Manager, Multilingual Programs

Title\: Manager, Multilingual Programs 

Department\: Multilingual Curriculum and Programs 

Reports To\: Administrative Superior

This is a full-time, 12-month CASA represented role. The salary grade for this role is 0652, which starts at 99,706 for new CASA members.

Please note\: This role requires in-person work five days a week with no remote days available.

For forward-thinking administrators and educators opportunities abound in the School  District of Philadelphia. The School District of Philadelphia is committed to transforming the  education opportunities it offers the city’s 200,000 school-aged children. The District seeks  leaders who have a passion for working with schools, principals and communities who are  committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours  requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us?

Job Summary

Provides oversight for instruction and compliance of English Language Learners (ELLs) in  assigned regions. Works in collaboration with other school, regional, and central-based  staff to support the academic acceleration of English Language Learners (ELLs) in assigned  regions. This will be accomplished through\: 1) ensuring proper policies and practices are  employed in each school in compliance with state and federal regulations, 2) implementing  professional development for all school and regional personnel in meeting the needs of  ELLs, 3) ensuring consistency of practice and aligning ESOL and bilingual instruction to  research-based methodologies that result in full access of ELLs to the District’s core  curriculum and all educational opportunities, and 4) ensuring parental and community  engagement in the educational access and attainment of ELLs. 

Essential Functions

• Coordinates professional development for teachers and administrators.
• Assists in the creation and delivery of professional development and training for ESOL  teachers, bilingual teachers, schools and region-based groups. 
• Assists schools and regions in accessing both internal and external resources for  implementing effective instructional practices. Identifies effective practices for compliance and instructional delivery.
• Oversees, coordinates, and monitors ELL programs; monitors the implementation of new  and existing programs and initiatives designed to address the needs of schools and  students. 
• Ensures the implementation of programs and practices that support the goals and  objectives of the District.
• Ensures equity, accountability, and transparency in school allocations, implementation and  maintenance of ELL instructional initiatives and programs.
• Develops and directs effective, research-based implementation of language allocation  policies for bilingual programs.
• Ensures continuity and rigor in all ESOL and bilingual programs. In collaboration with other District staff and community members, further develops native  language programs such as dual language, heritage language, and transitional bilingual  that are aligned to research-based strategies that result in the academic acceleration of all  students. 
• Collaborates with the Office of Accountability to analyze ELL data to inform district-wide  instructional strategies.
• Establishes positive and productive relationships with community partners to foster  collaboration in the educational attainment of ELLs.
• Performs related duties as required.

Title\: Manager, Multilingual Programs 

Department\: Multilingual Curriculum and Programs 

Reports To\: Administrative Superior

This is a full-time, 12-month CASA represented role. The salary grade for this role is 0652, which starts at 99,706 for new CASA members.

Please note\: This role requires in-person work five days a week with no remote days available.

For forward-thinking administrators and educators opportunities abound in the School  District of Philadelphia. The School District of Philadelphia is committed to transforming the  education opportunities it offers the city’s 200,000 school-aged children. The District seeks  leaders who have a passion for working with schools, principals and communities who are  committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours  requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us?

Job Summary

Provides oversight for instruction and compliance of English Language Learners (ELLs) in  assigned regions. Works in collaboration with other school, regional, and central-based  staff to support the academic acceleration of English Language Learners (ELLs) in assigned  regions. This will be accomplished through\: 1) ensuring proper policies and practices are  employed in each school in compliance with state and federal regulations, 2) implementing  professional development for all school and regional personnel in meeting the needs of  ELLs, 3) ensuring consistency of practice and aligning ESOL and bilingual instruction to  research-based methodologies that result in full access of ELLs to the District’s core  curriculum and all educational opportunities, and 4) ensuring parental and community  engagement in the educational access and attainment of ELLs. 

Essential Functions

• Coordinates professional development for teachers and administrators.
• Assists in the creation and delivery of professional development and training for ESOL  teachers, bilingual teachers, schools and region-based groups. 
• Assists schools and regions in accessing both internal and external resources for  implementing effective instructional practices. Identifies effective practices for compliance and instructional delivery.
• Oversees, coordinates, and monitors ELL programs; monitors the implementation of new  and existing programs and initiatives designed to address the needs of schools and  students. 
• Ensures the implementation of programs and practices that support the goals and  objectives of the District.
• Ensures equity, accountability, and transparency in school allocations, implementation and  maintenance of ELL instructional initiatives and programs.
• Develops and directs effective, research-based implementation of language allocation  policies for bilingual programs.
• Ensures continuity and rigor in all ESOL and bilingual programs. In collaboration with other District staff and community members, further develops native  language programs such as dual language, heritage language, and transitional bilingual  that are aligned to research-based strategies that result in the academic acceleration of all  students. 
• Collaborates with the Office of Accountability to analyze ELL data to inform district-wide  instructional strategies.
• Establishes positive and productive relationships with community partners to foster  collaboration in the educational attainment of ELLs.
• Performs related duties as required.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Five years of full-time, paid, professional appointed classroom or site-based teaching  experience in ESOL or bilingual programs which has involved developing and  implementing instructional programs for ELLs and has included supporting teachers and  administrators in improving ELL instructional practices through site-based or centrally based professional development.    

Certificates/Licenses

• Valid Commonwealth of Pennsylvania administrative certificate (K-12) and ESL Program Specialist certificate.

The candidate must ensure that all of their relevant work experience is reflected on their resume prior to the submission of their application for District employment. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Demonstrated knowledge of\:

o Second language acquisition, literacy development, and various models of  research-based instructional programs and strategies that result in the  educational attainment for ELLs. 

o Federal and state regulations governing ELL compliance and programs.

o National and State standards for ELLs in ESOL and bilingual programs.

o The School District of Philadelphia’s core curriculum. 

o Periodic assessments, on-going informal assessments and strategies to support  ELLs based on the results. 

o Current research regarding communities of learners, instructional practices linked  to student achievement, differentiated instruction, and mentoring, coaching and  emergent technologies. 

o Cultural and linguistic diversity, challenges faced by immigrant and ELL families.

o Successful strategies in addressing the achievement gap of ELLs. 

o Content-area instruction. 

Demonstrated skill in\:

o Efficiently and effectively analyzing data to develop school-wide and district-wide  ELL instructional plans. 

o Use of technology in the delivery of professional development and data analysis.

o Writing, developing, implementing, and monitoring grants. 

o Supervise staff and set performance goals. 

• Demonstrated ability to\: 

o Oversee, support, direct and coordinate staff members to meet programmatic  goals and objectives. 

o Create, implement, and evaluate PK-12 instructional programs that result in the academic proficiency of ELLs in an urban setting. 

o Collaborate with district staff, school administrators, teachers, parents, students,  and community members to develop and sustain ELL initiatives.

o Effectively conduct professional development for ESOL and bilingual teachers,  principals, and regional superintendents. 

o Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. 

o Establish and maintain effective working relationships. 

o Analyze and make staffing, budgetary, and programmatic modifications if  necessary. 

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being  performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an  exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. 

Nondiscrimination

The School District of Philadelphia provides to all persons equal access to all categories of  employment in this district, regardless of race, color, age, creed, religion, sex, sexual  orientation, ancestry, national origin or handicap/disability, gender identity, or genetic  information. Please refer to Board Policy 104 for further information regarding the District's  commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Five years of full-time, paid, professional appointed classroom or site-based teaching  experience in ESOL or bilingual programs which has involved developing and  implementing instructional programs for ELLs and has included supporting teachers and  administrators in improving ELL instructional practices through site-based or centrally based professional development.    

Certificates/Licenses

• Valid Commonwealth of Pennsylvania administrative certificate (K-12) and ESL Program Specialist certificate.

The candidate must ensure that all of their relevant work experience is reflected on their resume prior to the submission of their application for District employment. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Demonstrated knowledge of\:

o Second language acquisition, literacy development, and various models of  research-based instructional programs and strategies that result in the  educational attainment for ELLs. 

o Federal and state regulations governing ELL compliance and programs.

o National and State standards for ELLs in ESOL and bilingual programs.

o The School District of Philadelphia’s core curriculum. 

o Periodic assessments, on-going informal assessments and strategies to support  ELLs based on the results. 

o Current research regarding communities of learners, instructional practices linked  to student achievement, differentiated instruction, and mentoring, coaching and  emergent technologies. 

o Cultural and linguistic diversity, challenges faced by immigrant and ELL families.

o Successful strategies in addressing the achievement gap of ELLs. 

o Content-area instruction. 

Demonstrated skill in\:

o Efficiently and effectively analyzing data to develop school-wide and district-wide  ELL instructional plans. 

o Use of technology in the delivery of professional development and data analysis.

o Writing, developing, implementing, and monitoring grants. 

o Supervise staff and set performance goals. 

• Demonstrated ability to\: 

o Oversee, support, direct and coordinate staff members to meet programmatic  goals and objectives. 

o Create, implement, and evaluate PK-12 instructional programs that result in the academic proficiency of ELLs in an urban setting. 

o Collaborate with district staff, school administrators, teachers, parents, students,  and community members to develop and sustain ELL initiatives.

o Effectively conduct professional development for ESOL and bilingual teachers,  principals, and regional superintendents. 

o Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. 

o Establish and maintain effective working relationships. 

o Analyze and make staffing, budgetary, and programmatic modifications if  necessary. 

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being  performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an  exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. 

Nondiscrimination

The School District of Philadelphia provides to all persons equal access to all categories of  employment in this district, regardless of race, color, age, creed, religion, sex, sexual  orientation, ancestry, national origin or handicap/disability, gender identity, or genetic  information. Please refer to Board Policy 104 for further information regarding the District's  commitment to Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices.