Capitol Collegiate Academy Hiring for Lower Elementary Teacher Job at Sacramento, CA Full Time

TEACHER (Lower Elementary)

Position Title: Teacher (Lower Elementary)Reports to: Assistant Principal-InstructionMinimum Qualifications: BA and Multiple or Single Subject Credential

ABOUT CAPITOL COLLEGIATECapitol Collegiate Academy serves a critical role in the educational offerings for students in Sacramento. In 2019, just over 50% of students in our state are proficient in reading and less than 40% are proficient in math. Schools in South Sacramento offer a more troubling picture, Capitol Collegiate’s college preparatory K-8 program addresses this inequity and provides a public-school option that puts students on a long-term path from kindergarten to college.

Students at Capitol Collegiate, the vast majority of whom are socioeconomically disadvantaged, are achieving inEnglish Language Arts, Math and Science at levels significantly higher than their peers in South Sacramento.Nearly 65% of our students are reading proficiently in third grade, while their peers at schools they would otherwise attend average 20% reading proficiency.

Capitol Collegiate Academy is based on two core ideas: a cohesive culture and a rigorous instructional program.Both are grounded in the absolute belief that all students, regardless of their backgrounds, have the right to an excellent, college-preparatory education starting in kindergarten.

Our committed, exceptional staff of 63 serve 450 students in grades TK- 8. With opportunities for leadership; support from coaches and leaders; and strong, trusting, professional staff relationships, we are proud of the high levels of teacher and staff retention.

We attribute a large part of our success to date to the high expectations we hold for students; the supports we provide for our students; and the systems that promote efficiency and focus all attention on the joy of learning.Capitol Collegiate Academy’s cohesive school culture ensures that we maximize the instructional time that we have with every student attending our school.

For more information about our school please visit our website at www.capitolcollegiate.org , check out this 2- minute video, or see how Capitol Collegiate students are achieving on the CA Dashboard.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Plan and execute rigorous, objective, and standards-driven lessons using school-adopted curricula.

• Deliver content clearly, accurately and with coherence.
• Allocate instructional time to address the most important content for the grade-level or course.

• Anticipate common misunderstandings given the content, and ensure strategies are in place to overcome those misunderstandings.
• Structure and deliver lesson activities so that students do an appropriate amount of thinking required by the lesson.
• Pose questions and provide lesson activities that require students to cite evidence to support their thinking.
• Provide opportunities for students to respond to and build on their peers’ ideas.
• Accurately and frequently check that students understand the key content needed to master the lesson at key moments in the lesson.
• Provide comprehensive feedback to students on written work (both verbal and written)
• Recognize the root of student errors and re-teach content to address the underlaying cause of student misunderstanding.
• Implement school-adopted assessments and use data to inform instruction.

2. Build and maintain a culture of learning that maximizes instructional time and maintains high behavioral expectations.

• Provide specific, concrete, sequential, observable directions for behavior and academics.
• Use voice and presence to maintain authority and presence with students.
• Address all negative and off-task student behavior immediately and in a way that does not disrupt lesson momentum.
• Use the least invasive interventions to maintain student engagement and compliance with expectations.
• Issue logical and appropriate consequences aligned to the schoolwide behavior management system.
• Teach and consistently enforce school-wide and grade-level culture systems, as outlined in school program policies.
• Invest time in knowing individual students and in forming relationships that best support their learning.
• Use efficient techniques for starting and ending lessons.
• Use efficient routines and procedures.
• Use strategies to maintain a quick pace throughout the lesson.
• Promote student persistence to get correct, defended responses.
• Require that students use complete sentences, correct grammar, and academic language.

3. Support all learners to meet or exceed grade-level and/or individualized learning and behavior goals

• Differentiate and individualize instruction and support for students.
• Provide modifications or accommodations as needed to ensure all students are able to attain learning goals.
• Provide individualized instruction so that all students can access content and participate in the class.
• Collaborate with school staff (e.g., Principal, Dean, Counselors etc.) to develop and execute behavior support plans for individual students as needed.
• Collaborate regularly and effectively with special education staff, including participation in IEP meetings.

4. Actively participate in all school professional development.

• Collaborate regularly with grade-level and content team around both student achievement and student behavior

/ culture.

• Participate in regularly scheduled instructional coaching.
• Manage student achievement data in order to have internalized real-time achievement levels in all content areas for all students individually.
• Manage behavioral data in order to have real-time knowledge of patterns/trends.
• Demonstrate an eagerness to develop at all stages of career, inclusive of coaching, modeling and receiving feedback.

5. Regularly and effectively communicate with families.

• Communicate regularly with families utilizing school-adopted communication systems and platforms.
• Proactively and positively engage with families on a regular basis, seeking first to celebrate student achievement and progress, and next to problem-solve around challenging situations.
• Lead achievement-oriented and forward-facing family conferences, demonstrating strong preparation.

6. Consistently demonstrate the school’s core values and standards for professionalism.

• Develop and sustain relationships with colleagues and school staff that are positive, collaborative, and generous.
• Put in the amount of time and effort needed to contribute toward individual and school goals.
• Assume additional responsibilities when necessary and/or when asked.
• Participate in school events and activities.
• Arrive on time for the workday, scheduled classes/pick-up times, and/or meetings.
• Develop and maintain highly effective systems to ensure deadlines are met even in the face of unexpected events or schedule changes.
• Communicate a sense of urgency in tone, movement, enthusiasm and preparation.
• Maintain an attitude that is positive and respectful of all students, families, colleagues, leaders, and school partners.
• Demonstrate positivity during meetings / professional development and participate actively, contributing in a way that advances the conversation to a new level and pushes the thinking of others.
• Adhere to the school’s professional dress code.

DESIRED SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Minimum Education Level: Must have a Bachelor’s degree and be in pursuit or of hold a valid Multiple or Single Subject

California teaching credential.

• Experience Preferred: 1+ year as a lead classroom teacher, including experience working with students with significant behavioral needs and/or trauma, preferably in urban schools and/or communities.
• An unwavering commitment to the academic success and personal development of our students.
• Desire to work in a highly structured school environment
• Strong organizational skills; extremely careful attention to detail and follow-through.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• An eagerness to set ambitious, challenging, and tangible goals, and a relentless drive to achieve them.
• An ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and a capacity to remain calm and focused when faced with unexpected challenges.

COMPENSATION: Salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience. Additionally, Capitol Collegiate offers a comprehensive benefits package at no cost to the employee.

START DATE: January 2022

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $54,000.00 – $77,077.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location