Elementary TEACHER CPA Shepard

Job Title:

Teacher

Classification:
Exempt

Reports to:

Principal

Organization Unit:
General Education

Approved by:
Human Resources

Effective Date: 4/11/2025

Performance Academies seeks a dynamic, dedicated, and highly qualified Classroom School Teacher to join our academic team. The ideal candidate will be committed to providing an academically rigorous and supportive learning environment that fosters student engagement, critical thinking, and social-emotional growth. This individual will be expected to utilize Performance Academies' resources exclusively in the design and delivery of instruction, ensuring that curriculum delivery aligns with the academy’s mission of excellence in education.

• Encourage daily attendance through engaging instruction and student/family communication.
• Deliver high-quality, standards-aligned lessons utilizing only resources, online programs and instructional materials provided by Performance Academies.
• Address achievement levels, articulate clear appropriate learning goals and align lessons with state standards.
• Implement teaching strategies that support diverse learning needs, including differentiated instruction and interventions as appropriate.
• Participate in student retention, recruitment, and enrollment efforts at the request of the Principal or Superintendent.
• Employ data and assessment to personalize instruction for student needs, helping students fill gaps and see their growth.
• Develop lesson plans from the approved curriculum using a variety of techniques and visual aids, creative projects, and technology to engage students in their learning.
• Provide a balanced and comprehensive approach to core subjects, including Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, with an emphasis on inquiry-based and experiential learning.
• Utilize curriculum maps and pacing guides in lesson planning.
• Use formative and summative assessment data to monitor student progress and adjust instructional strategies.
• Acts as a catalyst in continuous academic improvement.
• Ensure that all appropriate field trip forms are signed, dated, turned into the office with appropriate written consent from parents/guardians for every child attending field trip.
• Provide a balanced and comprehensive approach to core subjects, including Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, with an emphasis on inquiry-based and experiential learning. Maintains up to date and accurate documents, schedules, and student work samples and provides them to the Principal or Superintendent, as requested.

• Teach and communicate challenging learning expectations for all students.
• Faithfully implement all Marzano, Marva Collins and other instructional methods as prescribed by the school.
• Maintain a clean inviting classroom, by providing interesting, engaging instruction that is well thought out and planned.
• Implement Character Education daily and post student work.
• Use of content knowledge and research-based instructional strategies to help students meet rigorous academic standards.
• Implementation of evidence based instructional practices.
• Monitor, support, and provide feedback regarding online usage of curriculum resources.
• Informs school leaders of activities, progress, obstacles, and successes in student achievement. Establish and maintain a positive, respectful classroom environment that promotes academic success and emotional well-being for all students.
• Ensure student supervision; never leave a child unattended, never allow a child to run errands, use the restroom, go to the office, leave for intervention or speech services unattended or unsupervised by an adult.
• Implement and enforce Performance Academies' behavioral expectations, routines, such as Dragon Dollars and PBIS, and discipline policies consistently.
• Execute the school’s mission, vision, and educational goals in daily classroom practices.
• Report any and all cases of suspected child abuse or neglect immediately to Principal, Assistant Principal, and/or Superintendent, before contacting Children’s Services or local law enforcement.
• Promote…