Posted: March 04, 2010

Position Summary:

FirstLine Schools seeks talented, passionate Middle School ELA Teachers for 2010-2011.

The ELA Teacher is responsible for:
• Developing ELA curriculum using FirstLine Schools’ Scope and Sequence.
• Planning and teaching a combination of 5th-8th grade.
• Assessing and monitoring the progress of students and ensuring they all perform at high levels
• Teaching ELA and Reading intervention classes as assigned

Teachers at FirstLine Schools:
• Teach a challenging, standards-based curriculum
• Participate in the life of the school by teaching, planning, and meeting from 8-9 hours weekdays (schedule varies by school), occasional evening commitments and two to five weeks of professional development the summer (depends on school).
• Participate in the daily functioning of the school – morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties, student reports and records, extracurricular activities, etc.
• Actively engage in weekly professional development and professional meetings.
• Design, turn in and revise lesson and unit plans.
• Invite observations and feedback and strive to continual improve their teaching
• Hold high expectations for each student. Seek to constantly refine instructional techniques.
• Maintain a rigorous and engaging classroom and implement school-wide student management system everywhere on campus.
• Build positive rapport with students. Establish and maintain strong communication with all parents.

Position Requirements:
• Believe deeply in the mission and values of FirstLine Schools.
• Minimum of two years of teaching experience
• Demonstrated success working with students in an urban, open admissions school
• A strong background in and command of content area
• A BA or BS
• Louisiana Teacher Certification completed or in progress

Compensation:
Competitive based on experience
Comprehensive benefits package
FLS is moving toward a performance based compensation system with bonuses based on student achievement and teacher skillfulness

To apply:
For more information, contact Lauren Rachal, Recruitment Manager at lrachal@firstlineschools.org or visit http://www.firstlineschools.org/ for details.