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JOB DESCRIPTION:
About The Role: Every member of the Team & Family at KIPP Texas Public Schools plays a critical role in ensuring our students have the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career and beyond. Our educators are passionate advocates for their students and their families, working tirelessly to ensure that our students have access to opportunity. In our classrooms and across the KIPP family we embrace, honor and celebrate our differences across several characteristics that construct our unique identities in our little and big KIPPsters. We are especially committed to attracting and developing individuals who share the life experiences of our students because we believe the best work we do is grounded in the realities and experiences of our families and KIPPsters.
The Multilingual Paraprofessional supports Emergent Bilinguals (English Language Learners) by bridging the gap between instructional support and administrative compliance. This role involves assisting teachers in the classroom to provide language supports while ensuring all state and federal documentation for the Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC) is accurate and up-to-date
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Instructional Delivery and Assessment
● Develop year-long Texas State standards-based unit plans and lesson plans that meet all students’ learning needs.
● Use assessment data to modify short and long-term plans in order to promote all students’ academic performance.
● Embrace and incorporate feedback in the spirit of constant improvement.
Academic and Cultural Support
● Collaborate with content and grade-level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.
● Establish and maintain working relationships with students and families based on trust and respect.
● Participate in the daily functions of the school such as morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties.
● Attend critical school events such as staff meetings, open houses, and parent-teacher conferences.
● Develop individualized learning plans for students and communicate these plans to families in parent meetings and conferences.
● Meet professional obligations including timeliness and consistency in meeting deadlines.
Instructional Support
● Classroom Assistance: Support students individually or in groups to reinforce learning concepts and lesson assignments with appropriate language supports.
● Material Adaptation: Adapt classroom lessons under the direction of the lead teacher and campus Multilingual Specialist to support student learning objectives.
● Implementation: Deliver English Language Development lessons for newcomers and students at the beginning stages of learning English.
Administrative & Compliance Support
● Documentation: Maintain physical and digital confidential LPAC records, ensuring all student data is accurate for decision-making processes.
● Data Management: Prepare documentation in program management platforms (e.g., Ellevation, Skyward) prior to LPAC meetings to ensure accurate PEIMS coding.
● Clerical Duties: Handle filing, scheduling meetings, and family outreach to support the Multilingual Education team.
● Audit Readiness: Request and maintain files (permanent records, agendas) to provide a clear audit trail for state and federal compliance.
● Language Assessment Support: Help administer language assessments needed for identifying or reclassifying Emergent Bilingual students.