Job Description

The Sun Prairie Area School District is looking for a dynamic, student-centered, and equity-focused Bilingual 2nd Grade Teacher for its Dual Language Immersion Program at Meadow View Elementary School for the 2025-26 School Year. 

The Sun Prairie Experience:

The Sun Prairie School District is made up of over 8,500 amazing and diverse students. More than a third are students of color. Ten percent of our students speak a language other than English. Approximately thirty percent of our students are eligible to receive free and reduced lunches. Our students are deeply involved in our community, and are truly the pride of our community. 

The Sun Prairie Area School District has earned a reputation for being an innovative and progressive school district. This reputation has been earned due to the quality of staff who serve and love our students every day. Our staff lead highly relevant, engaging, and innovative programming. 

A close reading of the school district’s mission statement will show a very important four-word phrase to this school district: “To inspire and prepare.” Together, our community helped define our future. Now, we can utilize these facilities with innovative programming and exceptional staff to inspire and prepare our students in and out of the classroom. 

In continuing our goal of meeting the needs of every child, every day our school district began offering a bilingual Dual Language Program at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year with a Kindergarten cohort at two host elementary schools (Westside and Northside Elementary). Now the program is offered from grades K-2.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or a core subject area with additional coursework leading to a Bilingual certification
• Valid Wisconsin teaching certificates #395, #023 (ESL and Bilingual/Bicultural License), and (Elementary) or willingness to work towards becoming certified.
• Demonstrated Spanish and English fluency (Oral and written fluency will be assessed by the Sun Prairie Area School District)
• The Sun Prairie Area School District will work with qualified candidates who need visa sponsorship to obtain a J1 visa through a nationally recognized sponsorship program. In this case, the applicant must be a licensed teacher.
• Experience working with a diverse student population preferred (racially, culturally, socioeconomically varied) .
• Demonstrated alignment to District Vision and Core Values

Desired Qualifications

• The Sun Prairie Area School District actively encourages women and candidates of color to apply. 

Do you want to be part of a district working hand in hand with growing the Sun Prairie Bilingual Program to provide a Dual Language Immersion learning experience for students?

If you answered yes to this question, please apply!

The Sun Prairie Area School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

STARTING SALARY BACHELOR'S DEGREE: $52,918 + (based on experience)

STARTING SALARY MASTER'S DEGREE: $56,918 + based on experience.

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