ENGLISH LEARNER (EL) TEACHER

2024-2025 School Year

Applicants selected will be subject to security background investigation and must meet and maintain eligibility and suitability requirements.

People of color are strongly encouraged to apply. 

Learn more about the Lincoln Public Schools at https://www.lincnet.org/employment

Primary Purpose

To deliver high quality and rigorous instruction aimed at accelerating English language learning, exposing students to language instruction through content-based curriculum.

Contractual Relationship

Is a member of the Lincoln Teachers’ Association bargaining unit. Position reports to the Assistant Superintendent.

Responsibilities:

- Differentiates instruction to meet the needs of individual students across grade levels and classrooms;

- Has a working knowledge of WIDA language proficiency standards, Mass Frameworks and Lincoln Learning Standards, and develops his/ her practice based on students'          language proficiency and develops his/her instruction based on these standards;

- Works closely with the classroom teacher and specialists to ensure ELs’ needs are being met and students have access to the curriculum;

- Has familiarity with ACCESS testing and interpretation of ACCESS scores to inform EL instruction;

- Evaluates each student’s progress in the acquisition of listening, speaking, reading, and writing English skills;

- Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student progress;

- Participates in professional development activities consistent with the district’s goals and needs of English Learners;

- All other responsibilities that are listed in the collective bargaining agreement between the Lincoln Teachers’ Association and the Lincoln Public School Committee

Qualifications:

1. Possess a valid Massachusetts Teaching License in English as a Second Language (ESL), PreK-6. 
2. Possess an SEI endorsement
3. Demonstrated expertise and experience teaching English Learners as outlined by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
4. Experience in curriculum development for EL classes
5. Possess a true global perspective and an asset mindset/approach to English learners, multilingual learners, bilingualism, biculturalism, multiculturalism, English learning, and multilingual learning. 

Preferred Additional Qualifications:

1. Possession of an additional valid Massachusetts Teaching License in English as a Second Language (ESL) in Grades 5-12 . 
2. Experience with young adolescent development and middle-level learning.
3. Experience with military families and military family transitions. 

The English Learner (EL) Teacher will work on the campus of The Lincoln School and the campus The Hanscom School. 

Lincoln, Massachusetts

Lincoln is a residential suburb located 12 miles northwest of Boston.  The community is rich in history with a strong tradition of citizen participation.  The school district serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through eight.  In addition to the K-8 Lincoln School, the district operates the Primary School and Middle School at Hanscom Air Force Base as well as an integrated Preschool.  Lincoln has a long tradition of educational excellence and strives to offer innovative, student-centered instruction in an inclusive setting with small class sizes.  As a founding member of the METCO Program, Lincoln has maintained its commitment to diversity and multi-cultural education.  

Lincoln Public Schools Vision

The Lincoln Public Schools strive to cultivate all students and staff to be collaborative leaders who are critical thinkers, equity-oriented, and growth-minded, as outlined in the LPS Portait of a Learner.

The School Committee subscribes to the fullest extent to the principle of the dignity of all people and of their labors and will take action to ensure that any individual within the District who is responsible for hiring and/or personnel supervision understands that applicants are employed, assigned, and promoted without regard to their age, color, active military/veteran status, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, or housing status.  Every available opportunity will be taken in order to assure that each applicant for a position is selected on the basis of qualifications, merit and ability.