Co-Teaching Leader for Mastery-Based Public School

Crossover; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha, in partnership with public-school districts, seeks a Master Teacher to co-lead a full classroom in Springfield, MA or Houston, TX. This in-person role emphasizes collaboration with a district-employed teacher to run the Alpha model and drive student ownership and engagement.

The ideal candidate brings 3+ years leading a public-school classroom, a track record of coaching other educators, and hands-on experience designing project-based learning.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience as the primary teacher responsible for a full-size public-school classroom.
• Experience leading, coaching, or developing other educators in a public-school setting.
• Experience personally designing and delivering a project-based learning unit from the ground up.
• Demonstrated ability to build a classroom culture based on student ownership, clear expectations, accountability, and motivation.
• Willingness and ability to work in person at Springfield, Massachusetts, or Houston, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Co-leading the classroom with a district teacher: Co-own the day, student outcomes, and classroom culture while building a true working partnership with an experienced public-school educator.
• Building a student-led culture: Use clear goals, live data, relationships, peer accountability, and individual and group incentives to help students take increasing ownership of their learning and behavior.
• Designing project-based learning: Create original workshops that develop future-ready skills through hands-on projects, with clear objectives and ways to measure student mastery.
• Coaching through action: Model Alpha practices, give useful feedback in the moment, and help your partner teacher build the confidence and skill to lead more of the model over time.
• Acting on student data every day: Track whether students love school, learn at an accelerated pace, and build future-ready skills, then adjust your approach based on what the data shows.

Skills

Classroom leadership

Coaching educators

Project-based learning design

Student ownership culture

Data-informed instruction

Interpersonal influence

Job description

Alpha, in partnership with public-school districts, seeks a Master Teacher to co-lead a full classroom in Springfield, MA or Houston, TX. This in-person role emphasizes collaboration with a district-employed teacher to run the Alpha model and drive student ownership and engagement.

The ideal candidate brings 3+ years leading a public-school classroom, a track record of coaching other educators, and hands-on experience designing project-based learning.