1st grade Teacher - IDEA Edinburg Academy (26-27)

Description

The role at IDEA Academy is to ensure students master academic and social skills for college success while embodying IDEA's values.

Compensation

The starting teacher salary for 0 years of experience is $57,500. Various stipends based on certifications, credentials, and campus leadership are offered, ranging from $500 to $4,000. Additional performance-based compensation is also available. For more details on compensation and total rewards, visit the compensation and benefits page.

Service Record Requirement

Candidates must submit official electronic service records from previous educational employers to validate professional experience and determine creditable years of service and compensation, as applicable.

Benefits

• Paid Family Leave: Up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on tenure and caregiver designation.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year, subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
• Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.
• Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan.

What You Bring

• High level of content-area proficiency as evidenced by teaching certification, field of study, or work experience (strongly preferred).
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution (required).
• Experience in a K-12 classroom setting (strongly preferred).
• Licenses or Certifications: Reading Academies certification in accordance with TEA requirements or willingness to obtain relevant training within required timelines. Bilingual certification strongly preferred, content and ESL certification preferred (not required).

Responsibilities

• Implement state learning standards and IDEA curricula and assessments to meet ambitious academic expectations.
• Submit weekly lesson plans two weeks in advance for feedback.
• Implement formal and informal assessments to track each individual student’s progress and learning needs, adjust lesson plans accordingly, and update gradebook weekly.
• Communicate students’ progress with student and family on a weekly basis.
• Facilitate and use technology effectively to improve student achievement and manage work-related tasks.
• Implement a clear and consistent behavior management system that aligns with campus-wide initiatives while developing students' character and sense of community in the classroom.
• Host necessary tutoring sessions to meet all students' needs.
• Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties, and school-wide meetings and functions.
• Engage in summer and year-long district, school, and personal learning and development.

Values and Characteristics

• Believes and is committed to IDEA's mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college.
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them.
• Willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly.
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes.
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change.
• Sets and reaches ambitious goals every day.
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes.
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization.

About IDEA Public Schools

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, we have grown from a small school with 150 students to a multi-state network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools serving over 80,000 college-bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Florida, Ohio, and more. We are on-track to maintain our legacy of sending 100% of our graduates to college. When you join our team, you become part of our IDEA Team and Family, where we work relentlessly to make college for all a reality. Our Staff Experience Team promotes human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members.

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