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| Contentid | 4761 |
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| Content Type | 1 |
| Title | Job Posting: Lushootseed Language Program Developer |
| Body | SUMMARY: Work with Lushootseed Department administration in Lushootseed language revitalization and maintenance for teachers, the community, and for Marysville School District schools serving Tribal children. Assist in teacher development for Lushootseed instructors. Assist in research in grant writing. EMPLOYEE REPORTS TO: Lushootseed Department Manager EDUCATION REQUIRED: Ph.D. (preferred) in Applied Linguistics, Adult Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership, TESOL, or closely related field. ABD or MA with experience considered. REFERENCES: Please provide the names and addresses of professional references who can speak to your teaching and/or administrative experience. It would be helpful if the references could address the following: educational administration or teacher training, language teaching, and curriculum development especially if it pertains to Washington State Education codes (EALRs, GLEs). OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Valid Washington State drivers license, proof of automobile insurance, dependable vehicle for traveling within the state. DUTIES: Development of Lushootseed Language Fluency 1. Assist department administration in developing strategies to help staff members improve their Lushootseed fluency. 2. Attend Lushootseed classes. Teacher Development 3. Work with staff to create professional development plans to improve Lushootseed teaching. 4. Work with staff to improve curriculum design and to document fulfillment of State codes. Community Outreach 5. Under the direction of the department manager, join department team in working with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Education, the First Peoples Language and Culture Committee and other organizations to maintain Tulalip Tribes co-governance role in educational policy-making and implementation. 6. Assist department manager in work with Marysville School District and local principals on Lushootseed Program concerns. Research & Grant Writing 7. Develop and implement evaluation and assessment of Lushootseed language program effectiveness. 8. Conduct studies on program effectiveness, language acquisition and other concerns as directed. 9. Assist in grant application preparation. 10. Comply with Lushootseed Program Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): maintain excellent attendance and punctuality, excellent management of work time, cordial relations with staff. TERMS: 1-year renewable contract. Full time (40 hours per week), with 2 months summer research component. The job may involve evening and occasional weekend activities and travel out of town for conferences and training. PAY: Salary range is between $60,000 and $68,000 per year and is commensurate with experience. BENEFITS: Health and dental coverage through Tribal health plan; 401K plan, sick leave on accrual basis; all national holidays plus 2 weeks paid annual leave. TO APPLY: Submit resume and names of 3 references to: Program Developer Search c/o Michele Balagot, Manager Tulalip Lushootseed Program 7627A 41st Avenue N.W. Tulalip, WA 98271 Deadline: Monday, July 31, 2006. We are a Tribal heritage language program with the responsibility for preserving and revitalizing a language whose only speakers are a young core of staff members. We are excited about the opportunities before us as we work toward spoken fluency and to pass the language on to others in the community. Our program employs 8 teachers, an internet media developer, and a director. We teach classes at the levels of preschool through Grade 5, community conversation classes and a series of 100- and 200-level classes under the auspices of Northwest Indian College. We have the written skills to originate Lushootseed texts, and we do translations of stories from and into Lushootseed. The Tulalip Reservation is located about thirty miles north of Seattle. Drive time is about 45 minutes, and both coming and going the trip is in the direction opposite to rush-hour traffic. |
| Source | The Tulalip Tribes |
| Inputdate | 2006-06-28 15:03:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2006-06-28 15:03:00 |
| Expdate | 2006-08-01 00:00:00 |
| Publishdate | 2006-07-03 00:00:00 |
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