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POSITION TITLE:                           Elementary English Learner (EL) Summer School Teacher
Salary:                                              $41.59/Hour
POSITION LOCATION:                     Carpenter Elementary
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:        Elementary Summer School Admin, Curriculum Coordinators, EL Director
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD:        Summer School Instruction
                                                  Pre-program professional development - TBD
                                                  Dates: June 22 - July 17, 2026
To learn more about teaching in the Elementary Summer Program and to review frequently asked questions, please click here.

REQUIREMENTS 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The following is a list of qualifications for the position, any one of which may be waived by the Board in exercising its prerogative to determine qualifications. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in education or higher
• Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate with endorsements in ESL (NS) or Bilingual Education (YT)
• SIOP Training Preferred
• Previous experience working with multilingual learners and their families
• Experience working with newcomers and recently arrived students
• Knowledge of elementary student expectations, including academic, social, emotional, and behavioral milestones
• Have demonstrated instructional techniques that make content accessible to all learners and to all levels of language proficiency, such as:
  • Establishing a high level of student engagement and interaction that builds on multilingual students' prior knowledge.
  • Use of active learning, manipulatives and visual displays to scaffold students' understanding of concepts and numerical relationships.
  • Focusing on problem solving, mathematical reasoning, justifying ideas and answers, making sense of mathematical situations.
  • Strategic use of classroom discourse through which students construct meaning and understanding.
• Have demonstrated:
  • Skillfulness collecting and analyzing district data for purposes of program monitoring.
  • Success working with underachieving students and closing the achievement gap(s).
  • An openness to expand on and apply targeted instructional moves which demonstrate effective teaching practices in both math and ELA.
  • Consistent use of professional language which supports students' in developing self-control, building a sense of community, and gaining academic skills and knowledge.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES     

• Complete pre/post assessments that measure student language proficiency.  
• Communicate with students' families regularly.
• Implement the summer school program as designed, with fidelity.
• Co-teach and collaborate with assigned teaching partner(s).
• Teach small group and individual reading and mathematics instruction targeted to children's observed and assessed needs.
• Collaborate with other summer school practitioners to reflect on student learning and adjust instructional plans to meet student needs.
• Participate in pre-summer school professional development (either with released time or compensation at the summer school hourly rate).
• Engage with University of Michigan professors, graduate students and pre-service teachers on topics related to literacy, mathematics, and culturally responsive instruction.
• Other related duties as assigned.
• Regular and reliable attendance 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of people. 
   
  

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent  and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY
 

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit.   Occasionally the employee will  bend or twist at the neck more than the average person  While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs such as boxes of books and AV/VCR carts.  The employee is directly responsible for safety, well-being, or work output of other people.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material,  and the ability to adjust focus. The position requires the individual to  meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day and location. 

ADA STATEMENT

Ann Arbor Public Schools complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applications and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the Human Resources department at hr_info@a2schools.org. 
METHOD OF APPLICATION:
All applicants must apply online at A2schools.org >> District Links >> Job Postings