DISTRICT OVERVIEW
Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 4,800 students, of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina, in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1,300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery, support, and belonging.
Holyoke Public Schools’ strategic plan, “Moving Forward Together,” builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach, how we work together, and how we support students’ well-being.
Many successes contributed to Holyoke’s return to local governance after 10 years in state receivership. These include:
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The highest graduation rate on record of 77.1 percent, an increase of more than 15-points over 10 years
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Meaningful, applied learning opportunities for high school students, including theme-based academies, career vocational technical education programming, work-based learning, and advanced coursework
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A comprehensive approach to early literacy that includes strong core instruction and one-on-one tutoring, contributing to more students reading at grade level
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A thriving dual language English/Spanish program, where nearly 900 students are on their path to becoming bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural
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More than one-third of Holyoke teachers identify as people of color, a 19-point increase over 10 years. Many partnership programs support staff to earn licensure or additional certification.
Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us, our recent accomplishments, and our commitment to equity.
PERSPECTIVA GENERAL DEL DISTRITO
Las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke son un distrito escolar público que cuenta con 11 escuelas de prekínder a 12.° grado y acoge a casi 4 800 estudiantes, de los cuales el 80 % se identifica como latino o latina. Empleamos a casi 1 300 personas que, en conjunto, educan y apoyan a una comunidad de estudiantes altamente diversa. Estamos comprometidos a contratar y retener educadores de alta calidad que creen firmemente que todos los niños pueden aprender y aprenderán, y que se esfuerzan diariamente por hacer de la escuela un lugar alegre de descubrimiento, apoyo y pertenencia.
El plan estratégico de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke , “Avanzando Juntos”, se basa en nuestras fortalezas previas y, al mismo tiempo, sirve como un llamado a la acción para acelerar el aprendizaje estudiantil a través de una nueva perspectiva sobre cómo enseñamos, cómo trabajamos en colaboración y cómo apoyamos el bienestar de los estudiantes.
Existen numerosos logros que permitieron a Holyoke recuperar el control local después de 10 años de administración judicial. Entre estos logros se encuentran:
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La tasa de graduación más alta registrada, del 77.1 %, lo que representa un aumento de más de 15 puntos porcentuales en 10 años
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Oportunidades significativas de aprendizaje práctico para estudiantes de secundaria, que incluyen academias temáticas, programas de educación técnica y vocacional, aprendizaje basado en el trabajo y cursos avanzados
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Un enfoque integral de la alfabetización temprana que combina una sólida instrucción básica con tutorías individuales, lo cual ha contribuido a que más estudiantes lean a nivel de grado
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Un próspero programa bilingüe de inglés/español, en el que casi 900 estudiantes avanzan hacia el bilingüismo, la biliteracidad, y la biculturalidad.
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Más de un tercio de los maestros de Holyoke se identifican como personas de etnicidad diversa, lo que representa un aumento de 19 puntos porcentuales en 10 años. Diversas colaboraciones con programas que han contribuido a que miembros del personal obtengan sus certificaciones o credenciales adicionales.
Visite el sitio web de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke para obtener más información sobre nuestra comunidad, nuestros logros recientes y nuestro compromiso con la equidad.
Multilingual Education Department Coordinator
Job Description: This is a position that supports the enrollment, engagement, and compliance for multilingual learners, dual language students, and former EL students. This position supports both teachers and leaders in welcoming new students and ensuring schools' compliance with DESE guidance for EL students.
Enrollment duties:
ELD: This position is meant to be a connection between enrollment/central office and schools to welcome new students with asset-based descriptive profiles in addition to WIDA Screener information. Expectations for enrolling students include:
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Reviewing documents and previous ACCESS scores
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SLIFE interviews
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Discussing needs with new families and ensuring they have support
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Screen and score the students with WIDA Screener
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Screen and score the students using first language screeners
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Collaborate with instructional coaches and MLL director to finalize EL assignment.
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Adding Home Language Survey, intake, and necessary documents to ELLevation.
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Create handovers for schools that include students' academic and linguistic history, interests, and key information for schools to know to welcome students.
Compliance duties:
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Create Users for all upcoming teachers (August) and also throughout the year if anyone is new
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Manage and upload documents if missing from student CUM
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Annual parent letters and notification forms
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Maintain coding and paperwork in SIS/ELLevation: Opt out forms, Flags
Dual Language:
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Connect EL families with DL information
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Screen all students interested in joining DL program with Spanish screener
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Monitor applications and administer PreK/K language screeners during “enrollment season” of the dual language program
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Support coordination of Seal of Biliteracy alongside ML and DL Directors
Family and Community Engagement
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Partner with FACE, ENLACE, and other community supports to ensure that EL families are set up in the HPS school system.
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Using DESE Holistic Support and Enrichment, Social-Emotional Learning, Health, and Safety- support families
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred, or 2 years of college-level coursework with 3 years of highly relevant experience or equivalent training in a school, early education or community agency setting which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform essential job functions.-
Demonstrated working knowledge of community dynamics, resources, services, leaders and partners
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Knowledge of community conditions in Holyoke and of the needs of the diverse families residing in Holyoke
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Direct experience working with families, family programming and community outreach
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Demonstrated dedication to family-school partnerships
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Cultural competence in Puerto Rican/Latino communities
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Warm and engaging personality, plus solid interpersonal skills and abilities to develop leadership skills in others
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Excellent proactive oral and written communication skills
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Abilities to work independently and be a self-initiator
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Demonstrated ability to be flexible and to work and deliver results as part of multiple teams
Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, student database and other office software preferred.
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Bilingual abilities (English/Spanish)
