Primary Purpose:

Provide curriculum leadership and campus support aligned to the districts articulated Multilingual Program to include Bilingual, ESL, Spanish Immersion and LOTE programs.  Work collaboratively with district staff and outside personnel to provide research-based educational opportunities for students participating in such programs.

Education / Certification:

1. Valid Texas teaching certificate.
2. Bilingual and/or ESL Certification required.
3. Master’s degree is preferred.

Special Knowledge / Skills:

1. Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
2. Knowledge of curriculum design and implementation as it applies to the district’s Bilingual, ESL, Spanish Immersion and LOTE programs 
3. Ability to interpret data and evaluate instructional programs and teaching effectiveness.
4. Knowledge of second language acquisition theories and strategies, program models, practices, techniques, and principles.
5. Knowledge of research validated instructional practices, TEKS, ELPS, TELPAS, and STAAR.
6. Skill in developing, presenting, and facilitating professional learning sessions to adult learners.

Experience / Other Requirements:

1. Five years of experience as a classroom teacher in a Bilingual, Spanish Immersion, ESL, or LOTE classroom.
2. Experience with technology applications.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Instructional and Program Management

1. Provides leadership and expertise for the District’s Multilingual Programs and second language acquisition.
2. Remain current in fields of bilingual programs, curriculum, and staff development through attendance at state and national conferences and research of current literature in the areas of innovative instructional strategies and best practices.
3. Conduct meetings with District and campus instructional leaders for the purpose of feedback, input, and recommendation.
4. Serve on various advisory committees and planning teams.
5. Consults frequently with campus administrators, instructional coaches, and classroom teachers on matters relating to quality instruction aimed at the multilingual learner.
6. Utilize a variety of ways to involve District faculty in the development of instructional programs and strategies as per the District Improvement Plan
7. Review and evaluate campus instructional programs and recommend modifications when appropriate.
8. Develop, revise, and support implementation of District-wide curriculum based on local, state, and national curriculum standards.
9. Coordinates the review and revision of curriculum documents annually to reflect state standards and the state assessment plan as well as the District-developed curriculum scope and sequence.
10. Coordinates the evaluation and selection process for textbooks in accordance with District policy and collaborates with the District Textbook Coordinator and with publishers’ representatives in the acquisition of adopted instructional materials including the annual reordering of consumable resources.
11. Assists campus administrators with the evaluation and selection of supplementary materials, software programs, equipment, and furniture to support effective classroom instruction.
12. Analyze student assessment data and feedback from staff as a method to assess current and future staff development needs.
13. Provides support to novice and/or struggling teachers including classroom coaching, and demonstrations appropriate to various levels of instruction.
14. Coordinate development of District-wide assessments consistent with the District assessment plan.
15. Collaborates with district LPAC Specialist to ensure appropriate programming placement for students and  supports campuses with LPAC compliance per TEA guidance.
16. Provide leadership in addressing the challenges facing the profession.
17. Seeks, evaluates and responds to feedback from teachers, administrators, peers, supervisors, and other professionals.
18. Prepare, maintain, and present all information, reports, and records as required.
19. Collaborate with other personnel in a collegial, supportive manner.
20. Represent the District with regard to the instructional program at city, regional, state, and national meetings, committees, and conferences.
21. Pursues grant opportunities to support the instructional program including grant writing and/or administration as recommended by the District grant writer.

Staff Development

1. Plan for and provide effective staff development that is based on research and best practices, supports the District curriculum, and incorporates the vision and mission of Comal ISD.
2. Support the development of campus experts through staff development, responsive instructional practices, and assessment development.
3. Coordinates the professional growth opportunities of content area teachers by coordinating the planning, presentation and evaluation of professional development programs, workshops, and seminars.

Other

1. Perform other duties and accept other responsibilities as assigned.
2. Responsible for properly maintaining district records, adhering to all policies set forth by the district for records maintenance and learning the records retention schedule for department records.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Working Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Maintains emotional control under stress.
2. Concentration while performing duties, ability to work with frequent interruptions.
3. Requires frequent district-wide and occasional state-wide travel.
4. Occasional prolonged and irregular hours.
5. Moderate standing, walking, lifting, carrying.
6. Potential exposure to Bloodborne pathogens.