Role Mission:AllIDEA teachersare responsible for ensuring that every IDEA student mastersthe academic and social skills necessary to succeed in collegeand beyond.In addition, IDEA teachers set ambitious goals for student achievement and invest students and families in accomplishing them; create a powerful learning environment; plan and deliver purposeful, rigorous instruction; assess for mastery and track student progress toward goals; analyze data to intervene and adjust instruction; and seek excellence as an educator and an IDEA team member.
What We Offer
Compensation:
- The starting teacher salary for0 years of experienceis$51,500,withincreased compensation commensurate with experience and advanced degree attainment.This role is eligible for various stipends based on certifications, credentials, and campus leadership ranging from $500-$4,000 each.For more information about our compensation and total rewards, visit ourcompensation and benefitspage.
- Additional hourly compensation is provided forleading approvedafter-schooltutoring or Saturday schoolif applicable.
Other Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include:
- Paid Family Leave:Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
- Tuition Reimbursement:Staff members may apply for up to50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
- Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health:5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.
Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and an optional403(b) plan.Teachers in the State of Ohio participate in the State Teacher Retirement System (STRS). More information about STRS can be found here:https://www.strsoh.org.IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.
What You Bring -- Competencies
Qualifications:
- High level of content-area proficiency as evidenced by teaching certification, field of study, or work-experience
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution required
- Experience: Experience in a K-12 classroom setting strongly preferred
- Licenses or Certifications:ExistingOhio professionalteachercertification preferred but not required. Non-traditional candidatescan receive support applying for alternativeeducator licensureand/or long-term substitute licensure with noimpact on compensation orbenefitseligibilityin the role.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Expert-level knowledge of core academic subject(s)assigned
- Knowledge ofpedagogical best practices,curriculum,and instruction
- Strong ability tobuild student engagementand manage student behaviorthroughpositive reinforcement, restorative practices,and least invasivetechniques
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment
What You’ll Do --Accountabilities
Responsibilities:
- Implement state learning standards and IDEA curricula and assessments to meet ambitious academic expectations
- Learn, master, and deliver relevant content and grade-level curriculum, core content objectives and texts
- Submit weeklycontentplansfor feedback
- Receive and respondprofessionally tofeedback aligned totheGuideposts for Excellent Teaching,IDEA’srubric defining best practices related tolesson preparationandexecution,culture,responsivenessto studentdata,andprofessionalism beyond the classroom
- Maintain a“Common Board” configurationthat highlights key components of your dailylesson(s)
- Implementformativeandsummativeassessments to track each individual student’s progress and learning needs, adjustcontentplans accordingly,and update gradebook weekly
- Communicate students’ progress with studentsandfamilieson a weekly basis
- Effective facilitation and personal use of technology as a communication and educational tool to improve student achievement and manage work-related tasks
- Execute classroom-levelimplementation ofthe school’sclear and consistent behavior management system that developsstudents’ character and sense of community in the classroom
- Lead the classroom-level implementation of Multi-Tiered Systems ofSupport, identifyingand documentingstudent learning and conduct needs,documentingevidence-based interventions, analyzing student data, and collaborating with the school-level MTSS Team to support students’growth and development.
- Reportstudentlearningtrends via school-level mechanisms including: Exit TicketTrackers, DataHuddles,Data Boards,and Student Work Analysis Meetings.
- Help shape andsupporta school-wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment for each student
- Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify
- Participate in weekly30-minutemanager check-ins(with Principal or Assistant Principal), grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties,weekly professional developmentand school-wide meetings and functions
- Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development
- Leadparent-teacher conferencesduringdesignated times that may include additionalafter-schooltime commitments
- Supportstudent health and nutritionby tracking compliance with classroom participation inIDEA Greater Cincinnati’suniversal“Supper” andbreakfast programs,as applicable
- Expect a minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week
- Additional responsibilities may include: after-school tutoring or Saturday schoolopportunitiesbased on the needs of our scholars(withthe opportunity to earnadditional compensation). Teachers are encouraged to volunteer attwostudent engagement andtwostudent recruitment events annually.
We look for Team and Family who embody the followingvaluesand characteristics:
- Believes and is committed to our missionand being an agent of change: that all studentsare capable of gettingto and through college
- Has demonstrated effectiveoutcomes and resultsin previous academic and professional endeavors
- Demonstrates a desire to be held to high professional expectationsand is committed toongoingprofessional growth
- Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improvequickly
- Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
- Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
- Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationshipstoachieve outcomes
- Believesteaching isnot justa“job”but aprofessionand vocation
- Holdsourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students
About IDEA Public Schools
At IDEA Public Schools, we believeeach and everychild can go to college.Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to a multi-state network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools.
IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top highschoolslists. IDEA serves over 80,000 college-bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Florida, Ohio, and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college.
When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.
Staff Culture and Belonging
At IDEA,the Staff Culture and Belonging Team uses our Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members. Learn more about our Commitment to Core Valueshere!
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