Via - 7th/8th Grade ELA

Essential Responsibilities

• Develop and implement daily instruction plans as part of the long-range educational and organizational goals.
• Employ a variety of creative, differentiated, and research-based instructional strategies that ensure students are actively engaged in meaningful and rigorous learning experiences.
• Conduct interim assessments, track student progress, and perform regular data analysis to determine student mastery and diagnose areas of misunderstanding.
• Actively and professionally participate in all faculty and staff meetings, professional development, and events.
• Teach, lead, or assist with educational or extracurricular activities outside of regular school hours.
• Assist with scholar recruitment efforts as needed.

Competencies

• Serving Leader:
  • Provide vigilant supervision for the physical safety and well-being of scholars while on campus or off-campus for school functions.
• Collaborative Relationships:
  • Build rapport with scholars, parents, and families.
  • Continually improve teaching skills by seeking out constructive feedback and professional development opportunities.
• Resource Management:
  • Maintain accurate and complete records, including but not limited to: attendance, behavior, student achievement data, grades, progress reports, parent communication, textbooks, etc.
• Forming Character:
  • Apply classroom management techniques and appropriate scholar corrections and disciplinary actions.
  • Assume responsibility for scholar success by holding all scholars accountable to school-wide behavioral expectations.
  • Recognize, celebrate, and reward scholar achievement and character development.
• Academic Excellence:
  • Establish a positive, achievement-oriented, and structured learning environment where all scholars are invested in their academic excellence and character growth and can fulfill their potential.
  • Set measurable, ambitious, and attainable goals for the year and each interim assessment cycle.
  • Evaluate individual scholar academic progress through regular and varied assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Strong instructional and classroom management skills.
• Valid Wisconsin teaching credential or willingness to attain one.
• Minimum of 12 educational teaching credits required after 3 years.
• At least 1-3 years of teaching experience, urban experience a plus.
• Experience working with students and families in low-income urban communities.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience with school teaching platforms and technology for virtual learning.
• Proven track record of student achievement results.

Reasonable Accommodations

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.