5th Grade Teacher

About the role

Kenosha School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum (KTEC) is a public charter school building a foundation where students earn industry-aligned certifications, preparing them for post-secondary education and workforce readiness. Students develop character, collective functioning, and career focus. The teacher manages classrooms so students thrive academically, socially, emotionally, and behaviorally, providing rigorous, engaging, standards-aligned lessons differentiated for diverse learners in an inclusive, challenging environment.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to and ownership of a classroom environment and culture aligned with KTEC's mission, vision, and values
• Seek and use feedback for personal growth, continuous improvement, and innovation
• Utilize active listening, assume best intentions, and take other perspectives
• Serve as an active member of the assigned professional learning community
• Perform all aspects of classroom management, preparation, and implementation of current teaching strategies
• Organize and participate in special activities for students
• Design, deliver, and assess nature-based, inquiry-based, and project-based learning; effectively integrate content standards
• Participate in regular staff meetings
• Attend appropriate conferences, workshops, and in-services including the Summer Institute professional development for school staff; participate in required DPI professional development
• Communicate with parents using a variety of methods as needed
• Guide placement procedures and participate in placement meetings for newly referred students, as assigned
• Participate in selecting curriculum, equipment, classroom supplies, and other materials

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education
• Current and appropriate Teaching License issued by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
• Evidence of competencies in classroom management, learning strategies, individual and group management, curriculum development, and program evaluation

Skills

• Model the core values of the school
• Strong desire to collaborate with industry-connected, project-based learning and provide student-centered education
• Growth mindset with ability to reflect and vary instructional delivery model
• Strong belief that an inclusive learning environment offers a more productive and personalized way of educating all students
• Ability to deliver instruction incorporating workshops, immersion, hands-on experiences, and traditional delivery to meet individual student needs
• Effective collaboration with groups and individuals
• Skill in organizing ideas and presenting them with clarity and conciseness
• Creative, imaginative problem-solving and ability to think outside the box
• Experience integrating technology into instruction
• Self-starter with well-developed ability to set and meet goals and outcomes
• Knowledge of competency-based learning

Work environment

Normal office/classroom environment with moderate noise levels.

• Must be able to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Must be able to perform repetitive wrist/hand/finger movement for computer and related equipment work