Date:  January 6, 2025   Position:  Teacher (English as a Second Language)   Location: Lincolnton High School   Terms of Contract:  10 months, full-time, benefit eligible                                  Position Available:  January 6, 2025 - June 2, 2025   Reports To:  ESL Coordinator   Monthly Salary:   Teacher State Salary Schedule (plus local supplement)   FLSA:   EXEMPT   Qualifications/Requirements:  Must hold or be eligible to hold a North Carolina teaching license in appropriate licensure area.   Duties: Teach ESL Classes Assist in implementing ESL Program Must be able to perform heavy work exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of forces frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to lift objects Other duties as assigned   Application Deadline:  Position Open Until Filled   Position Available:  January 6, 2025 - June 2, 2025   Application Process:All candidates are required to complete an on-line application via Applicant   Tracking.  Please go to the Lincoln County Schools website (www.lincoln.k12.nc.us), select EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, and APPLICANT TRACKING  to begin the process. Questions should be addressed to the contact person below.     Dr. Tim Beam, Chief of Federal Programs and Student Support tbeam@lincoln.k12.nc.us Lincoln County Schools 201 Jeb Seagle Drive Lincolnton, NC  28092 Phone: 704-732-2261 Fax: 704-736-4298   EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER EMPLOYER DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON BASIS OF AGE, HANDICAP, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RACE, RELIGION, OR SEX

                                                                                                               

 

ESL Teacher Candidate Oral Fluency Assessment

(NCLB - Title III. Sec. 3116 (c) Teacher English Fluency)

 

Administrator/Evaluator:  Attach this assessment to the Recommendation for Hire Document and submit to the Human Resources for filing.

 

Name of Candidate: __________________________________________

 

Name of Assessor: ___________________________________________

(LEP Coordinator or Designee)

 

Date of Interview: ____________________

 

Fluency/Rate of Speech

 

 

1               2               3               4               5

Long pauses while speaker searches for correct answer

Slow and                                                                     Native speaker

Broken                                                                        of English.

 

Richness and complexity of language

 

 

1               2               3               4               5

Simple and expanded sentences

Simple and                                                                  Native speaker

Basic                                                                           of English.

 

 

Accuracy of Grammar and Syntax

 

 

1               2               3               4               5

Some phonological, syntactic and semantic errors

Frequent                                                                      Native speaker

Errors                                                                          of English

 

Pronunciation and Accent

 

 

1               2               3               4               5

Pronunciation problems requires listener to focus on speaker which may lead to misunderstanding.

Requires repetition for listener to understand.

Requires                                                                      Native speaker

to understand                                                              of English

 

 

 

ESL Teacher Candidate Writing Sample

 

Directions:  Please choose one of the following topics and write a short response (at least 150 words).

 

1. Describe one way that you, as an ESL teacher, might support a mainstream teacher who has English Language Learners in her classroom.

 

2. Acquiring English is not the only challenge for students who are recent immigrants. How might you help meet the other needs of these children?

 

3. How can you help organize and sustain a program at your school to reach and support parents whose first language is not English?