Fiscal Year

2020

Case Number

A-19105-93161

Case Status

Certified-Expired

Received Date

2019-04-25

Decision Date

2019-12-16

Refile

N

Original File Date

2020-01-01 07:13:42

Previous SWA Case Number State

Schedule A Sheepherder

N

Employer Name

ECTOR COUNTY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Employer Name Slug

ector-county-independent-school-district

Employer Address 1

802 N. SAM HOUSTON AVE

Employer Address 2

Employer City

ODESSA

Employer City Slug

odessa

Employer State

TEXAS

Employer State Slug

texas

Employer Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Postal Code

79761

Employer Phone

(432) 456-0000

Employer Number of Employees

4347

Employer Year Commenced Business

1921

NAICS Code

611110

FW Ownership Interest

N

Employer Contact Name

Noelia Jimenez

Employer Contact Address 1

802 N. Sam Houston Ave

Employer Contact Address 2

Employer Contact City

Odessa

Employer Contact State/Province

TEXAS

Employer Contact Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Contact Postal Code

79761

Employer Contact Phone

(432) 456-0994

Employer Contact Email

noelia.jimenez@ectorcountyisd.org

Agent Attorney Name

Tatiana T Dennis

Agent Attorney Firm Name

Atkins, Hollmann, Jones, Peacock, Lewis Lyon, Inc.

Agent Attorney Phone

4323311600

Agent Attorney Address 1

3800 East 42nd Street

Agent Attorney Address 2

Suite 500

Agent Attorney City

Odessa

Agent Attorney State/Province

TEXAS

Agent Attorney Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Agent Attorney Postal Code

79762

Agent Attorney Email

tdennis@odessalawfirm.com

PW Track Number

P10018192326280

PW SOC Code

25-2021

PW SOC Title

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

PW Skill Level

Level II

PW Wage

48170.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2018-10-16

PW Expiration Date

2019-06-30

Wage Offer From

50000.00

Wage Offer To

74500.00

Average Salary

62250.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

3900 N. Golder Ave.

Worksite Address 2

Worksite City

Odessa

Worksite City Slug

odessa

Worksite State

TEXAS

Worksite Postal Code

79763

Job Title

EC-5th Grade Bilingual Elementary Teacher

Job Title Slug

ec-5th-grade-bilingual-elementary-teacher

Minimum Education

Bachelor's

Major Field of Study

Any major field of study

Required Training

N

Required Experience

N

Required Experience Months

Accept Alternative Field of Study

N

Accept Alternative Major Field of Study

Accept Alternative Combination

N

Accept Alternative Combination Education

Accept Alternative Combination Education Years

Accept Foreign Education

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation

N

Accept Alternative Occupation Months

Accept Alternative Job Title

Job Opportunity Requirements Normal

Y

Foreign Language Required

Y

Specific Skills

Bachelors degree in any field from accredited university or its foreignbr educational equivalent. Valid Texas Educator Certificate in Bilingual EducationSpanish for elementary grades, or a statement of eligibility for such certification. Oral and written Spanish language proficiency.br Employment contingent on passing drug test.br See section K.9 Addendum for foreign workers skills and certification acquisition information.br br NOTES TO CLARIFYbr br BUSINESS NECESSITY FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTbr Oral and written proficiency in the Spanish language is necessary because majority of the students in this teaching positions classroom speak only Spanish. Employer School District is required by Texas law to offer a bilingual education program to students of Limited English Proficiency LEP or English Learners EL in prekindergarten PreK through fifth grade. LEP or EL student is a student whose primary language is otherbr than English and whose English language skills are such that the student has difficulty performing ordinary classwork in English. Under Texas law, a bilingual education program must be a fulltime program of duallanguage instruction that provides for learning basic skills in the primary language of the students enrolled in the program and for carefully structured and sequenced mastery of English language skills. The bilingual classrooms are typically composed entirely of English Learner students. Texas school districts must assign appropriately certified teachers to the statutorily required Bilingual education programs.br Employer School District currently serves over 3,000 students in elementary grade levels through the bilingual and ESL programs. The School District has adopted a LateExit Transitional bilingual model of instruction, which progressively reduces the time spent teaching in Spanish and increases the time spent teaching in English as the students get promoted to the next grade level. Thus, in PreKindergarten, 90 of the instruction is delivered in Spanish, and only 10 is delivered in English; by the timebr the students reach Fifth grade, the percentage of time reverses to 10 of the instruction being in Spanish, and the remaining 90 being in English. Since instruction in a bilingual classroom is delivered using the students native language Spanish and the English language, knowledge of and competency in the Spanish language is necessary for a Bilingual educator in Employer School District. This language skill requirement does not sufficiently increase the seniority andor complexity of this position, asbr compared to other elementary school teachers. Bilingual certified teachers receive a salary supplement a bilingual stipend to account for this extra requirement.br br EXPLANATION OF TEACHER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTbr The special requirement of teacher certification in Bilingual EducationSpanish for elementary grades cannot be obtained through a reasonable period of onthejob training. The certification is required by the State of Texas prior to being able to work with public school students. Texas Education Code, at Title 2, Section 21.003a, states A person may not be employed as a teacher . . . by a school district unless the person holds an appropriate certificate or permit issued in accordance with thebr Texas Education Code and regulations. Our School District does not provide any training to become a certified teacher.

Combination Occupation

N

Offered to Applicant Foreign Worker

Y

Foreign Worker Live on Premises

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service Count

Professional Occupation

Y

Application for College/University Teacher

N

SWA Job Order Start Date

2018-11-27

SWA Job Order End Date

2018-12-28

Sunday Edition Newspaper

Y

First Newspaper Name

Odessa American

First Advertisement Start Date

2018-12-09

Second Newspaper Ad Name

Odessa American

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2018-12-16

Employer Website From Date

2018-12-04

Employer Website To Date

2019-03-20

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2020-01-01 07:13:42

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2020-01-01 07:13:42

Job Search Website From Date

2018-12-17

Job Search Website To Date

2019-01-02

Employee Referral Program From Date

2020-01-01 07:13:42

Employee Referral Program To Date

2020-01-01 07:13:42

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2020-01-01 07:13:42

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2020-01-01 07:13:42

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2020-01-01 07:13:42

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2020-01-01 07:13:42

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

VENEZUELA

Foreign Worker Birth Country

VENEZUELA

Class of Admission

H-1B

Foreign Worker Education

Bachelor's

Foreign Worker Information: Major

LAW

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

1991

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

LOS CHAGUARAMOS

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

CARACAS

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

VENEZUELA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

1050

Foreign Worker Experience with Employer

N/A

Foreign Worker Employer Pays for Education

N

Foreign Worker Currently Employed

Y

Employer Completed Application

N

Preparer Name

Tatiana T Dennis

Preparer Title

Attorney

Preparer Email

tdennis@odessalawfirm.com

Employer Information Declaration Name

Noelia Jimenez

Employer Information Declaration Title

International Teacher Coordinator