Dual Immersion TK-6th Teacher

About The Accelerated Schools

We believe in the boundless potential of every student and are committed to helping them thrive. Located just south of Downtown Los Angeles, we serve a vibrant community of over 1,700 TK–12 students and are dedicated to preparing them to excel in college, career, and life. Our approach blends innovation, equity, and compassion, creating an environment where students are empowered to take ownership of their learning and their future.

Our Instructional Approach

• Incorporates research-based practices, including project-based learning, student choice & voice, self-direction, and mentoring.
• Students set their own short-term and long-term academic and personal goals and our faculty members support students in monitoring their progress every day.

Our Approach to Behavior Support

• Embraces Restorative Practices and Circles as a means of building community.
• Supports students in developing positive habits and learning from their mistakes.

Our Mission & Commitment to Equity

The Accelerated Schools will graduate students who are prepared to succeed at the university and career of their choice who will enter the workplace as informed and productive employees. At The Accelerated Schools, educational equity is continuously creating and implementing practices that are culturally responsive, and honoring voices from all educational and community partners. Through curiosity, inquiry, self and system reflection, we disrupt inequitable systems so that students graduate in four years, college, career and or life ready.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Principal or administrator designee, the successful candidate will deliver and refine standards-aligned instruction using data-driven practices and diverse instructional strategies to support student mastery and engagement. This role is responsible for maintaining a safe, structured, and positive learning environment by implementing schoolwide behavior supports, supervising student safety, and using appropriate de-escalation strategies. The position also requires strong collaboration with colleagues and families through ongoing planning, communication, and active participation in professional learning and schoolwide teams.

Curriculum & Instruction

• Participating in a collaborative curriculum development process.
• Implementing curricula and activities to meet academic standards.
• Uses a variety of instructional strategies and resources to respond to the students’ diverse needs and interests; including prescribed educational software and intervention curriculum.
• Facilitates learning experiences that promote autonomy, interaction and choices; engages students in problem solving, critical thinking and/or other activities that make subject matter meaningful.
• Being accountable for students’ mastery of academic standards.

Assessment & Data-Driven Instruction

• Collaboratively designing and implementing assessments that measure progress towards academic standards.
• Using assessment data to refine curricula and inform instructional practices.

Classroom Management, Behavior & School Climate

• Reinforces school-wide rules and expectations in and outside of the classroom.
• Establishes and maintains standards for student behavior in order to maintain a safe, secure, and effective learning environment by providing a high degree of structure, clear expectations, and consistency.
• Implements expectations and consequences as appropriate for each student as outlined in the behavior management plan.
• Implements established school-wide and classroom Positive Behavior Support (PBS) program; reinforcement systems, behavioral expectations and consequence guidelines, prescribed level system program and assists with maintaining corresponding data collection/record keeping systems.
• Establishes a climate that promotes a firm, fair and respectful classroom environment with a focus on social development and group responsibility by modeling and reinforcing positive behaviors.

Student Safety & Crisis

• Maintains safety of students through close observation and monitoring through “line of sight” supervision.
• Utilizes optimal strategies of physical proximity; remaining alert at all times using analytical forethought to anticipate potentially volatile or unsafe situations to proactively intervene.
• Safeguards the rights of all students through the use of appropriate and respectful communication, proper de-escalation techniques, and the use of nonviolent crisis intervention strategies when required.

Family & Community Engagement

• Communicating frequently with parents, including 9-Week progress reports, parent/teacher conferences and student-led conferences.

Collaboration & Professional Learning

• Participating actively in grade-level meetings, faculty meetings, PLC meetings, and other meetings.
• Participating in staff development, including one week of curriculum institute to take place one week prior to the start of the school year.
• Making regular reflections on teaching, sharing best practices, analyzing data and improving instructional practices.
• Producing weekly lesson plans to share with administrators and parents.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with BASP/BCLAD Authorization (required).
• Preferred qualifications: Spanish Language Fluency (required).

Compensation And Benefits

• Competitive salary range $66,310-$119,412 (Plus an annual $10,000 retention bonus).
• The Accelerated Schools (TAS) accepts up to 35 years of prior years of experience where the employee worked full-time as a certificated employee for a minimum of 75% of the school year.
• $3000 Yearly Stipend
• 10 Month Work Calendar (August-June)
• Medical, Dental, Life, and Vision Coverage
• CA State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS)
• New Teachers Induction Program Reimbursement

How to Apply

Please visit Paycom to complete the application. Attach resume and a letter of interest.

Contact

If you have questions about this position, please contact: humanresources@accelerated.org

The Accelerated Schools are tuition-free public charter schools that do not discriminate against any student, parent, community member, or staff member based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.