Middle School English Language Arts Teacher​/Advisor

Middle School English Language Arts Teacher/Advisor (2026-27)

MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER/ADVISOR

DECA is an award‑winning, high‑performing network of charter schools located in Dayton, Ohio, serving grades K‑12. Our mission is to prepare future college graduates today to become leaders in our community tomorrow.

• Put students first
• Demand success
• Invest deeply in relationships
• Do what’s right
• Prove education changes lives
• Find joy

• 94% of our students are African‑American and 72% are economically disadvantaged
• Over 80% of our students will be first in their family to go to college
• DECA is committed to providing a rigorous and engaging academic curriculum
• Our campuses foster an awareness of social justice issues
• Strong community partnerships are at the core of our success
• DECA alumni graduate from college at a rate nearly five times the national average for first‑generation students and on par with suburban counterparts

• Developing and practicing cultural competence in teaching, teamwork, and leadership
• Building relationships with students, families, colleagues, and community
• Providing, seeking, and acting on feedback
• Living our core values

English Language Arts Teachers/Advisors at DECA serve as advocates and guides for students’ learning based on individual needs and gifts. Teachers/advisors know their students well, help them plan and follow through on learning goals, and work tirelessly to create optimal learning experiences for students in their advisory groups. Teachers/advisors report to the Campus Principal.

• Valid teaching license/certificate for the assigned grade, and/or subject(s)
• Effective interpersonal skills with children and adults
• Broad range of interests and experience, with a passion for learning
• Solid basic knowledge in core content areas
• Prior relevant experience preferred
• Sound classroom management skills
• Ability to improvise and problem‑solve
• Experience with technology‑integration in teaching and learning
• Effective in an interdisciplinary, teamed environment
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, provide leadership, define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Affinity for supporting students as individual learners
• Dedication to the mission of assuring student learning and achievement

• Serve as a positive role model for students
• Demonstrate a positive, supportive, enthusiastic, and encouraging attitude with all students
• Implement, by instruction and action, DECA’s mission and core values
• Advocate for, and on behalf of, students and families
• Celebrate student accomplishments
• Develop meaningful, appropriate relationships with each student and his/her parent/guardian
• Be available to students and parents for education‑related purposes, including, within reason, outside of the traditional prescribed times and days, when necessary
• Facilitate student learning plans with each family or guardian
• Forecast educational needs of each student
• Know, understand, and implement DECA’s goals and how they align to content area standards as defined by the Ohio Department of Education
• Plan a program of instruction that is both challenging and meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of each child
• Employ a variety of educational techniques in pursuit of educational goals, and establish clear objectives for each student, and provide supplemental and educational activities that support student growth
• Facilitate student learning outside the school building via a variety of field experiences
• Assist in identifying, establishing, and monitoring learning opportunities for students
• Ensure that each student employs materials prescribed by school staff (personal learning plans, planners, journals, etc. as applicable)
• Hold students accountable for their academic progress
• Report each student’s progress, both educationally and socially, through regularly scheduled reports, phone calls to parents, and weekly student meetings
• Attend faculty meetings and other staff development and planning sessions as…