K-8 Spanish Teacher

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Spanish Teacher (Kindergarten - 8th Grade) Position Summary

This position is for a 1.0 FTE Spanish teacher position for grades K‑8. Classes at Northeast College Prep range from 15‑25 students.

• Fully embrace our mission, vision, and core convictions.
• Have a demonstrated record of success as a teacher.
• Be seeking to truly be a part of a team working together to close the opportunity (achievement) gap; this means being coachable, being a learner, being flexible, always seeking to improve, and being comfortable giving, receiving and implementing constructive feedback.
• Be interested in our key curricular and instructional programs:
  Responsive Classroom and Catalyst.

• Create a positive and safe classroom environment in which every child can take risks and succeed in learning new skills.
• Establish high academic and behavior standards for all students.
• Support the school‑wide mission of closing the opportunity gap by teaching small group literacy or math lessons when not scheduled to teach Spanish.
• Demonstrate cultural competency and high proficiency and expertise in Spanish.
• Teach history, language and culture from a variety of Spanish speaking countries so students understand the breadth and depth of Hispanic and Latinx culture.
• Effectively use proven and successful language development teaching strategies to teach all levels of Spanish learners. This includes building background knowledge (i.e videos, pre‑teaching vocabulary, using labels and visuals on a Word Wall, etc.); modeling instructions; and teaching using the target language (Spanish) as much as possible.
• Show success and expertise teaching developmentally appropriate lessons to Kindergarten – 8th-grade students.
• Create and maintain a welcoming, orderly and safe classroom for all students.
• Create effective unit plans, lesson plans and instructional materials.
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students.
• Teach all approved curricula with fidelity.
• Implement and support the school‑wide approach to classroom management and discipline (i.e. intrinsic motivation and Responsive Classroom loss of privilege).
• Prepare and maintain appropriate records and quarterly report cards.
• Help to promote and maintain a professional school environment.
• Exhibit positive rapport and build strong relationships with students.
• Establish and maintain strong communication lines with all parents/guardians.

• Be a licensed Spanish Teacher (or eligible to be licensed) to teach by the State of Minnesota by August 2024.
• Ability to work with diverse student and staff populations.
• Excellent fluency in both written and spoken Spanish and English.

• Experience teaching Spanish to urban students in grades K – 8th.
• Experience teaching Spanish to students learning English.

A competitive salary and full benefits will be offered. Starting salary for 2023‑2024 was $42,664 for candidates with a bachelor's degree and $47,998 for candidates with a master's degree. A full salary schedule is available upon request.

Northeast College Prep (NECP) is a diverse, Kindergarten – 8th-grade public charter school with approximately 300 students. Our mission is to ensure strong academic, social‑emotional, and talent development in every member of our diverse student body, thereby positioning each student for college graduation, career success, and positive community impact. Founded as a diverse school committed to both strong academics and social‑emotional learning, our curious students learn about themselves and the world around them.

All students take Art, Spanish, Arabic, and Physical Education. Social‑emotional learning lessons are explicitly taught and woven throughout the day and we partner with community organizations to develop each students' unique talents.

Specialist teachers at Northeast College Prep are part of a team working to teach various content to students while working with the entire school community to close the opportunity gap. The Spanish teacher will teach students in Kindergarten…