Job Description

The Dual Language Instructional Coach (Middle School) under the supervision of the Dual Language Coordinator, will provide site-based, technical assistance to administrators, faculty, and staff to support effective implementation of the ACPS Dual Language Program. This is a 10-month, 195 day Middle School Licensed position, reporting to the DL Coordinator, for the 2026-2027 SY.

Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Coaching of dual language teachers to support implementation of adopted instructional approaches and best practices (i.e., Project GLAD, biliteracy model), including the modeling, co-planning, and co-teaching of instruction, as well as the mentoring of new dual language
• Direct support of Spanish language arts Professional Learning Communities (PLC) for middle school dual language teachers.
• Development and delivery professional learning to support program priorities and site-based needs.
• Planning and support of the administration of site-based dual language assessments (i.e., the STAMP).
• Participation in site-based master scheduling to optimize dual language student outcomes.
• Participation in committee work and decision-making related to dual language implementation at the assigned middle school.
• Development of collegial relationships that support implementation of the vision, priorities, and goals of the Dual Language Program.
• Engagement in the planning and supervision of dual language curriculum writing and revision.

Qualifications

• Education: A Bachelor's Degree from an Accredited College or University in a Related Field Required, Master's Degree Preferred.
• Certificates & Licenses: A Valid Virginia Department of Education Teaching Collegiate, or PostGraduate License, with an endorsement in an appropriate subject/grade level area.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years' experience teaching and/or coaching with a record of successfully impacting student achievement. Preferred experience working successfully with linguistically and culturally diverse learners.
• Key Competencies:
• Language proficiency in Spanish and English.
• Extensive knowledge of second language acquisition and content-based language instruction.
• Extensive experience effectively working with culturally and linguistically diverse students.
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with teachers to foster a professional learning community.
• Evidence of continuous learning and a commitment to participation in professional growth opportunities and self-reflection.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize responsibilities, projects, and tasks.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Previous coaching and/or teacher leadership experience in a dual language/immersion program preferred, but not required.

Essential Functions:

Plan

• Co-plans instructional units and lessons, and develops resources aligned to the dual language curriculum framework and division goals.
• Co-creates and co-adapts assessments to evaluate student learning and support academic excellence in the dual language program.
• Plans ongoing professional learning that aligns with school, dual language program, and division goals.
• Prepares structures and resources needed for ongoing professional learning.
• Gathers, analyzes, and interprets dual language data and collaborates with teachers to guide instruction.
• Co-plans monthly communications to dual language families in the middle school.

Teach

• Provides embedded professional learning opportunities through various coaching models; co-teaches with a gradual release of responsibility; and provides effective feedback and follow-up.
• Builds dual language teachers' capacity to utilize research-based instructional strategies that meet the needs of diverse dual language students (i.e., students with IEPs, language learners, gifted students, etc.).
• Supports implementation of professional learning for dual language teachers and administrators in understanding the dual language curriculum framework, program, assessments, data analysis, and other areas of focus.
• Guides dual language staff in selecting, analyzing, and interpreting multiple sources of data to improve instructional planning and delivery.

Assess

• Conducts non-evaluative walk-throughs and provides data-based, descriptive, and constructive feedback that facilitates teacher reflection and growth.
• Collects, analyzes, and uses data to support improvement of teacher practice, and to evaluate its impact on student achievement.

Adjust

• Participates in ongoing professional learning with division initiatives and foundational coaching essentials, including, but not limited to: division procedures protocols, division curriculum and assessments, pedagogy, professional learning communities, equity, and data literacy.
• Engages in self-reflection on the impact of coaching activities on teacher practices and student achievement data.

Compensation

• Step Placement and Salary for this position is determined by The ACPS Teachers and Other Licensed Staff Salary Scale

Clearances:

• Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.
• Tuberculosis Skin Test.
• Public Health Compliance - Must follow safety and health protocols.

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