2nd grade Self-Contained Teacher - IDEA Harvey E. Najim Academy (Immediate Opening)

About the role

IDEA Academy teachers are responsible for ensuring that every IDEA student masters the academic and social skills necessary to succeed in college, while also embodying IDEA’s values daily. They set ambitious goals for student achievement, invest students and families in accomplishing them, create a powerful learning environment, plan and deliver purposeful, rigorous instruction, assess for mastery and track student progress, analyze data to intervene and adjust instruction, and seek excellence as an educator and an IDEA team member. Academy core subjects are state assessed in grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades.

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
• Effective facilitation and personal use of technology as a communication and educational tool to improve student achievement and manage work‑related tasks
• Implement a clear and consistent behavior management system that aligns to campus‑wide initiatives while developing students’ character and sense of community in the classroom
• Help shape and develop a school‑wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment for each student
• Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify
• 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
• Minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week
• Additional responsibilities may include after‑school tutoring or Saturday school based on the needs of scholars

Requirements

Candidates must submit official electronic service records