School Information: Located in Pontiac, MI, Walton Charter Academy opened in 1999 and serves students Young 5-8. At Walton Charter, you can connect passion with purpose. To learn more about Walton Charter Academy click here. Why Choose Walton Charter Academy: • Starting pay above market scales. • Personalized development and coaching opportunities. • High level of support for all staff. • Strong, dynamic parent volunteer group.  • Outperform local districts consistently on state assessments. • Ensure a safe learning environment. • Winner of the Michigan Building Hope Award for achievement and work with multi-lingual students. • Awarded Detroit’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For. Duties and Responsibilities: • Plans and delivers lessons to promote students’ English language development. • Collaborates with classroom teachers and specialists to ensure achievement of EL/MLs across content areas through the Sheltered Instruction and the English Language Development program models. • Administers formative and summative assessments to monitor language progress and ensure student achievement. • Completes documentation required for compliance with state and federal guidelines. • Completes daily logs of student services. • Attends regular Professional Development offerings. • Be available for afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences and school events. • Additional duties as assigned. Qualifications: • Must hold a valid teacher license in the applicable grade level for the state in which you are applying. Remove for GA • Candidates for English Language (EL) Teacher positions should preferably hold a valid teaching license for the grades they will serve (K-8 or 6-12) and an English as a Second Language (NS) or a Bilingual endorsement. Minimally, candidates for this position must be on an approved pathway towards gaining licensure for the grades they serve (K-8 or 6-12) within three years and then obtain an NS or YA-YT endorsement within 2 years of certification. • Demonstrates knowledge of first and second language acquisition theory, second language learning patterns, and best practices in English language development. • Reflects an awareness and acceptance of cultural differences exhibited by the students and their families. • Possesses those characteristics necessary for acting as an advocate for multilingual families within the school. • Read, analyze, and interpret student academic data. • Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate with classroom teachers, administration, and families. Please click here to find out more about our core values. National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.