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Elementary School Teacher

🇺🇸 Remote - FL 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $38K - $47K 💻 Teaching 🗓️ January 15th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Stride, Inc. is hiring an Elementary School Teacher. This role involves delivering state-certified elementary education through an online environment, personalizing learning experiences, monitoring student progress, and collaborating closely with students and their parents or learning coaches. The teacher will also manage academic records, prepare students for standardized tests, and occasionally travel for school-related functions and professional development.

Highlights
  • Deliver rich synchronous and asynchronous instruction tailored to student mastery levels.
  • Maintain grade books, make student placement decisions, and alert administrators to student progress concerns.
  • Prepare students for high stakes standardized testing.
  • Communicate regularly and build positive rapport with students, parents, and learning coaches.
  • Support parents and learning coaches with curricular issues and virtual classroom troubleshooting.
  • Required to travel about 20% annually for professional development and student testing.
  • Must hold a bachelor's degree, active state teaching license, and clear a background check.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint; experience with online learning platforms and data-driven instruction preferred.
  • Salary range anticipated between $37,866 and $47,332 with eligibility for bonuses and a robust benefits package.
  • Work environment is virtual with a requirement to maintain a distraction-free home office during typical school hours.

Elementary School Teacher Full Description

Job Description
Required Certificates and Licenses
  • Florida Department of Education Elementary School Teaching Certification Required
    • Reading Endorsement Required
Residency Requirements
  • This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states, D.C.

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families with an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.
Since 2000, Stride Learning Solutions has been a leader in strategic solutions to solve district challenges. Our flexible online and blended learning options boost modern instruction and promote lifelong student success. With an innovative platform, comprehensive digital courseware, adaptable technology, and extensive support, we are equipped to help your school or district empower a brighter future for learners. 

The Elementary School Teacher is a highly qualified, state certified educator responsible for delivering specific course content in an online environment. Elementary School Teachers provide instruction, support, and guidance, manage the learning process, and focus on students' individual needs. Elementary School Teachers monitor student progress through Stride K12's learning management system. They actively work closely with students and parents/learning coaches to advance each student's learning toward established goals. Elementary School Teachers typically work from home but must travel occasionally throughout the year to various school functions, such as state testing or as otherwise required by the school.   

This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:   Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
  • Provides rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students
  • Commitment to personalizing learning for all students
  • Demonstrates a belief in all students' ability to succeed and meet high expectations
  • Differentiates instruction based on student level of mastery
  • Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools under guidance from principal and coach
  • Maintains grade book ensuring student academic integrity, makes student placement and promotion decisions, and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress
  • Prepares students for high stakes standardized tests
  • Understands that a primary responsibility is to establish and maintain positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parents in a timely manner
  • Supports learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures
  • Travels as required (on average once per month and/or approximately 20% of the time) for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and as required by school

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:   
  • Bachelor's degree AND
  • Active state teaching license AND
  • Ability to clear required background check

DESIRED QUALIFICATION:  
  • Experience working with proposed age group.
  • Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology.
  • Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment.
  • Experience with online learning platforms.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions.
  • Receptive to receiving coaching regularly with administrators and teacher trainers.
  • Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint.
  • Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms.
  • Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum.

Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person's education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee's salary level.  Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position's level and expected contribution, and the employee's benefits elections.  Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range. 
  • We anticipate the salary range to be $37,866.00 - 47,332.00.  Eligible employees may receive a bonus.  This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual's compensation can vary based on several factors.  These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. 

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • This position is virtual.
Job Type
Regular

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.