2nd Grade ELA Teacher - YES Prep East End Elementary (24-25)

at  YES Prep Public Schools

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: Teacher (24-25)
REPORTS TO: Principal
POSITION TYPE: 10-month

As a Teacher, some of the work and responsibilities will include:

• Developing rigorous lessons in your specific content area, in 1:1 blended learning environments, in order to reignite your students for college and beyond while bridging gaps for marginalized communities
• Setting ambitious goals with your students and monitoring their progress while encouraging them through frequent and persistent feedback
• Tracking student growth and using data and feedback from coaches to create student growth plans when needed for student achievement concerns
• Building transformable relationships with students and families by providing regular, and consistent, communication with parents via phone or video conference, email, or district-approved website
• Creating a physical or virtual classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students
• Collaborating with co-planner to work through daily lesson plans and add resources when needed to fit students’ needs.
• Meeting regular deadlines for daily lesson plans, submitting grades, and work samples
• Working on a team of teachers and leaders to provide consistency, support, and accountability to all students
• Working with content teams in Professional Development to norm on, and improve student learning
• Conducting weekly tutorials outside of regular class day to provide additional instruction and support to students
• Completing supervision duties on campus that support student safety including but not limited to morning duty, lunch duty, dismissal, detention, and afterschool duty
• Growing professionally in your craft of teaching by both receive and giving feedback on a consistent basis from DOI, School Leader, Administration Team
• Persisting in the face of challenges, learning from mistakes, and setting a strong example of character for your students
• Being available by phone, email, or video conferencing to confer with campus leaders, collaborators, students, and/or parents
• Additional duties as assigned