Teacher, Academy at Middle Fork (2 vacancies)

About the role

The North Carolina General Assembly established the University of North Carolina System Laboratory School initiative to enhance educational programming and serve as demonstration sites for future teachers and school administrators. Appalachian State University operates the App State Academy at Middle Fork, which employs an innovative, team-based teaching model that promotes co-teaching and inclusive practices. The teacher will be part of a collaborative grade-level span and utilize co-teaching and small group instructional strategies to meet the needs of students.

Responsibilities

• Create fair and welcoming classroom communities.
• Create clear expectations and norms for classroom communities.
• Use restorative practices to address learning and behavior needs.
• Foster a growth mindset in the classroom.
• Communicate positively, effectively, and regularly with colleagues, students, and families.
• Actively engage with colleagues, school administration, the local community, and university partners to cultivate a collaborative school environment.
• Implement co-planning, co-teaching, co-assessment, and co-reflection practices with grade-level span colleagues, Exceptional Children's (EC) teachers, and Multilingual (ML) teachers.
• Develop innovative, integrated, and inquiry-based lesson plans that are student-centered and based on constructivist approaches.
• Utilize instructional materials to support evidence-based teaching strategies.
• Understand developmental appropriateness of materials and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
• Collaborate and plan regularly with EC and ML teachers to ensure students are receiving appropriate classroom accommodations and understanding student IEPs.
• Absorb and use data to inform teaching strategies.
• Assess the progress of students and use data to inform teaching strategies.
• Evaluate student performance on a regular basis using formative and summative assessments.
• Follow a plan for professional development and demonstrate evidence of growth.
• Maintain appropriate work habits, including regular and punctual attendance and appropriate use of conference and planning time.
• Attend and be fully engaged in staff meetings, PLT meetings, and other committee meetings.
• Engage in opportunities for enhanced professional development to stay current in innovative teaching practices affecting the whole child.
• Follow a plan for professional development and demonstrate evidence of growth.
• Respect the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, families, and teachers in accordance with accepted professional ethics and state and federal laws.
• Share responsibility during the school day for the supervision of students in areas of the school.
• Comply with state and federal education statutes, including the NC Code of Ethics for Educators.
• Adhere to the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in elementary education.
• Hold or be eligible for a NC teaching license in elementary education, K-6.
• License/Certification Required: Hold or be eligible for a NC teaching license in elementary education, K-6.
• Preferred Qualifications: Essential Duties and Responsibilities.

Qualifications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Model and meet the expectations of the Portrait of a Lab School Team Member.
• Create fair and welcoming classroom communities.
• Create clear expectations and norms for classroom communities.
• Use restorative practices to address learning and behavior needs.
• Foster a growth mindset in the classroom.
• Communicate positively, effectively, and regularly with colleagues, students, and families.
• Actively engage with colleagues, school administration, the local community, and university partners to cultivate a collaborative school environment.
• Implement co-planning, co-teaching, co-assessment, and co-reflection practices with grade-level span colleagues, Exceptional Children's (EC) teachers, and Multilingual (ML) teachers.
• Develop innovative, integrated, and inquiry-based lesson plans that are student-centered and based on constructivist approaches.
• Utilize instructional materials to support evidence-based teaching strategies.
• Understand developmental appropriateness of materials and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
• Collaborate and plan regularly with EC and ML teachers to ensure students are receiving appropriate classroom accommodations and to understand student IEPs.
• Absorb and use data to inform teaching strategies.
• Assess the progress of students and use data to inform teaching strategies.
• Evaluate student performance on a regular basis using formative and summative assessments.
• Follow a plan for professional development and demonstrate evidence of growth.
• Maintain appropriate work habits, including regular and punctual attendance and appropriate use of conference and planning time.
• Attend and be fully engaged in staff meetings, PLT meetings, and other committee meetings.
• Engage in opportunities for enhanced professional development to stay current in innovative teaching practices affecting the whole child.
• Follow a plan for professional development and demonstrate evidence of growth.
• Respect the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, families, and teachers in accordance with accepted professional ethics and state and federal laws.
• Share responsibility during the school day for the supervision of students in areas of the school.
• Comply with state and federal education statutes, including the NC Code of Ethics for Educators.
• Adhere to the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Model and meet the expectations of the Portrait of a Lab School Team Member.
• Create fair and welcoming classroom communities.
• Create clear expectations and norms for classroom communities.
• Use restorative practices to address learning and behavior needs.
• Foster a growth mindset in the classroom.
• Communicate positively, effectively, and regularly with colleagues, students, and families.
• Actively engage with colleagues, school administration, the local community, and university partners to cultivate a collaborative school environment.
• Implement co-planning, co-teaching, co-assessment, and co-reflection practices with grade-level span colleagues, Exceptional Children's (EC) teachers, and Multilingual (ML) teachers.
• Develop innovative, integrated, and inquiry-based lesson plans that are student-centered and based on constructivist approaches.
• Utilize instructional materials to support evidence-based teaching strategies.
• Understand developmental appropriateness of materials and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
• Collaborate and plan regularly with EC and ML teachers to ensure students are receiving appropriate classroom accommodations and to understand student IEPs.
• Absorb and use data to inform teaching strategies.
• Assess the progress of students and use data to inform teaching strategies.
• Evaluate student performance on a regular basis using formative and summative assessments.
• Follow a plan for professional development and demonstrate evidence of growth.
• Maintain appropriate work habits, including regular and punctual attendance and appropriate use of conference and planning time.
• Attend and be fully engaged in staff meetings, PLT meetings, and other committee meetings.
• Engage in opportunities for enhanced professional development to stay current in innovative teaching practices affecting the whole child.
• Follow a plan for professional development and demonstrate evidence of growth.
• Respect the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, families, and teachers in accordance with accepted professional ethics and state and federal laws.
• Share responsibility during the school day for the supervision of students in areas of the school.
• Comply with state and federal education statutes, including the NC Code of Ethics for Educators.
• Adhere to the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

The teacher will be provided a full day without instructional responsibilities to co-plan with colleagues, attend Professional Learning Team (PLT) meetings, and participate in professional development. There are many perks to working at an App State lab school, including a 4-day instructional week, free university coursework, master’s pay regardless of when the degree was earned, professional development from university faculty, 12 monthly paychecks, match the WS/FCS salary supplement, and being a trailblazer in reimagining schools!

Pay

The teacher will be compensated based on the NC Teacher Salary + WS/FCS Supplement.

Schedule

The teacher will work a 4-day instructional week with the 5th day reserved for co-planning and professional learning. The position is full-time, with a work schedule of Mon-Fri, 7:15-3:15 pm, and occasional after-school events.