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. Teachers set ambitious goals for student achievement, create a powerful learning environment, plan and deliver purposeful, rigorous instruction, assess for mastery, track 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 and learning needs, adjust lesson plans accordingly, and update gradebook weekly.
• Communicate students’ progress with students and families on a weekly basis.
• Effectively facilitate and personally 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 to campus‑wide initiatives while developing students’ character and sense of community in the classroom.
• 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.

Qualifications

• High level of content‑area proficiency as evidenced by teaching certification, field of study, or work experience (strongly preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year educational institution (required).
• Experience in a K‑12 classroom setting (strongly preferred).
• Teachers of record for students in K‑3 must possess appropriate Reading Academies certification in accordance with 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.

Pay

• Starting teacher salary for 0 years of experience: $63,500.
• Stipends based on certifications, credentials, and campus leadership ranging from $500 to $4,000 each.
• Additional performance‑based compensation.
• Hourly compensation for after‑school tutoring or Saturday school as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits plan covering the majority of employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children.
• Paid Family Leave: up to 8 weeks of paid leave for birth or adoption of a child, based on tenure and caregiver designation.
• Tuition Reimbursement: up to 50% of tuition toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 per year, subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
• Employer‑paid mental/behavioral health: 5 face‑to‑face counseling sessions per year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other 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, if applicable.

About IDEA Public Schools

IDEA Public Schools believes each child can go to college. Since 2000, the network has grown from a single school of 150 students to a multi‑state, tuition‑free Pre‑K‑12 charter school system. IDEA is nationally ranked by The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report, serving over 80,000 college‑bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Florida, and Ohio, with a legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college. Employees join an IDEA Team and Family that sets and reaches ambitious goals daily, fosters growth, and works relentlessly to make college for all a reality.