Elementary Teacher - Utah Connections Academy

Connections Academy; Cottonwood Heights (UT); Remote; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Utah Connections Academy is seeking an enthusiastic Elementary Teacher to engage with students in the online learning environment. This role involves delivering instruction, providing personalized support, and collaborating with families and staff to foster a successful learning experience for students in grades K-12. The ideal candidate will hold a current Utah Elementary license and possess strong technology and communication skills, supporting a diverse educational community.

Qualifications

• Current Utah Elementary license required; LETRS certification preferred.
• Strong technology and communication skills necessary.
• Experience with Acadience Reading and Math preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver synchronous instruction and provide intervention for students.
• Develop personal learning plans and communicate with families.
• Collaborate with staff to monitor student data and provide feedback.

Skills

Technology skills

Communication skills

Customer focused approach

Team player

Education

Current Utah Elementary license

Tools

Google products

Job description

Elementary Teacher - Utah Connections Academy

Utah Connections Academy (UCA) is a tuition-free, online public school that serves students in grades K–12 throughout Utah. UCA is authorized under state law by the Utah State Charter School Board and governed by an independent Board of Directors. The school is operated by Utah Connections Academy, a nonprofit corporation, through a contract with Connections Academy of Utah, LLC, to provide its educational program and other services. UCA is accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission, an accrediting division of AdvancED.

Utah Connections Academy strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we serve. We foster fairness, equity, and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

Position Summary and Responsibilities

Accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year. Working from your home office within Utah, certified teachers will utilize the Pearson Online Classroom to support and motivate students in working through their curriculum, deliver synchronous instruction, provide intervention and enrichment, and use data to diagnose student learning needs.

The Elementary Teacher will be responsible for the successful completion of the following tasks:

• Represent a commitment to equitable practice in all areas within the job description; this includes use of evidence to make decisions, holding high expectations for all students and committing to providing individualized support to all students to meet those expectations;
• Support the instructional program with asynchronous recorded lessons and synchronous instruction, along with individual communications and intervention;
• Provide clear, constructive, and consistent feedback for all student work, create progress reports and conduct parent conferences in a timely manner;
• Communicate with parents, students and other teachers on a regular basis to develop and update Personal Learning Plans and schedules, score assessments, provide feedback on student work, suggest instructional approaches and strategies, monitor completion of assignments and coach special projects;
• Develop a general knowledge of the entire program’s K-12 curriculum and a very detailed knowledge of the grades for which responsible;
• Operate within the Response to Intervention/Multi-Tiered System of Supports model, using data and evidence to provide Tier 1 differentiated instruction to all students while working with a team of teachers to develop and implement Tier 2 and 3 interventions;
• Support students and parents with alternate lessons, assessments, and strategies and provide additional assistance with daily assignments and projects in order to meet individual learning goals;
• Build strong relationships with students and families to provide direct instruction and intervention that meets the needs of the individual student;
• Work collaboratively with other staff within a professional learning community to ensure that all students are successfully progressing through the program, that parents have a central point of contact, and that tasks are distributed among staff;
• Collaborate within the school’s professional learning community to continuously monitor student data to make strong instructional decisions that have direct impact on student learning;
• Collaborate with other teachers, team members and staff learning specialists to develop alternate interventions and extensions to students’ programs to ensure all students learn at relatively high levels of achievement;
• Keep student records and data up-to-date, including cumulative files, online student and family information, attendance accounting, and logging all student and parent contacts;
• Work with Advisory Teachers and School Counselor(s) to ensure students and families are receiving appropriate communications, students are making adequate progress and established goals are being met;
• Work with other teachers to coordinate and attend social activities, required school events (Graduation, for example), and relevant field trips for students, making consideration for integrating these trips into the curriculum;
• Actively engage with students and families at school events and field trips;
• Devise and implement virtual methods of creating and maintaining a “school community”;
• Attend required school and district professional development, in addition to seeking professional growth within curriculum field(s) of study;
• Participate in the organization and administration of State Testing, as directed;
• Participate in student recruiting sessions and other marketing efforts that require teacher representation; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current Utah Elementary license: Early Childhood and/or Elementary
• Utah residency is preferred: Priority will be given to the candidates who live in Utah.
  • Candidates in the surrounding states are encouraged to apply (Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming). LETRS certification and experience is preferred.
• Acadience Reading and Math experience is preferred.
• Strong technology skills (especially with Google products)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Customer focused approach
• High degree of flexibility to work well in a fast paced environment
• Team player track record
• Willingness to travel overnight, on occasion, for school events
• Must be able to use a personal electronic device and email address for 2-step authentication

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About the company

Connections Academy is a for-profit corporate provider of online school products and services to virtual schools for grades K-12, including full-time online schools bearing the "Connections Academy" name across the country.

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