ESL Interventionist

Job Description

An ESL Interventionist is a licensed teacher who is bilingual and a part of the instructional team. He/She/they works specifically with the grade level team to provide small group and in class bilingual interventions to students who are not at grade level. When they are not providing literacy intervention, they are assigned to a specific grade level to provide intervention to Title 1, Sped and/or ESL students.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Maintain accurate records and lesson plans of ESL intervention work done with students.

• Utilize best practice instructional strategies and research-based intervention curriculum materials to meet the learning needs of identified Title I students.

• Model the use of intervention strategies, through their use in ESL intervention, in the classroom and in small groups

• Serve on the building level MTSS team and participate in weekly MTSS meetings and data analysis meetings. Provide leadership for these meetings in collaboration with leadership team members and classroom teachers.

• Collaborate with classroom teachers, building administrators, and parents when designing the interventions

• Testing administration - Running Records, NWEA, WIDA, IREAD, ILEARN

• To analyze assessment data and provide "real time" push-in and pull-out research-based interventions in the core curricular areas to Title I students that are currently below grade level based analysis of assessment instruments.

• Help teachers diagnose reading and math strengths and weaknesses and match these skills with the appropriate techniques and materials.

• Analyze existing student achievement data and administer student assessment and progress monitoring instruments as needed to aid in progress monitoring of Title I students.

• Maintain accurate student records, parent communications records and student progress data reports as required by Title I law and district policy.

• Maintain bookbaggies and reading logs for students on caseload.

• Push into the assigned grade level to provide academic support to students not at grade level.

• Assist in the evaluation of on-going instructional programs and make recommendations for change.

Company DescriptionOur mission is to develop compassionate global leaders through a rigorous education program that focuses on hands-on, cultural and Spanish immersion learning opportunities.