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Multilingual Learner (ML) Department Chair -District
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Multilingual Learner (ML) Department Chair - District
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Brief Job Duties
Instructional Leadership: Make recommendations to senior leadership regarding instructional models and best practices for multilingual learner programming. Facilitate the ML Curriculum Design Team to ensure coherent and vertically aligned programming across all grade levels (K-12).
Assessment and Data Management: Monitor and coordinate district-wide ML assessments including WIDA Screener and ACCESS for ELLs administration. Analyze annual WIDA scores and other assessment data to inform instructional practices and programming decisions.
Staffing and Program Coordination: Assist senior leadership with recommendations for ML teacher staffing deployments and resource allocation across all buildings. Coordinate services and collaboration between ESOL specialists and mainstream teachers in partnership with building administrators.
Policy and Compliance: Conduct annual review and updates of the district's LAU Plan to ensure compliance with federal and state requirements. Ensure compliance with all federal ML education requirements including Title VI, ESSA, and relevant Supreme Court decisions (Lau v. Nichols, Plyler v. Doe, Castañeda v. Pickard). Coordinate with building administrators to ensure consistent implementation of ML program policies and procedures.
Family and Community Engagement: Oversee coordination of translation and interpretation services to ensure meaningful communication with ML families. Support and facilitate community partnerships for cultural brokering and case management services.
Certification/License Valid Maine teaching certificate with endorsement in English as a Second Language (ESL) or English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). Criminal History Record Check (CHRC), which includes Fingerprints on file with the Maine Department of Education.
Education Master's degree in TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, or related field preferred.
Experience Minimum of five (5) years of successful teaching experience with multilingual learners. Demonstrated knowledge of second language acquisition theory, sheltered instruction strategies, and differentiated instruction for English learners. Working knowledge of WIDA standards, ACCESS for ELLs assessment, Language Acquisition Plans (ILAPs), and federal compliance requirements under Title VI and ESSA.
Live and Work in the Biddeford, Maine Community
Located along the Atlantic coastline with miles of beaches
Views of the Saco River to its west
Less than 20 minutes south of the Greater Portland Area
It is less than two hours north of Boston.
Home to a growing population of diverse residents
Picturesque downtown
Maine's youngest city, with a median age of 29 in the historic downtown
Thriving economy
Many recreational opportunities, including fishing, hiking, biking, public parks, and kayaking
Equal Opportunity The School Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district shall actively work to ensure that the teacher and administrator workforce reflects the diversity of the student body. The School Department's selection will be based on those with the highest capabilities, the most significant commitment to quality education, and the greatest likelihood of effectively implementing the learning program. Therefore, selections will be made without consideration of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, parental status, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, membership in an employee organization, military service, political affiliation, and any other state or federal prohibitions. For this policy, "sexual orientation" means a person's actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression.
Criminal Background Check All employees of Maine schools must be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check. Please create a Department of Education log-in and make an appointment for a fingerprinting appointment at https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprinting.
Other Job Openings Biddeford Schools; Dayton School; Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Business Development and Sales
Education Management
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Multilingual Learner (ML) Department Chair - District
role at
ServingSchools
Starting ASAP
Brief Job Duties
Instructional Leadership: Make recommendations to senior leadership regarding instructional models and best practices for multilingual learner programming. Facilitate the ML Curriculum Design Team to ensure coherent and vertically aligned programming across all grade levels (K-12).
Assessment and Data Management: Monitor and coordinate district-wide ML assessments including WIDA Screener and ACCESS for ELLs administration. Analyze annual WIDA scores and other assessment data to inform instructional practices and programming decisions.
Staffing and Program Coordination: Assist senior leadership with recommendations for ML teacher staffing deployments and resource allocation across all buildings. Coordinate services and collaboration between ESOL specialists and mainstream teachers in partnership with building administrators.
Policy and Compliance: Conduct annual review and updates of the district's LAU Plan to ensure compliance with federal and state requirements. Ensure compliance with all federal ML education requirements including Title VI, ESSA, and relevant Supreme Court decisions (Lau v. Nichols, Plyler v. Doe, Castañeda v. Pickard). Coordinate with building administrators to ensure consistent implementation of ML program policies and procedures.
Family and Community Engagement: Oversee coordination of translation and interpretation services to ensure meaningful communication with ML families. Support and facilitate community partnerships for cultural brokering and case management services.
Certification/License Valid Maine teaching certificate with endorsement in English as a Second Language (ESL) or English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). Criminal History Record Check (CHRC), which includes Fingerprints on file with the Maine Department of Education.
Education Master's degree in TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, or related field preferred.
Experience Minimum of five (5) years of successful teaching experience with multilingual learners. Demonstrated knowledge of second language acquisition theory, sheltered instruction strategies, and differentiated instruction for English learners. Working knowledge of WIDA standards, ACCESS for ELLs assessment, Language Acquisition Plans (ILAPs), and federal compliance requirements under Title VI and ESSA.
Live and Work in the Biddeford, Maine Community
Located along the Atlantic coastline with miles of beaches
Views of the Saco River to its west
Less than 20 minutes south of the Greater Portland Area
It is less than two hours north of Boston.
Home to a growing population of diverse residents
Picturesque downtown
Maine's youngest city, with a median age of 29 in the historic downtown
Thriving economy
Many recreational opportunities, including fishing, hiking, biking, public parks, and kayaking
Equal Opportunity The School Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district shall actively work to ensure that the teacher and administrator workforce reflects the diversity of the student body. The School Department's selection will be based on those with the highest capabilities, the most significant commitment to quality education, and the greatest likelihood of effectively implementing the learning program. Therefore, selections will be made without consideration of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, parental status, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, membership in an employee organization, military service, political affiliation, and any other state or federal prohibitions. For this policy, "sexual orientation" means a person's actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression.
Criminal Background Check All employees of Maine schools must be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check. Please create a Department of Education log-in and make an appointment for a fingerprinting appointment at https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprinting.
Other Job Openings Biddeford Schools; Dayton School; Southern Maine Administrative Collaborative.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Business Development and Sales
Education Management
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at ServingSchools by 2x.
Get notified about new Department Chair jobs in
Biddeford, ME .
Assistant Director of Student Engagement Wells, ME $57,843.30-$75,472.37 2 weeks ago
Director of Recruitment, Enrollment, and Student Success Maine Connections Academy - Principal (TOP) Secretary/Receptionist - York County District Attorney's Office South Portland, ME $11,057.52-$84,448.00 1 month ago
Resource Room Teacher - Long-term Sub 2025-26 Assistant/Associate Director of Artists at Work and Alumni Relations Portland, ME $50,000.00-$55,000.00 6 days ago
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