<p>LAT Department Lead SY25-26</p> <p>Grade Level: K1-8</p> <p>Start Date: August 2025</p> <p>About UP Education Network</p> <p>UP Education Network is a non-profit school success organization that addresses inequities in public school systems. UP provides differentiated support to historically under resourced schools through a partnership with districts and the state.</p> <p>Since opening its doors in 2010, UP Education Network has focused on taking the lowest-performing schools in Massachusetts and transforming those schools into exceptional learning environments. We manage two campuses in Dorchester, serving over 1,300 students in Boston Public Schools (BPS) from grades pre-K through 8th. Our schools operate with charter-like autonomy while our network provides comprehensive support and management that builds capacity for schools to focus deeply on students.</p> <p>Role</p> <p>The LAT (Language Acquisition Team) Department Lead is the instructional leader of our MLL (multilingual learners) department, also known as our LAT. This person will be charged with developing and leading on the vision for MLL instruction at UP Academy Dorchester. They will do this through leading the MLL department, coaching all MLL teachers, collaborating with the broader MLL and School Leadership team on all aspects of MLL program (schedule, caseload, curriculum etc). The MLL instructional leader will be a member of the Instructional Leadership Team.</p> <p>Specific Responsibilities</p> <p>Department Leadership</p> <ul> <li> <p>In partnership with Principal and A-Team, develop and refine a vision for MLL instruction at UAD</p> </li><li> <p>Collaborate with Principal and A-Team to develop year long plan of language targets and development based on SY24 Access data and identified program needs</p> </li><li> <p>Plan and lead weekly LAT meetings to improve department functioning and quality of MLL instruction instruction</p> </li><li> <p>Collaborate with LATF to ensure LAT meetings meet compliance needs</p> </li><li> <p>Collaborate with school leadership team and LATF to develop schedule for MLL service delivery and student caseloads</p> </li><li> <p>Engage in regular analysis of and action planning on ACCESS benchmark data and ultimate ACCESS data, in order to accelerate student language development</p> </li><li> <p>Collaborate with ILT and network A-Team to deliver coaching and professional development, through DEAP, staff PD (including mandatory SEI PD), etc.</p> </li></ul> <p>Coaching & Development</p> <ul> <li> <p>Provide instructional coaching to 7 MLL teachers, based on needs and data</p> </li><li> <p>Bi-weekly observation and feedback</p> </li><li> <p>Bi-weekly coaching meetings</p> </li><li> <p>Provide feedback to MLL teachers on their lesson plans to ensure they meet criteria for programming</p> </li><li> <p>Collaborate with Principal as manager of MLL teachers, including collaboration on evaluation</p> </li></ul> <p>Student-Facing MLL Instruction</p> <ul> <li>For roughly 2 hours per day, deliver specialized MLL instruction to small groups of students </li><li>Create lesson plans and use proven research-based materials and methods to rapidly increase language skills for students receiving instruction </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>A strong belief in UP Education Network's mission and core values: Teamwork, Integrity, Growth, Engagement and Resilience </li><li>Bachelor's degree is required, Master's degree is preferred </li><li>Experience coaching teachers as well as delivering MLL instruction to students </li><li>SEI endorsed and a valid Massachusetts Teaching License in English as a Second Language, PreK-6 and 5-12 </li><li>Current authorization to work in the United States - A candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment </li></ul> <p>Working at UP Education Network</p> <p>We know that great staff members directly lead to the success of our students. At UP, your career is shaped by:</p> <ul> <li>Opportunities for immediate impact: UP offers a chance to bring best practices found in high-performing schools to students previously enrolled in struggling schools, and to rapidly unlock the potential of these students. </li><li>Talented, mission-driven colleagues: Our staff is enthusiastic, dedicated, and willing to do "whatever it takes" to put every student on the path to college. </li><li>Collaboration and teamwork: Staff members collaborate and work closely together on grade-level or content area teams, using data to track student performance as well as guide instructional practice. </li><li>Consistent professional growth and development: Members of our staff typically have bi-weekly check-in meetings with their managers where they receive targeted coaching and support. Additionally, the entire staff participates in weekly professional development sessions during the school year, kick-started by extensive training in August. </li></ul> <p>We encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply for any open position in which they feel qualified. We believe that we have a responsibility to recruit, retain, develop, and reward a diverse and talented staff. Our students must be exposed on a daily basis to a diverse group of powerful role models - in their teachers, their school leaders, and their supporters in the network office. With this in mind, we are committed to recruiting the most talented individuals from the widest possible range of backgrounds to join our creative, mission-driven team.</p>