Middle School English Teacher

About the role

The Middle School English teacher at K12-powered virtual middle schools focuses on 6-8 programs offering courses in English. Responsibilities include building relationships with families, students, and learning coaches to ensure all students progress successfully through the program.

Responsibilities

• Builds relationships with families, students, and learning coaches to ensure successful student progress.
• Provides rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students.
• Demonstrates a belief in all students' ability to succeed and meet high expectations.
• Differentiates instruction based on student level of mastery.
• Maintains grade book ensuring student academic integrity, makes student placement and promotion decisions, and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress.
• Prepares students for high stakes standardized tests.
• Sustains positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parents in a timely manner.
• Supports learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures.
• Travels as required (on average once per month and/or approximately 20% of the time) for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and as required by school.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Teaching Certification Required: Appropriate current Colorado Middle School Science certification
• Residency Requirements: Must reside in Colorado
• This position is remote and requires candidates who reside in Colorado

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree AND Active state teaching license
• Ability to clear required background check

Skills

• Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required
• Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, from 8a – 5p

Benefits

Stride, Inc. offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.

Pay

Exempt (salary): Post annual salary
$48,752.00 - $60,940.00

Schedule

The Middle School English teacher is a full-time position.