What are the responsibilities and job description for the SY25-26 Student Support & Services Team Leads (Stipend) position at Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership?
DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL: SEZP Student Support and Services
REPORTS TO: Kisha Morgan
AMOUNT: Up to $5,000, to be confirmed upon selection
PAYMENT SCHEDULE: At completion of project
WORK SCHEDULE: To be determined by Supervisor
SEZP MLL School-Based Lead RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties
Details
Attend Monthly SEZP MLL PLC
The calendar will be shared, email reminders will be sent, and you must register through Teach Point
Attend Monthly SEZP Anti Racism PLC
You will receive an email notification of the PLC and a calendar invite from SEZP Student Support
Receive, print, disseminate, and keep track of letters to parents
Annual ELL Program Placement Letter
Ensures families are informed yearly of their child’s identification as an English Learner and the services provided.
Confirms parent/guardian awareness of program placement and language supports.
These letters can be mailed or handed to students
OPT-OUT of ESL Services Letters
Distributed for both initial opt-out requests and annual confirmation of continued opt-out status.
Ensures compliance with DESE requirements while honoring family choice.
Tracks signed opt-out documentation and sends a copy to MLL Director to upload into ELLEVATION
Data & Progress Monitoring
Support ESOL teachers in the development, monitoring, and benchmarking of ELL language goals in Ellevation. At the beginning of the year we will develop two goals for each student who did not make progress according to DESE’s formula. These goals will then be monitored twice during the school year.
Assist teachers in analyzing ACCESS domain data (listening, speaking, reading, writing) to inform instruction and develop goals
Monitor and keep a tracker of completion of required progress monitoring forms:
Serve as a school-based point of contact during WIDA ACCESS testing.
Support testing coordinators with communication, student readiness, and troubleshooting.
Ensure accommodations for dually identified ELL/SPED students are understood and implemented.
Capacity Building
Share information, resources, strategies, and best practices with colleagues after attending SEZP MLL PLC.
Participate in MLL PLCs and support professional learning at the school level.
Serve as a thought partner to administration on MLL programming and support.
Qualifications
While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country, we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) - established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS), the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) – seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of the more than 5,000 students in our 16 middle and high schools.
As a “zone” of schools within the city of Springfield, SEZP’s approach draws on a deep and embedded partnership with the school district and local teachers’ union, while harnessing the flexibility and innovation found in autonomous school models. As a result, each school within SEZP is accorded significant school-based autonomies - in curriculum, talent, calendar, schedule, and budget – while being held accountable for realizing achievement gains for historically marginalized students. In all of our work, SEZP is in pursuit of equity and anti-racism acknowledging the systemic oppression our students and families encounter daily and working to disrupt these provision gaps urgently and courageously.
NONDISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT
The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.
NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION
Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools’ Title IX Coordinator, titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights at https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr, or both.
The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Katie O’Sullivan, Senior Administrator of Human Resources, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, 413-787-7100 ext. 55428, titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com.
Springfield Public School’s sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website, www.springfieldpublicschools.com/non-_discrimination
To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com
REPORTS TO: Kisha Morgan
AMOUNT: Up to $5,000, to be confirmed upon selection
PAYMENT SCHEDULE: At completion of project
WORK SCHEDULE: To be determined by Supervisor
SEZP MLL School-Based Lead RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties
Details
Attend Monthly SEZP MLL PLC
The calendar will be shared, email reminders will be sent, and you must register through Teach Point
Attend Monthly SEZP Anti Racism PLC
You will receive an email notification of the PLC and a calendar invite from SEZP Student Support
Receive, print, disseminate, and keep track of letters to parents
Annual ELL Program Placement Letter
Ensures families are informed yearly of their child’s identification as an English Learner and the services provided.
Confirms parent/guardian awareness of program placement and language supports.
These letters can be mailed or handed to students
OPT-OUT of ESL Services Letters
Distributed for both initial opt-out requests and annual confirmation of continued opt-out status.
Ensures compliance with DESE requirements while honoring family choice.
Tracks signed opt-out documentation and sends a copy to MLL Director to upload into ELLEVATION
Data & Progress Monitoring
Support ESOL teachers in the development, monitoring, and benchmarking of ELL language goals in Ellevation. At the beginning of the year we will develop two goals for each student who did not make progress according to DESE’s formula. These goals will then be monitored twice during the school year.
Assist teachers in analyzing ACCESS domain data (listening, speaking, reading, writing) to inform instruction and develop goals
Monitor and keep a tracker of completion of required progress monitoring forms:
- Opt Outs (2x a year) these forms are received by Science, ELA, Math and Social Studies teachers and you will be assisting those in need to complete them.
- FLEPs (2x a year) these forms are received by Science, ELA, Math and Social Studies teachers and you will be assisting those in need to complete them.
Serve as a school-based point of contact during WIDA ACCESS testing.
Support testing coordinators with communication, student readiness, and troubleshooting.
Ensure accommodations for dually identified ELL/SPED students are understood and implemented.
Capacity Building
Share information, resources, strategies, and best practices with colleagues after attending SEZP MLL PLC.
Participate in MLL PLCs and support professional learning at the school level.
Serve as a thought partner to administration on MLL programming and support.
Qualifications
- Employed educator within an SEZP school
While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country, we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) - established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS), the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) – seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of the more than 5,000 students in our 16 middle and high schools.
As a “zone” of schools within the city of Springfield, SEZP’s approach draws on a deep and embedded partnership with the school district and local teachers’ union, while harnessing the flexibility and innovation found in autonomous school models. As a result, each school within SEZP is accorded significant school-based autonomies - in curriculum, talent, calendar, schedule, and budget – while being held accountable for realizing achievement gains for historically marginalized students. In all of our work, SEZP is in pursuit of equity and anti-racism acknowledging the systemic oppression our students and families encounter daily and working to disrupt these provision gaps urgently and courageously.
NONDISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT
The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.
NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION
Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools’ Title IX Coordinator, titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights at https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr, or both.
The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Katie O’Sullivan, Senior Administrator of Human Resources, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, 413-787-7100 ext. 55428, titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com.
Springfield Public School’s sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website, www.springfieldpublicschools.com/non-_discrimination
To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com