Employment Opportunity: The Inter-American Magnet School

The Inter-American Magnet School is a school that promotes academic excellence through dual language and multicultural education.  Students attain proficiency levels in Spanish and English that enable them to participate in communicative, academic and workplace contexts in their school level Pre-K through 8.

Position: Bilingual Education Teacher (4th Grade)

Duties/Responsibilities:
Fully implement the components of dual language instruction across all academic areas.  Thematic units for literacy, social studies, science and math are developed by grade level and guided by essential questions.
Define enduring concepts (big ideas) and measurable outcomes (performance descriptors) for each curriculum area in each unit that are shared with students/parents at the beginning of the unit and used to guide daily lesson planning.
Actively support the evaluation plan across all academic areas including formative and summative evaluation to monitor student progress and to assure maximum student progress.
Collaboration and planning with grade level teachers to develop units and weekly/daily lesson plans that are turned in each week.  Ensure that individual student needs (ELL, SSL, Special Education) are addressed within daily instructional planning and evaluation.
Plan grade level curriculum units and weekly lesson plan for uniform instruction in grade level and across grade levels with grade level team.  Actively participate in ongoing action research with grade level to inform instruction for maximizing student progress and for program improvement.  Take leadership role in work groups and committees in the collective work to make this special school work.
Requirement:
Must have very strong language skills in Spanish and English.
Certification in Elementary Education and ESL endorsement is mandatory.
Certification in Bilingual/Bicultural Education is preferred.
Qualified Applicants Contact:

Inter-American Magnet School – Unit #4890
851 Waveland, Chicago, IL 60613 (or GSR #33)
Telephone: (773)534-5490 ext. 18067
Fax:     (773)534-5483 (please do not fax resume, hand deliver or mail resumé)
Submit to: Principal, Dr. Vernita Vallez

Applicants who are new to Chicago Public Schools (CPS) must also complete the online CPS application.

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