5th Grade Reading/SS Teacher - Founders Classical Academy

Responsive Education Solutions; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A classical education provider in Tyler, Texas, seeks a dedicated teacher to facilitate learning and support student growth. This role involves preparing effective lessons, administering assessments, and maintaining a disciplined classroom using classical instruction methods. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential, as is a passion for classical education. Candidates must hold a valid Texas State Teacher's Certification. This position offers an opportunity to inspire and develop students in a supportive educational environment.

Qualifications

• Must meet one of the Texas State Teacher's Certification requirements.
• Experience teaching in a classical school is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of instructional academic content is necessary.
• Ability to adapt to a classical teaching context.

Responsibilities

• Prepare effective lessons using classical traditional methods.
• Administer assessments to evaluate student progress.
• Maintain a classroom conducive to learning.
• Provide interventions for struggling students.
• Maintain grades and parent communication.
• Maintain a conducive, safe, and orderly classroom.
• Engage in faculty meetings and professional development.
• Support marketing and student recruitment activities.

Skills

Passion for students

Strong organizational skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to model virtue

Ability to maintain a classroom

Ability to understand academic needs of students

Education

Texas State Teacher’s Certification

Bachelor’s degree with passing score on an ExCET/TExES Exam

Bachelors with minor in core academic subjects

Bachelor’s degree with relevant work experience in content area

Job description

School Summary

Founders Classical Academy follows a democratic classical model using Core Knowledge curriculum based in classical liberal arts and sciences with a strong emphasis on civic education.

Position Summary

The teacher will facilitate learning for ResponsiveEd students in order to fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. The teacher enables and works with parents and students to develop competencies and skills to function successfully in society. They provide leadership, motivation, and rigorous education for all students.

Education/Certification

Must meet one of the following:

• Texas State Teacher’s Certification in subject to be taught
• Bachelor’s degree with a passing score on an ExCET/TExES Exam in grade level or content area to be taught
• Bachelor’s degree with an academic minor or major (minimum of 18 credit hours) in the core academic subject areas to be taught
• Bachelor’s degree and documented successful, relevant work experience in the content area to be taught, established by at least one year of employment in a specific field or occupation that required the educator to demonstrate knowledge or skill in the content area. This is to be supported by a professional letter of recommendation from the educator’s employer or supervisor.

Preferred Experience

• Experience teaching in a classical school, or experience teaching with classical traditional methods

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs), And Dispositions

• Passion for students
• Passion for and strong knowledge of the instructional academic content
• Ability to model virtue, teach virtue through the curriculum, and cultivate habits of virtue in students
• Understanding of and passion for classical education
• Ability to learn and implement classical teaching curricula and methods
• Ability to maintain a classroom of approximately 20-27 students
• Ability and patience to work interactively with students
• Ability to understand the academic needs of students
• Strong organizational, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to communicate with all levels of students, their parents, the community, peers, campus administration, superintendents, and corporate staff
• Ability to interpret policy, procedures, and student data such as diagnostic test results, state assessments scoring, and grade point average
• Ability to transition with changes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectivelyAbility to travel as necessary (i.e. field trips, class trips, trainings, etc.)
• Computer literacy

Responsibilities and Duties

• Prepare effective lessons, instruct, and motivate students in all course study utilizing classical traditional methods of instruction.
• Assign lessons and correct classwork and homework in a timely manner.
• Administer formative and summative assessments to evaluate student progress, record results, and issue reports to inform parents of progress.
• Provide academic interventions for struggling students.
• Maintain student grades and student-parent communication via the school’s online grading and communication tool.
• Maintain discipline in the classroom.
• Maintain a classroom that is conducive to learning, safe, attractive, and stimulates a spirit of inquiry.
• Set a good housekeeping example in the classroom and encourage students to follow this example.
• Regularly communicate with students and parents to discuss student progress – positive and negative.
• Participate in required faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences and teacher training workshops.
• Inspire, praise, and correct students with consistency, care, and interest to encourage academic success and promote virtue.
• Work closely with Special Education and 504 teachers to ensure accommodations are implemented.
• Perform duties such as sponsoring one or more activities or student organizations, assisting students in selecting courses of study, and counseling students in adjustment and academic problems.
• Actively participate in marketing and student recruiting activities as necessary.
• Perform special projects, during and after school hours, and other duties as assigned (after school hours may include, but are not limited to, tutoring, morning and afternoon student drop-off and pick-up duty, pageants, and award ceremonies).
• Read and comply with the RES Employee Handbook, the RES Student-Parent Handbook, the Founders Classical Academy Campus Handbook, and other RES-Founders manuals and procedures documents.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Equipment Used

All equipment required to perform duties and tasks were previously described.

Physical / Environmental Factors

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Responsive Education Solutions considers applicants for all positions without regards to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, marital status, veteran or military status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Being authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment. ResponsiveEd is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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