Provide an educational program that is developmentally and academically appropriate for students in a Bilingual Dual Immersion (Spanish/English) Program.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

General Duties:

• Assess student academic behavioral, and language development needs.
• Plan and implement lessons and prepare instructional materials appropriate to subject taught and students’ needs (in both English and Spanish).
• Instruct students using techniques and strategies appropriate to grade level and class of students participating in a Dual Immersion Program (Spanish/English).
• Monitor student progress through assignments, observation of classroom participation, daily work, and record of assessment results.
• Evaluate assignments and classroom work, and use these evaluations to inform the instructional program.
• Evaluate student progress and prepare progress reports.
• Monitor and control student behavior.
• Monitor and report student tardies and attendance.
• Maintain student attendance records.
• Conduct parent teacher conferences in English and in Spanish.
• Contact and meet with parents.
• Order supplies appropriate to assignment.
• Order instructional and audio visual materials appropriate to assignment.
• Counsel students.
• Perform first-aid.
• Maintain classroom environment appropriate to grade level, student needs, and the operational needs of a Dual Immersion Program.
• Supervise outdoor playtime.
• Prepare programs such as holiday program, May Festival, Patriotic Assembly.
• Perform other duties as appropriate and as may be assigned. 

Other Required Responsibilities:

• Attend and conduct Back-to-School Night and Open House nights. 
• Supervise classroom volunteers.
• Report suspected child abuse.
• Develop and/or maintain records such as cumulative student files and student profiles.
• Supervise students during playtime and/or recess.
• Supervise and plan aide’s involvement with classroom activities.
• Prepare for and attend grade level meetings, Student Study Team meetings and IEP meetings.
• Participate in staff development.
• Prepare school bulletin boards.

Optional Assignments

• Participate in the writing and revision of the Dual Immersion curriculum.
• Attend professional conferences, workshops, and classes.
• Supervise activities such as picnics, author’s day, dances, carnival, jog-a-thon, clubs, and chorus.
• Attend special meetings for parents.
• Participate in faculty committees.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Knowledge of: 

• Philosophical basis and rationale of Dual Immersion elementary programs.
• Operation of Dual Immersion instructional program.
• Language theory and acquisition.
• Child growth and development.
• Curriculum subject matter appropriate to assignment.
• Instructional techniques and strategies for students.
• Laws and regulations appropriate to assignment.
• Operation of equipment.
• Behavior management techniques and strategies appropriate for students.

Ability to:

• Communicate clearly with students in both English and Spanish.
• Manage student behavior.
• Adapt to wide variety of student needs, and differential linguistic abilities
• Manage and organize a kindergarten classroom.
• Communicate with staff, students, parents, community members, and supervisors (in both Spanish and English)
• Present classroom materials relevant to student needs.
• Meet individual student needs.
• Keep records and evaluate.
• Recognize emotional and academic problems.
• Plan and implement curriculum in two languages.