Bilingual Language/Literacy Equity Specialist - Vacancy ID: 214211

The Verona Area School District is looking for student-focused, dedicated, and equity-centered candidates to join our diverse district.   Our success is fostered and supported through the working relationships of all staff and is built on a foundation of equity, mutual respect, cultural responsiveness, the pursuit of excellence, and shared responsibility at school, at home, and in the community.  All roles at the Verona Area School District have a direct impact on students and our north star where all students will achieve disciplinary literacy. 

 

In the Verona Area School District, our mission is that each student will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their personal goals, thrive in a diverse global society, and lead a healthy, self-fulfilling life. To meet this mission, the Verona Area School District will ensure that every individual has access to the educational, social, and emotional support they need to feel valued and affirmed in their unique identities and experiences. We acknowledge that inequities and power dynamics exist in our system such that some individuals, on the basis of their identities*, face barriers to accessing the opportunities they need to experience success. In acknowledgment of such, the Verona Area School District is committed to disrupting these systems of inequity.

 

The Bilingual K-2 Language and Literacy Specialist’s primary responsibility is to work collaboratively with K-2 classroom teachers to support and accelerate student learning in the school to which s/he is assigned. To meet the needs of the richly diverse VASD student population, the K-2 Language and Literacy Specialist must be committed to providing culturally and linguistically responsive instruction for students with the goal of removing predictability of success in student outcomes in literacy. The K-2 Language and Literacy Specialist will continuously monitor student data to prioritize student needs and provide instruction accordingly. The K-2 Language and Literacy Specialist may address these needs in a variety of ways including whole group, small group, or individual instruction, coaching, co-teaching, acceleration, or intervention.

 

Wisconsin DPI Regular Education and bilingual/bicultural certifications are required.

Experience: At least three years of successful classroom experience is required. 316 and/or 317 Reading Licensure certification preferred. Training or coursework around coaching practices preferred.