- Oficina en Nashville
Description
Position Description
Our elementary teachers are subject experts who specialize in either Humanities or STEM. Every school is supported by school leaders who provide professional development and real-time coaching for teachers in their classroom. Just as our teachers invest their time and energy in the progress of their students, we invest our time and energy in the progress of our teachers.
Rocketship's collaborative learning environment reaches well beyond the classroom. We are deeply committed to parent engagement. Annual teacher home visits, and a vibrant parent volunteer network create solid relationships, a rich school culture and a devoted community that propels student achievement.
This position reports to the Principal or Assistant Principal.
Our Ideal Teacher
Essential Functions
The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
Culture of Learning
Build a classroom culture of excellence and deliver rigorous instruction by building content expertise in humanities or STEM.
Establish and maintain classroom systems that maximize instructional time, student engagement, and a safe, inclusive learning environment.
Deliver standards-aligned instruction using designated curriculum while adapting instructional strategies to meet diverse student learning needs and accelerate student growth.
Submit lesson plans for feedback and partner with your coach to personalize instruction to student needs.
Analyze formative, interim, and summative student data to identify learning gaps, adjust instruction, and develop targeted intervention plans.
Collaborate with special education staff so students identified as needing extra support are meaningfully included.
Utilize instructional technology and data systems to enhance learning, monitor student progress, and communicate effectively with families and staff.
Student and Parent Partnership
Partner with all students and families through frequent communication, building trusting relationships, and embracing the knowledge parents have as their child's first teacher.
Build authentic relationships with families beginning with home visits that form the foundation for frequent ongoing communications to support student success.
Participate in school, family, and community engagement activities that strengthen relationships between families, students, and the school community.
Engage with families on academic and behavioral goals and transparently share student progress so that both parents and teachers own each child's successes and challenges.
Rocketship Professional Culture
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Bilingual proficiency in Spanish or Arabic highly valued
- Prior experience in urban education
Additional Information
Rocketship Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Rocketship Public Schools expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Rocketship Public Schools’ employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. Click here for our Sexual Harassment Policy. For questions, concerns, or complaints, please contact Human Resources.
