Stride
Middle School English Teacher
Edtech.com's Summary
Stride, Inc. is hiring a Middle School English Teacher for the Missouri Digital Academy (MODA). The role requires delivering course content online, personalizing learning experiences, monitoring student progress via Stride K12's learning management system, and maintaining communication with students, families, and learning coaches. The teacher must occasionally travel for school functions and professional development while working primarily from home.
Highlights
- Provide synchronous and asynchronous instruction and support for middle school English students in a virtual environment.
- Maintain grade books, ensure academic integrity, make placement and promotion decisions, and prepare students for standardized tests.
- Build and sustain positive relationships with families, students, and learning coaches, providing timely communication and support.
- Must hold Missouri Middle School English Teaching Certification or be able to obtain Missouri licensure within 60 days if certified in another state.
- Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree, an active state teaching license, and the ability to clear a background check.
- Desirable skills include experience with the age group, technology support, online or brick-and-mortar teaching, and data-driven instructional decision-making.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and ability to quickly learn new teaching platforms and K12 systems.
- Position offers a salary range of $48,752 to $60,940 with eligibility for bonuses and comprehensive benefits including health, retirement, and paid time off.
- Ability to work independently for 40+ hours weekly and maintain a professional distraction-free home office is expected.
- Candidates must reside in Missouri or surrounding states due to occasional travel requirements (about 20% travel time).
Middle School English Teacher Full Description
Job DescriptionGeneral Education Middle focuses on K12-powered virtual middle schools with 6-8 programs offering courses in English, mathematics, the physical sciences, history, world languages, art, music and remedial programs. Responsible for relationship building with families, students, and learning coaches to ensures that all students are progressing successfully through the program. Bachelor's degree, 0-1 year of related professional experience
Required Certificates and Licenses: Missouri Middle School English Teaching Certification Required
- OR appropriate English certification in another state with the ability to obtain MO licensure within 60 days of employment.
Residency Requirements: Must reside in Missouri
- This position is remote and strongly prefers candidates that reside in Missouri. May consider candidates that reside in surrounding states.
The Middle school English Teacher is a highly qualified, state certified educator responsible for delivering specific course content in an online environment. Teachers provide instruction, support, and guidance, manage the learning process, and focus on students' individual needs. 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. 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.
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.
Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Missouri Digital Academy (MODA) We want you to be a part of our talented team!
The mission of Missouri Digital Academy (MODA) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!
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.
- Exempt (salary): We anticipate the salary range to be $48,752- $60.940. 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.
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.
Job Type
Regular
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.
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