Immediate Opening: 2nd Grade Lead Teacher

About the role

Compass Collegiate Academy provides every scholar with the academic foundation and strong habits that inspire and cultivate lifelong learners who lead purposeful, civic lives. The school strives to create a diverse, inclusive, and anti-racist community.

Compass Collegiate Academy (CCA) is a public charter school that opened in Charleston, South Carolina with grades K–1 in August 2021, adding a grade each year until becoming a full K–8 school. The school model is built on core beliefs: All Means All (non-negotiable belief in every child’s potential), Rigorous Curriculum (foundational knowledge and advanced literacy for higher-order thinking), Intentional Commitment to Scholar Social and Emotional Growth (character strengths such as kindness, determination, curiosity, gratitude, integrity), High-quality Staff (robust hiring and development, culture of continuous growth), Personalized Learning through Data-Driven Instruction (continuous cycle of assessment, analysis, action), and Parental Involvement and Intentional Community (families as partners with daily updates, weekly communication, open doors, workshops).

K–5th Lead Teachers are part of a hardworking team growing Charleston’s newest open-enrollment public charter school. They are responsible for achieving the school’s mission through leading joyful, academically rigorous classrooms intensely focused on literacy skill development and intentional daily scholar social-emotional growth. The role reports to a member of the academic leadership team and contributes to the school’s achievement-oriented culture.

Responsibilities

Instructional Leader

• Develop weekly lesson plans and instructional materials informed by data; adapt plans and materials as necessary to ensure every scholar experiences a high-quality curriculum.
• Utilize effective teaching strategies to deliver whole-class, individualized, and small-group instruction.
• Lead a daily classroom-based social and emotional learning (SEL) program and link SEL lessons to the academic program.
• Regularly collaborate with classroom co-teachers and school staff to provide effective instruction to all scholars.
• Identify, record, reflect on scholar needs and participate regularly in professional development to assess, plan, monitor, and implement methods to solve scholar learning challenges.
• Communicate regularly with parents to support scholar learning needs.
• Accountable for scholars’ mastery of academic standards.
• Develop expertise with the school’s literacy program, including the STEP Assessment.

Classroom Management

• Establish and maintain high standards of scholar behavior needed for an optimal learning environment.
• Regularly input, review, and use CCA’s schoolwide data system for tracking scholar behavior.
• Provide a functional and attractive classroom learning environment with teaching aides and materials aligned to the curriculum.
• Regularly collaborate with classroom co-teachers and school staff to provide effective behavior interventions and supports to all scholars.

Assessment and Data

• Participate cooperatively in CCA’s assessment system and data platforms to monitor scholar learning and progression.
• Develop classroom-based formative assessments as necessary to check for scholar progress and mastery.
• Advance professional knowledge of CCA data systems, data reports consistent with CCA’s distributed data philosophy and approach.
• Administer assessments in a variety of forms (formative, summative, standardized, etc.) in accordance with CCA’s testing programs.
• Evaluate scholars’ academic and SEL growth, keep appropriate records, prepare scholar reports, and regularly communicate with parents regarding their scholar's progress.

General Responsibilities

• Regularly participate in CCA’s professional development program, including annual summer professional development prior to school opening.
• Actively participate in CCA’s instructional coaching program (coach and be coached).
• Supervise scholars in out-of-classroom activities on rotating schedules (e.g., lunch duty, bus monitor, recess duty).
• Communicate with parents, CCA leadership team, and CCA colleagues in a timely, consistent manner.
• Attend school-wide functions and community events as requested.
• Perform other duties as required to achieve the school’s mission.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• South Carolina teaching certification in relevant elementary teaching field required.
• Proven track-record of achievement as a teacher.
• Mastery of and enthusiasm for teaching academic subjects.
• Evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player.
• Experience working with a culturally diverse student body preferred.

Abilities

• Work hard to achieve the school’s mission.
• Improve the minds and lives of scholars in and out of the classroom.
• Communicate clearly and effectively in both oral and written language.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with a variety of people.
• Engage families and the larger community in the life of the school.

Pay

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Parental leave
• Laptop provided