8th Grade Reading Teacher; SY

Mission Statement

Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life‑long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

Provide students with appropriate educational activities and experiences that will enable them to fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical and social growth. Help students develop the skills necessary to be a productive member of society.

• Arrive at school 15 minutes before carpool and be available for assigned duties or set‑up (7:15 am).
• Stay at school until time designated by School Director/Managing Director or as business necessitates.
• Participate in school‑wide and individual professional development, including the 2‑3‑week summer session.
• Attend and participate in all staff meetings.
• Perform necessary duties including but not limited to bus, morning, lunch, and afternoon duties.
• Chaperone field lessons and field trips.
• Abide by all state and federal mandates in reporting sexual or physical abuse and neglect.
• Uphold the code of conduct and all school policies.
• Maintain and support a positive professional school culture.
• Model behavior within the code of conduct.
• Support and follow directives of campus administrators.
• Provide clerical, instructional, and behavioral support for scholars as needed.
• Enroll in and complete all Texas Reading Academies Training.

• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to plan, align, and integrate curricula that will be consistently assessed.
• Attend all grade‑level meetings.
• Work with grade level to address and resolve student issues.

• Create rigorous and engaging long‑term, quarterly, weekly, daily, and lesson‑specific lesson plans.
• Set clear short‑term and long‑term goals to drive instruction.
• Maintain a productive, safe, and focused learning environment.
• Consistently enforce Uplift Education's core mission and values.
• Create and provide meaningful and frequent assessments in a timely manner, utilizing the daily conference time to do so.
• Provide necessary accommodations and modifications for growth and success of all students.
• Effectively teach the adopted curriculum, the Uplift curriculum, and the International Baccalaureate components.
• Go above and beyond to ensure all students are meeting appropriate standards.
• Keep parents well‑informed about students' progress, providing frequent feedback in accordance with campus guidelines, weekly assessments, and quarterly report cards.
• Maintain an open‑door policy.
• Uphold all school policies within the classroom.
• Communicate effectively with students, parents, staff, and public agencies in support of the attendance program.
• Complete network and/or state‑mandated trainings by due date.

• Education Requirements:
  
  Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) from an accredited college or university required. Master’s Degree preferred but not required.
• Experience Requirements:
  Previous teaching experience a plus.
• Special Skills/
  
  Certifications:
  • Must have valid Texas Teacher Certification or be enrolled in an Uplift‑designated certification course.

As a condition of employment with Uplift Education, all instructional candidates who are not currently certified are required to apply and enroll in the Teach Us Certification Program (or an Uplift‑approved alternative). Candidates are expected to have applied to the Teach Us Certification Program at the time of offer acceptance or immediately upon receiving an offer. Enrollment must be completed within the designated onboarding timeline.

Failure to apply, enroll, or make satisfactory progress toward certification may result in delays in onboarding or impact employment eligibility. This requirement aligns with Uplift's expectation that all instructional staff meet state certification standards or are actively progressing toward certification.

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