JH ESL Teacher (Four-Day Week)

Syracuse USD 494 www.usd494.org/

Syracuse High School, USD 494, is seeking a dynamic and dedicated JH ESL teacher to join our team. This position will serve both the junior high and high school, with a primary focus on the junior high. We are a small, close-knit school with a strong culture of success and continuous improvement, committed to fostering academic excellence and preparing students for post-secondary success. Additionally, USD 494 operates on a four-day school week, with Fridays off.

We serve a rural agricultural community and support a 7-12 ESL population that makes up 29% of our student body. We have been serving this population for over 15 years, allowing us time to adapt and acquire the resources necessary to build programs that support student success in school and in their future endeavors. With an enrollment of 144 students in grades 9-12 and 83 students in grades 7-8, class sizes remain small, providing the opportunity to form meaningful connections and offer personalized attention.

The successful candidate will take over our newcomer program, providing pull-out language instruction and targeted intervention for two hours to newcomers in grades 7-8 and two hours to grades 9-12, with the goal of transitioning students into general education classrooms with support after one year. The candidate will also supervise one ESL paraprofessional, provide in-class support when available, and teach a targeted reading intervention group. This position is supported by an experienced high school ESL teacher who also serves as the districts ESL director, providing guidance, collaboration, and additional support.

In addition to teaching, there are a variety of coaching and sponsorship opportunities available. Whether leading a sports team, advising student clubs, or helping organize school events, you will have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on students beyond the classroom. These opportunities allow you to engage with students in meaningful ways and help foster a strong sense of community within the school.

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USD494, Syracuse, is located in western Kansas on highway 50 just 14 miles from the Colorado border and operates on Mountain Standard Time. USD #494 is a large 2-A district with a PK - 6 building and a 7-12 building located on a common campus. Both buildings continue to demonstrate high academic achievement and Syracuse High School has been recognized as a Blue Ribbon School. The high school/middle school building was comleted in the year 2000. The recent passage of a bond proposal by Hamilton County voters will provide funding for a new multi-purpose gymnasium, agriculture education building, and modern track & field complex to be completed in October 2015. The district serves approximately 530 students and employs 40 licensed staff and 35 classified staff. Syracuse High School provides rigorous curricula and a variety of courses including concurrent classes for qualifying high school students and six CTE pathways. District technology is continuously upgraded and all 9 - 12 students are issued laptops for use at school and at home. Our elementary school offers an exceptional Early Childhood program and free all-day Kindergarten. Recent additions include two new state-of-the-art computer labs and technology upgrades for yet another lab as well as interactive classroom applications. Our fifth and sixth grades are departmentalized to help prepare students for junior high. Strong progressive leadership in both buildings and excellent teachers district-wide keep USD #494 on the cutting edge academically.