School Information: Located in Warren, MI, Great Oaks Academy opened in 2004 and serving students K-8. At Great Oaks, you can connect passion with purpose. To learn more about Great Oaks Academy click here. Why Choose Great Oaks Academy: • Starting pay above market scales. • Academically outperforms the local districts. • Winner of Detroit’s Best and Brightest Companies to work for. • Demonstrates consistent outperformance against local districts on state tests. • Supported by an experienced leadership team. • Access to a best-in-class curriculum with advanced instructional tools and resources. • Personalized development and coaching opportunities. • Offers behavioral support for teachers and students (ABSS). 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. • 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. For MI only: 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. Please click here to find out more about our core values. National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.