Middle School ELA Guide

The Vision

We believe that healthy kids are prepared to learn, and the adolescent years are a time of profound creative awakening. We are seeking an ELA Guide who wants to use literature and language as a laboratory for inquiry, reclaiming their professional agency from "cookie-cutter" manuals and rigid district pacing guides.

Your Creative Canvas

• Interdisciplinary & Imaginative
• Collaborate daily with Math, Spanish, Social Studies and Science teachers to build immersive units

Thematic Explorations

• Partner with Social Studies to explore the "Rhetoric of Resistance" through dystopian literature, focusing on freedom of speech and digital ethics

Multi-Genre Mastery

• Guide students in building portfolios that tell a single story through a blend of poetry, investigative reporting, podcasts, and persuasive essays

The Art of Voice

• Lead a daily "Poetry of the Day" ritual
• Teach real-world rhetoric, coaching students to write speeches on topics ranging from local issues to global change

Targeted Support

• Provide intentional interventions and enrichment to meet students where they are, ensuring every learner is appropriately challenged

Inclusive Advocacy

• Work alongside ESE, Gifted, and ESOL specialists to help our neurodiverse and multilingual learners thrive in a dual-language environment

The "Collaborative Guide" vs. The "Traditional Teacher"

• The Traditional Experience
• Centered on teacher-led lectures
• Isolated Instruction
• English happens in a silo
• Interdisciplinary Art
• ELA is woven into Science, Math, and Civics
• Pacing Guides
• Following a script regardless of student interest
• Curriculum Design
• Building a "Changemaker" toolkit with agency
• Standardized Prompts
• Writing for a grade
• Authentic Voice
• Writing for impact, speech, and publication
• Collaborating with peers for writing workshop and publications

Investment in Your Future

• $3,000 Tuition Sponsorship: Upon successful completion of your first year of service, Mi Escuela Montessori will contribute up to $3,000 over the next three years toward your enrollment in an approved MACTE-accredited adolescent training program
• Professional Agency: You select the program that best fits your learning style, and we provide the "seed money" to help you obtain a prestigious international credential

Qualifications & Perks

• Certification: Valid Florida Professional Teaching Certificate in English (Grades 5-9 or 6-12) and Reading Endorsement or ability to obtain
• Bilingualism: While not required, bilingual (Spanish/English) candidates are highly prioritized in our immersion community

The Facility

• Work in a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility with dedicated collaborative planning blocks, a staff refuel station, and a culture of "Grace and Courtesy."

Schedule

• Follows the 196-day school calendar (summers and holidays off).