Education:
Bachelors from an accredited college or university in education or related discipline applicable to teaching assignment.
Masters Degree in related area preferred.
Experience:
Successful prior teaching experience for the appropriate grade levels is preferred but not required.
Live and Work in the Biddeford, Maine Community
Equal Opportunity
The School Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district shall actively work to have the teacher and administrator workforce reflect the student body's diversity.
The School Department's selection will be based on those with the highest capabilities, the strongest commitment to quality education, and the greatest probability of effectively implementing the learning program. Selections will be made without consideration on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, disability or genetic information, and any other state or federal prohibitions. For the purpose of this policy, "sexual orientation" means a person's actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression.
Criminal Background Check
All employees of Maine schools must be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check. Please create a Department of Education log-in and make an appointment for a fingerprinting appointment at https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprinting
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Biddeford Schools
Dayton School
Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative
