Walpole Public Schools is seeking an LTS Emergent Multilingual Learners (EML) Teacher for Boyden Elementary School, effective August 31, 2026, for approximately 12 weeks.
Job Description and Responsibilities:
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Initial assessment of students PreK-12 who use a language other than English, according to the DESE Language Survey, to determine eligibility in the ELE program.
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Inform parents/guardians in English and their home language of all placement, redesignation and exit decisions.
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Maintain accurate ELE checklists documenting all instruction, progress, and assessment scores.
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Ensure that ELE student records are updated and maintained at each school.
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Assess ML students in the ELE program at the beginning of each academic year and periodically throughout the school year to measure progress.
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Maintain a portfolio of the ML student’s work to assist in determining student progress.
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Administer the ACCESS to students in the ELE program in grades K-12.
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Review placement of all ELE Program students annually. This includes progress of students who have opted out of the ELE Program.
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Consult and collaborate with classroom teachers and district EML teachers to further ML student progress.
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Develop the English language proficiency of MLs in the ELE program according to DESE guidelines.
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Follow the DESE Guidance on English Learner Education Services and Programming and the Walpole Public Schools ELE Program Information Guide.
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Further support sheltered instruction available to MLs in the SEI classroom in inclusion or pull-out settings.
- Provide regular EML Progress Reports to parents of ELE program students.
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Provide Former ELE and Opt Out Monitor Reports at regular intervals in accordance with district marking periods.
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Provide translated ELE program documents, as requested, to ELE families.
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Inform school administration of the need for interpreters/translators for meetings.
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Enhance Family and Community Engagement of ELE program parents according to Standard III of DESE Education Evaluation rubric.
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Participate in the ML PAC as requested.
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Monitor progress of students who have been exited from the program (Former ELE) for four years.
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Other duties as required by school and district supervisors.
Reports to: School Principal and Assistant Superintendent
Current DESE Licensure as ESL Teacher (PreK-6) or eligible to obtain.
