Kindergarten Teacher - IDEA Henry Academy (Immediate Opening)

About the Role

IDEA Early Education 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, track student progress, analyze data to intervene and adjust instruction, and seek excellence as educators and IDEA team members. Academy core subjects are state‑assessed in 3rd grade.

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, adjust lesson plans accordingly, and update the gradebook weekly.
• Communicate students’ progress with students and families on a weekly basis.
• Effectively use 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 with campus‑wide initiatives while developing students’ character and sense of community.
• Help shape and develop a school‑wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment for each student.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students and families based on trust, understanding, and respect for their communities.
• 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.
• Spend a minimum of 40+ hours at school per week.
• Additional responsibilities may include after‑school tutoring or Saturday school, based on scholar needs.

Requirements

• High level of content‑area proficiency as evidenced by teaching certification, field of study, or work experience (strongly preferred).
• Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year institution (required).
• Experience: Experience in a K‑12 classroom setting (strongly preferred).
• Licenses or Certifications: Teachers of record for K‑3 must possess appropriate Reading Academies certification per TEA requirements or be willing and able to obtain all relevant Texas training within required timelines. Bilingual certification strongly preferred; content and ESL certification preferred (not required).
• Knowledge of core academic subject assigned and ability to pass an IDEA content assessment.
• Knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
• Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits plan covering the majority of employee premiums for the base medical plan and subsidizing most costs for spouses/domestic partners and children.
• Paid Family Leave: up to 8 weeks of paid leave for birth or adoption, based on tenure and caregiver designation.
• Tuition Reimbursement: up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, maximum $5,250 per year, subject to manager discretion and budget.
• Employer‑paid mental/behavioral health: 5 face‑to‑face counseling sessions per year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and additional work‑life services at no cost.
• Dental and vision plans.
• Disability and life insurance.
• Parenting benefits.
• Flexible spending account options.
• Generous vacation time.
• Referral bonuses.
• Professional development opportunities.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Potential relocation allowance to defray moving costs.

Pay

Starting teacher salary for 0 years of experience is $63,500.

Eligible for various stipends based on certifications, credentials, and campus leadership ranging from $500 to $4,000 each, plus additional performance‑based compensation.

Additional hourly compensation is provided for after‑school tutoring or Saturday school as assigned.

Schedule

Minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week. Additional responsibilities may include after‑school tutoring or Saturday school, depending on scholar needs.

About IDEA Public Schools

IDEA Public Schools believes every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA has grown from a single school of 150 students to a multi‑state network of tuition‑free Pre‑K‑12 public charter schools, serving over 80,000 college‑bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Florida, and Ohio. IDEA consistently ranks among the nation’s top high schools in The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report. Employees join an IDEA Team and Family that sets and reaches ambitious goals daily, fosters continuous growth, and works relentlessly to make college for all a reality.