Associate Kindergarten Teacher
Seeking teachers to start August 2017 for school year 2017-2018. There may be opportunities to start during this school year 2015-2016, depending on interest and availability. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are available to start this school year.
The Associate Teacher Fellowship is a selective one-year program designed for recent college graduates or career changers of all backgrounds. Teachers in this program share the responsibilities of a kindergarten classroom with a lead teacher while they develop their skills and receive a competitive salary and full benefits. We provide teachers in our Associate Program with extensive development and training as well as support all costs associated with obtaining a NYS Assistant Teacher Certification. The program allows Associate Teachers to rapidly increase their impact and forge a path to a lead position the next year.
Position Summary
All our teachers share the undying belief that maximizing student achievement is their primary goal. Our teachers have a razor-sharp focus on the school’s mission and the drive to meet their key responsibilities:
Leading all scholars to gap-closing academic gains. Scholars must achieve mastery and advanced mastery of grade-level Common Core State Standards to succeed to and through college.
Establishing and maintaining a highly ordered classroom culture where scholars demonstrate respect, responsibility, caring, trustworthiness, fairness, and citizenship.
Our teachers work relentlessly to achieve these challenging, mission-critical goals. Successful associate teachers:
Study, practice, and execute lessons that lead scholars to master daily standard-aligned objectives, faithfully using our rigorous, classical curriculum.
Collect and analyze academic and behavior data to pinpoint scholar needs.
Collaborate in teams and with coaches to resolve challenges and implement instructional improvements driven by quantitative and qualitative data.
Proactively seek and implement feedback from team leaders and instructional coaches to improve their practice.
Support instruction, behavior management, classroom organization and administrative duties.
Above all, our teachers care deeply about their scholars, who inspire them to achieve life’s greatest joy: doing good work well.
Alignment to Classical Charter School’s mission and approach
Excellent work ethic and organizational skills
Demonstrated interest in education a plus but not required
Bachelor’s degree from a top college
Demonstrated application of our core values: Accountability, Innovation, Professionalism, Rigor, Tenacity, Transparency, and Urgency