Classical Lgc Faculty Scholar - MS Social Studies (2026-2027)

Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is one of the largest and highest-performing education management organizations in the United States, serving over 82,000 scholars across 150 schools in four states. Since 1997, CSUSA has pursued a Relentless Commitment to Scholar Greatness in school and in life. Through the CSUSA Classical model, we provide an academically rigorous, virtue-rich classical education that forms scholars in knowledge, sound moral character, and the habits of learning. We prepare scholars to seek truth, practice virtue, and lead lives of purpose.

About the Role

As a Classical Logic Faculty Scholar, you guide scholars through the art of reasoning, helping them discern truth through structured thought, sound argumentation, and clear expression. In the CSUSA Classical model, teachers are referred to as Faculty Scholars to reflect high expectations for content expertise, exemplary practice, and lifelong learning. You cultivate intellectual habits that enable scholars to analyze ideas, identify fallacies, and construct valid arguments with precision and grace. Using classical methods such as Socratic dialogue, guided discussion, formal argument practice, and analytical exercises, you foster rigorous academic understanding and the Beacons of Virtue—prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice—preparing scholars for eloquence and wisdom in every sphere of life.

Responsibilities

• Education Program Implementation: Plan and implement a classical course of instruction aligned with CSUSA's educational philosophy and the CSUSA Classical model, emphasizing the Trivium (particularly Logic) while cultivating prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice in every unit.
• Effective Lesson Planning: Develop purposeful lesson plans incorporating classical teaching strategies, maximizing learning time, and providing real-world, application-based examples that encourage scholars to reason carefully and act virtuously.
• Scholar Engagement: Present subject matter to maximize learning opportunities, inviting scholars to engage deeply with content, test arguments, pose questions, and respond with intellectual humility and fairness in discussion and conduct.
• Understanding Scholar Needs: Review scholar records to gain insight into each scholar's abilities and needs, maintaining accurate, comprehensive records to guide instructional decisions supporting academic growth and moral character formation.
• Maximizing Achievement: Use a variety of teaching modalities and differentiated instruction to maximize each scholar's educational achievement while strengthening habits of logical thinking and responsible citizenship.
• Frequent Assessment: Conduct regular diagnostic assessments to evaluate scholar learning, strengths, and areas for growth, designing activities that reinforce intellectual mastery and the practice of the Beacons of Virtue.
• Support for Learning Challenges: Refer scholars with suspected learning challenges to appropriate support personnel and provide tailored lessons to promote growth in reasoning skills, confidence, and virtuous habits.
• Field Trip Coordination: Organize and lead class field trips that enrich the classical curriculum and provide experiential learning, guiding scholars to apply prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice in real-world settings.
• State Assessments Preparation: Prepare scholars for state-required achievement assessments using classical methodologies that emphasize mastery of content and skills while encouraging perseverance, self-control, and integrity.
• Continuous Improvement: Remain current in subject matter knowledge and educational theory, sharing insights with colleagues to strengthen the school's classical curriculum and pedagogy.
• Curriculum Revision Participation: Contribute to ongoing curriculum revision, including selecting classical texts, logic resources, and instructional materials aligned with CSUSA's goals and the CSUSA Classical model.
• Learning Environment: Create a classroom atmosphere that fosters a love for learning, disciplined reasoning, and the daily practice of prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice.
• Positive Rapport: Build positive relationships with scholars, demonstrating patience, firmness, and nurturing support to help them grow in knowledge, self-mastery, and civic virtue.
• Safe and Engaging Classroom: Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe classroom, displaying scholar-generated work and implementing policies that honor dignity, responsibility, and integrity.
• Classroom Management: Develop and maintain clear rules of behavior in accordance with CSUSA policies, applying them fairly and consistently to create a community shaped by the Beacons of Virtue.
• Instructional Planning: Create lesson plans aligned with classical education principles, intentionally weaving in the Beacons of Virtue as scholars practice logical reasoning and discourse.
• Activity Planning: Design individual and group learning activities that meet instructional objectives, address diverse needs, and foster intellectual growth and virtuous habits.
• Preparation for Classes: Prepare thoroughly for assigned classes, demonstrating clear evidence of preparation and planning lessons that encourage deep thinking, honest idea-testing, and integrity.
• Collaborative Planning: Participate in collaborative curriculum planning, integrating insights from the CSUSA Classical model and embedding shared expectations for cultivating moral character and civic virtue.
• IEP Incorporation: Incorporate diagnostic information from scholars' Individual Education Plans (IEPs) into instructional planning to provide just, prudent, and dignified support.
• Resource Protection: Take precautions to protect supplies, equipment, materials, and facilities, modeling stewardship, temperance, and respect for the learning environment.
• Cooperative Relations: Establish cooperative relationships and communicate effectively with parents and guardians to support scholars' growth in knowledge, reasoning, and the Beacons of Virtue.
• Positive Communication: Maintain clear, consistent, and positive communication with parents through various mediums, working closely with administration and staff to present a united, virtue-centered message.
• Confidentiality Maintenance: Uphold confidentiality regarding scholar records and participate actively in parent communication initiatives with integrity, discretion, and respect.
• Extracurricular Participation: Engage in extracurricular activities to support a positive school culture and create additional opportunities to model and cultivate the Beacons of Virtue.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; degree in education, philosophy, mathematics, literature, history, classics, or a related field preferred.
• Educator Certification in alignment with state requirements.
• Willingness to learn and demonstrate understanding of classical education, including the Trivium and Logic-stage pedagogy, and how these support the CSUSA Classical model.
• Skill in teaching formal and informal logic, structured reasoning, composition, and analytical reading using explicit instruction and structured practice.
• Strong classroom management rooted in habit training, clarity, consistency, and the cultivation of prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice.
• Excellent written and oral communication, and a warm, professional partnership with families to support forming Strong Minds, Good Hearts.™
• Willingness to receive ongoing training in classical pedagogy, logic instruction, Socratic dialogue, and related recitation and discussion methods.
• Commitment to model the Beacons of Virtue (prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice) in all settings—classroom, campus, professional relationships, and personal conduct.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment to the role of Classical Logic Faculty Scholar and to the mission of Charter Schools USA.
• Manages time and responsibilities effectively, demonstrating strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize high-quality instruction and scholar formation.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with faculty, scholars, families, school leaders, and the broader community.
• Shows prudent sensitivity to corporate needs, employee goodwill, and the public image of CSUSA Classical.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with all stakeholders, consistently interacting in ways aligned with the Beacons of Virtue.
• Communicates with clarity and precision in oral presentations, written correspondence, and professional collaboration.
• Reports to work consistently, arrives on time, follows instructions, responds appropriately to management direction, and seeks feedback to improve practice.
• Proficient experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Student Information Systems (SIS), and email.
• Seeks ways to improve and promote quality in teaching and school life, demonstrating accuracy, attention to detail, and a commitment to ongoing professional growth.
• Strives to implement best practices in classical pedagogy and integrate positive character education through the CSUSA Classical Beacons of Virtue.

Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment includes:

• Usual school working conditions within a virtue-rich, scholar-centered CSUSA Classical campus.
• Periods of higher noise and activity during times of high scholar traffic and transitions, as scholars move purposefully through a lively, engaging learning environment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.