QUALIFICATION

• EDUCATION: Master’s Degree required
• LICENSURE: Current Iowa Teaching License required with appropriate content area endorsement(s)
• EXPERIENCE: Minimum 5 years successful teaching experience preferred

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provides leadership and consultative services to local districts and AEA staff on designing, planning, implementing and evaluating ELL
• Provides leadership and guidance to local districts and AEA staff related to Title III requirements
• Assists in the review and assessment of local district curricular needs and expectations around English Language Learners curriculum issues and English Language Development Standards
• Provides leadership and support in designing curricular strategies that infuse Iowa Core Curriculum essential concepts and skills, content standards, benchmarks, assessments, media and technology into teachers’ planning and practice to improve student learning for ELLs
• Supports and collaborates with district and agency personnel to implement components of the Iowa Academic Standards
• Facilitates collection, summarization, and reporting of language proficiency data of English Language Leaners in Prairie Lakes AEA
• Assists supervisor with planning and monitoring of Title III funds and other grants to support ELLs
• Communicates with local school districts regarding Agency services
• Collaborates with educational partners; i.e. colleges and universities, Iowa Department of Education, Area Education Agencies, and administrative and teacher professional organizations
• Plans, develops, and/or implements professional development programs, workshops, and training sessions for area educators and support staff
• Consults and supports AEA and LEA staff regarding the needs of ELLs, including selection of materials for AEA collections, curriculum and instruction for students with a variety of levels of language acquisition, and support for families and cultural understanding
• Collaborates with Agency personnel to build internal AEA capacity to support schools/districts with English learners
• Demonstrates knowledge of current research and best practices in the area of ELL education and has the ability to translate this research into practice
• Demonstrates cultural competence and behaviors consistence with the core values, vision and mission of Prairie Lakes AEA in personal interactions and all job-related activities
• Complies with state and federal rules and regulations and AEA policies and procedures

COMMON TO ALL EMPLOYEES: 

• Contributes to a positive and productive work, learning and team environment
• Believes in, advocates for, understands, supports and delivers the priority work of the AEAs, Iowa Public and Accredited Schools, the Iowa Department of Education and Prairie Lakes AEA
• Focuses upon agency and team efforts to deliver equitable, efficient and effective educational services that prepare Iowa children for a life well-lived
• Anticipates and responds to needs, requirements and expectations of clients resulting in acceleration, inspiration and innovation
• Demonstrates effective verbal, non-verbal, written, listening and visual communication
• Possesses effective interpersonal, collaboration, facilitation skills and is committed to relationships and partnerships, within and outside of the agency
• Exhibits self-motivation, reliability, organization, detail and quality and engages in continuous improvement of professional practice to build skills needed to perform job duties and meet agency goals and expectations
• Manages time effectively so that timelines are met and improved results are evident in learning, professional capacity and system effectiveness
• Problem solves by utilizing data-based decisions, preventing and resolving conflicts and providing comprehensive, high quality solutions
• Works with integrity and maintains confidentiality
• Models and integrates technology into daily work
• Leads professional development for at least one course, internally, externally or both
• Understands other duties and responsibilities may be assigned, according to current needs of the agency or districts served

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• Ability to travel between schools and sites served
• Normal, routine levels of activity related to bending, carrying, climbing, hearing, lifting, reaching, sitting, standing, vision and walking, and may also involve above-average levels of activity at times that can’t always be anticipated