Job Description

Description: Baystate Academy Charter Public School (BACPS) is a  college preparatory, expeditionary learning charter school in Springfield, MA, which opened its doors to students in the Fall of 2013. BACPS is providing rigorous academic standards and educational opportunities rooted in health sciences to students in grades 6 – 12. Through unique partnerships with Baystate Health, Springfield Technical Community College, and Expeditionary Learning, BACPS will prepare students to enter the world of higher education and health careers with scientific knowledge, ethics, integrity, and compassion.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide direct ESL instruction to small groups of students and/or provide inclusion support for ELA  and History classes containing ELL students, based on caseload.
• Work specifically with ELL students during assigned periods of the day on helping to access the general education curriculum and build ELA skills.
• Support student use of additional technology-enhanced learning tools to support ELL students’ language acquisition.

Support teachers:

• Advise teachers on modifying/accommodating curriculum for ELL students and share best practices to ensure high-quality sheltered content instruction is provided.
• Be an active member of the Baystate State Academy Charter Public School community
• Demonstrate a relentless drive to improve the growth of minds, characters & lives of students both in and out of school.
• Show unwavering commitment to urban youth achieving greatness.
• Create a positive, structured learning environment to ensure that students observe the school’s core values, high expectations, and strict code of conduct.
• Use assessment data to refine the curriculum and inform instructional practices.
• Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior to ensure that students observe the school’s core values, high expectations, and strict code of conduct.
• Share responsibility for grade-level and school-wide activities.
• Exhibit resilience to persevere and turn challenges into opportunities.
• Focus constantly on student learning, thinking critically and strategically to respond to student learning needs.
• Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues.
• Engage families in their children’s education.
• Commit to continual professional growth, participating actively in department meetings, faculty meetings, and other meetings.
• Participate in annual two-week staff orientation and training.
• May perform other projects and duties as directed by the principal

Develops with parents and students a cooperative partnership based on mutual respect and objectivity

• Holds parent/student/teacher conferences in a manner consistent with BACPS guidelines
• Participates in all professional development activities
• Participates in all staff meetings including school governance
• Demonstrates awareness of school/community needs and initiates activities to meet those identified needs
• May perform other projects and duties as directed by the principal

Administer diagnostic and state-mandated assessments of English Language Learners.

• Evaluate, determine goals for, and track the progress of individual English language learners, and communicate with faculty, students, and families.
• Maintain ELL records in accordance with DESE standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree is required; a Masters degree is preferred.
• MA ESL certification is required. (Candidates who are in process of acquiring their license will be considered)
• Bilingual English/Spanish desirable

Additional Compensation to be determined:

•     Up to $2,000 Sign-on bonus 

•     ESL MTEL Preparation  Course 

Baystate Academy Charter Public School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.