The document outlines the duties and responsibilities of a Bilingual Instructional Aide at Park Ave Elementary. The aide administers the annual CELDT exam, interprets at IEP meetings for non-English speaking parents, provides classroom support as assigned by assisting teachers in various ways, and creates individualized lesson plans for recently immigrated students to introduce them to the curriculum in both English and Spanish.

1. Bilingual Instructional Aide
Emma L. Castillo
Park Ave Elementary

2. Duties and Responsibilities:
Administering CELDT
• California English Language Development Test
• Each year we are required to attend a training to become newly
certified to administer the CELDT for the following school year.
• Our presence and participation is required for both the individual
and group portion of the exams.
• Test materials are to be kept secure and confidential

3. Duties and Responsibilities:
Interpreting for IEP Meeting
• IEP: Individualized Education Program
• Interpreting for parents of special needs students
who do not speak English.
• Each year the school district requires special training
to become familiar with common vocabulary
associated with IEP meetings.

4. Duties and Responsibilities:
Inside the Classroom
• Each year a schedule is provided by the Assistant
Principal specifying which classrooms require extra
assistance.
• Duties asked by teachers can range from but not
limited to: extra tutoring for specified students,
proctoring for state exams, providing needed
resources, small group tutoring, and support in
disciplinarian actions.

5. Responsibilities and Duties:
Special Individual Duties
• Students who have recently immigrated from
another country are classified as “Initials”.
• Should the student be assigned to my work schedule,
I create a lesson plan after assessing their abilities.
• My lesson plans are modeled off of the common
curriculum with directions given both in English and
Spanish.