Teaching Fellow - IDEA Valley View Academy

Role Mission

IDEA’s Teaching Fellows serve as High Dosage Tutors, mastering instructional strategies to provide highly effective intervention, remediation, and acceleration to IDEA students. They tutor all students on a Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan (RIMP), a requirement of Ohio law, until students reach grade‑level reading. Under the guidance of an Assistant Principal of Instruction, they facilitate best practices, develop instructional skills, support RTI/MTSS interventions, and serve as key staff for tutoring.

Annual salary: $40,000 paid monthly. Earnings are paid over a 12‑month period, with the first paycheck in August 2026.

• Paid Family Leave: up to 8 weeks for birth or adoption.
• Tuition Reimbursement: up to 50% of tuition (max $5,250 per year) for qualifying degree programs.
• Employer‑Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face‑to‑face counseling sessions per year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work‑life services at no cost.
• Dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, FSA options, generous vacation, referral bonus, professional development, and 403(b) plan.
• Relocation allowance may be offered, if applicable.

• Education:
  
  Minimum 48 college hours and current enrollment in a bachelor’s degree teacher‑preparation program highly preferred.
• Experience:
  
  1+ year working with children in a classroom or volunteer setting.
• Commitment:
  Ability to work before and/or after school hours.

• Mastery of High Dosage Tutoring Best Practices.
• Ability to instruct students and manage behavior.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Adaptability to various school situations.

• Assist in student development under the guidance of an Assistant Principal, focusing on literacy and numeracy.
• Maintain student records, including RIMP, RTI/MTSS referrals, and progress monitoring.
• Implement High Dosage Tutoring Best Practices consistent with Ohio guidance.
• Participate in lesson practice and deliver tutoring programs such as Direct Instruction, i‑Ready, Zearn, Amplify, and Edmentum.
• Communicate weekly student progress to students and families.
• Apply a consistent behavior management system aligned to campus initiatives.
• Promote a positive, collaborative school culture.
• Establish trust‑based relationships with students and families.
• Host tutoring sessions to meet all students’ needs.
• Participate in weekly manager check‑ins, grade‑level meetings, before/after‑school duties, and school functions.
• Engage in continuous professional development, including summer and year‑long learning.
• Commit to a minimum of 40+ hours per week at school, including before/after‑school tutoring.
• Execute arrival, dismissal, and lunch duties.
• Additional duties may include after‑school tutoring or Saturday school, based on student needs.

• Commitment to IDEA’s mission and to ensuring all students reach college.
• Track record of effective outcomes and accountability.
• Propensity for action, learning from mistakes, and rapid improvement.
• Urgency and purpose focused on student outcomes.
• Thrives in a high‑growth, entrepreneurial environment with comfort in ambiguity.
• Responsive to regular, transparent feedback.
• Collaborates across silos to achieve outcomes.
• Professional conduct and high standards of behavior as a role model.

IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability in employment. For inquiries concerning compliance with Title VI, Section 504 or the ADA, contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377‑8000.