All LISD employees are expected to maintain an extreme degree of confidentiality by following the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for student information
and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for employee and student information.
MULTILINGUAL ADULT EDUCATOR Rev. April 2025
Job No.: T017 FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports to: Director, Global Cultures & Languages Pay Grade: Teacher Scale
Dept./Campus: Global Cultures & Languages Term: 187 Days
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
To cultivate a district-wide culture of excellence by empowering educators to develop and implement
effective, research-based learning experiences that elevate language acquisition and academic achievement
across content areas for all multilingual learners.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
- Collaborate and establish positive and supportive relationships with campus staff, district and school
leadership, and family/community stakeholders.
- Guide instructional staff on utilizing language proficiency data such as TELPAS and anecdotal
observations, to support content-area instruction for multilingual students.
- Serve as an instructional resource to design strategies for successful implementation of English Language
Proficiency Standards (ELPS) throughout content areas EC-5.
- Cultivates practitioner expertise in linguistic support through modeling and co-teaching to enhance
teacher's knowledge and instructional practices.
- Assist campus leadership in identifying linguistic support needs for instructional staff of multilingual
students.
- Engage in continuous learning to effectively support classroom teachers of multilingual students.
- Be an active and engaged member of grade-level collaborative teams (PLC)
- To guide, support, and build capacity for teachers in implementing research-based, culturally responsive,
and linguistically appropriate instructional strategies that meet the diverse needs of multilingual students
across content areas.
- To develop and deepen educators' understanding of the stages of language acquisition, the
unique learning experiences of multilingual students, and the importance of creating
supportive and inclusive classroom environments.
- To align professional learning with district goals and initiatives including those related to
serving multilingual learners while ensuring consistency, and effective implementation of
best practices across campuses.
- Present multilingual professional learning at campus and district level.
- Attend regular training and collaborative meetings at campus and district level as assigned.
- Demonstrate regular and prompt attendance to ensure a consistent focus on student learning.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None.
All LISD employees are expected to maintain an extreme degree of confidentiality by following the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for student information
and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for employee and student information.
MULTILINGUAL ADULT EDUCATOR Rev. April 2025
GENERAL QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES
Education/Certification/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in education or related field.
- Valid Texas teaching certificate with English as a Second Language endorsement required.
- Minimum three years of successful teaching experience preferred; multilingual instructional setting
preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Knowledge of second language acquisition; curriculum implementation including technology
integration; effective staff development practices; continuous improvement; and effective
instructional strategies and research-based best practices to support multilingual learners.
Skills in planning, organizing, and composing written, and interpersonal communication.
Ability to actively pursue and reflect on areas of professional growth; take effective action towards
continuous improvement; structure own time and manage multiple priorities.
Mental/Physical/Environmental Demands
The essential functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the characteristic duties,
responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities noted herein; however, this is not a comprehensive listing of all functions
and tasks performed by positions found in this job description.
- May be exposed to outdoor weather conditions during portions of workday.
- Needs to move about inside the classroom or campus to monitor students as necessary.
- Maintain emotional control under stress.
- Frequent standing, stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing.
- Frequent moving of small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom
equipment.
- Occasionally it requires lifting up to 25 pounds.
- Occasionally prolonged and irregular hours.
- Ability to understand complex problems and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions.
- Ability to organize and prioritize the work schedules of others on short-term basis.
- Ability to make decisions which have significant impact on the immediate work unit and m o n i t o r
impact outside immediate work unit.
- Maintain composure and professionalism at all times.