2627 | Elementary ELA Teacher

Tulsa Legacy Charter School; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Tulsa Legacy Charter School is seeking a dedicated teacher to lead instruction and foster a culture of achievement and respect. The role emphasizes planning, differentiation, data-driven practice, and ongoing assessment to drive measurable gains for students.

The successful candidate will collaborate with colleagues, align lessons to standards, and contribute to a positive learning environment that supports all learners in a dynamic school community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience using data to inform instruction and decision-making.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues to improve student outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Use state standards to create rigorous, objective-driven lessons aligned with curriculum maps.
• Develop an academic calendar with mastery objectives for the year.
• Differentiate instruction to meet diverse learning needs.
• Plan engaging activities and use technology to support learning.
• Establish classroom routines that maximize instructional time.

Skills

Data analysis experience

Data-driven instruction

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree Preferred

Job description

Responsibilities

A Legacy teacher works to create and enhance a culture of achievement and respect where high expectations and results are the norm. All teachers are responsible for demonstrating significant and measurable academic gains, each year, with the students they teach. All teachers’ actions must always be aligned with our mission, vision, core values, and education program. The essential functions of our lead teachers are as follows:

Responsibilities

A Legacy teacher works to create and enhance a culture of achievement and respect where high expectations and results are the norm. All teachers are responsible for demonstrating significant and measurable academic gains, each year, with the students they teach. All teachers’ actions must always be aligned with our mission, vision, core values, and education program. The essential functions of our lead teachers are as follows:

I. INSTRUCTIONAL VISION

PLANNING for INSTRUCTION

• Use the state standards to create rigorous, objective-driven, lessons aligned with curriculum maps; complete standards deconstructions
• Develop an academic calendar with mastery objectives for the year that ensures that critical knowledge and skills are taught throughout the year
• Identify in each lesson what thinking skills will be explicitly taught, practiced, and made visible; what physical, social, or content skills students will be able to do and how students will know if they can do it.
• Differentiate for individual students based on their unique learning needs so all students are appropriately engaged and challenged.
• Ensure students are engaged through activities and technology that accommodate various learning styles, personality styles, and the need for physical movement.
• Develop high-quality student work and complete intellectual preparation (ex. Develop criteria for success, exemplar student responses, thinking steps/think aloud)

II. DELIVERY of INSTRUCTION

• Explicitly introduce mastery objectives to activate students’ prior knowledge related to the objectives, and conclude the lesson by revisiting the learning objective and having students apply it in context.
• Practice think-aloud for each daily lesson
• Present academic content through a variety of instructional strategies to reach all learners.
• Provide many and varied opportunities for students to practice while working to promote achievement by all students without exception.

III. DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION

• Develop standards-aligned, measurable, ambitious big goals that will increase student opportunities for achievement; assess and track performance against these goals.
• Measure student achievement of and progress toward, the mastery objectives and big goals with formative and summative assessment tools.
• Provide ongoing and timely feedback to students on their progress toward meeting big goals by frequently checking for understanding and listening.
• Use data to reflect on the effectiveness of lessons and student achievement progress to improve instruction and personal practice.
• Use data to create and edit re‑teach plans

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

• Create a focused environment of equity and respect that encourages students to take risks and strive to reach goals.
• Communicate and enforce high expectations and standards for behavior and academic performance, aligned with the TLCS School Culture Guide and Responsive Classroom, to create a strong culture of achievement and respect.
• Establish, model, practice, and reinforce age‑appropriate expectations and logical consequences; create and consistently use individual behavioral management plans, as needed.
• Implement classroom procedures, systems, and routines that provide structure for students and maximize instructional time.

FAMILY and COMMUNITY RELATIONS

• Communicate respectfully and thoughtfully with parents/guardians remaining sensitive to different families’ cultures, values, and needs.
• Initiate and maintain timely communication with all parents/guardians (through daily/weekly folders, notes home, weekly newsletters, phone calls, in‑person meetings, conferences, and report cards) concerning student progress and provide a clear picture of the curriculum and high expectations.
• Work collaboratively with parents/guardians, families, and other members of the community to involve them in academic activities to support the success of a diverse student population and to bring in volunteers and additional resources.

PROFESSIONALISM

• Collaborate with colleagues (grade level and school‑wide meetings, professional development days, the professional development institute) to continuously improve personal practice, classroom instruction, assessment, and student achievement, as well as the overall goals and mission of the school and the network.
• Actively participate in and contribute to professional learning opportunities, including department meetings.
• Access meaningful learning experiences (current theory, research, and developments in relevant academic disciplines, professional development opportunities, and ideas from colleagues and supervisors) and exercise judgment in accepting findings as valid for application in classroom practice and teacher improvement.
• Reflect critically upon teaching experience; identify areas for further professional development as part of a professional development plan that is linked to grade level, school, and network goals; access meaningful learning experiences, listen thoughtfully to other viewpoints and respond constructively to suggestions and criticisms.
• Use feedback to update the Individual Professional Development Plan.
• Fulfill all outlined and related functions professionally, timely, and thoroughly.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree; Master’s Degree Preferred

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Experience with data analysis and using data to target instruction and inform decision‑making
• Proven track record of turning best practices into high‑quality, goal‑driven results
• Proven track record of closing the achievement gap
• Training in and implementation of TLCS curriculum programs preferred