PreK Teacher

Job Description

Summary:

Provide a rigorous, stimulating and positive learning experience for all students; work closely with parents and/or guardians to support student performance, and collaborate with other staff to create a safe, structured learning community.

• Positive School Community:
  • Establish and enforce Responsive Classroom practices
  • Organize and lead classroom activities to promote physical, mental and social emotional health and development
  • Maintain positive, professional relationships with staff, students and parents in and out of school
  • Meet with parents and/or guardians to discuss student progress and to determine priorities and needs for their students
  • Communicate with parents and families regularly, through weekly newsletters, designated phone apps, phone calls and email
  • Attend and help coordinate monthly family events
  • Implement school discipline policies as explained in the School wide Guide
• Curriculum:
  • Implement all curriculum with fidelity.
  • Establish clear objectives for ALL lessons based on MN State Standards and communicate these to students
  • Prepare daily/weekly lesson plans .
  • Collaborate weekly with grade-level team to promote learning and consistency between classrooms
  • Integrate arts and technology into lessons to enhance teaching
• Assessment:
  • Assess and evaluate students’ academic and social performance on a ongoing basis using the GOLD assessment.
  • Maintain accurate and complete Cumulative Student Data Files and a grade book as required by law and the school.
• Professional Responsibilities:
  • Plan, supervise, communicate and evaluate assignments and interventions for classroom paraprofessionals
  • Select, store and inventory classroom equipment, materials and supplies
  • Meet with school administrators, coaches and other school professionals regarding individual student needs
  • Attend professional trainings and workshops to improve professional competence
  • Attend all staff meetings; serve on committees as required and be aware of and follow all policies and essential agreements within the school
  • Accurately take attendance, breakfast counts and enforce the school food rules, as well as healthy snack expectations and Wellness policy
  • Adhere to all Stonebridge Policies, Essential Agreements and School-Wide Guide
  • Perform other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education
• Valid Minnesota teaching license for the appropriate level or subject area
• Alignment with our mission and vision
• Charter school commitment
• Strong classroom management skills
• Experience working with high needs students and diverse communities
• Ability to effectively and openly communicate and work with diverse populations
• Adaptable and flexible with a positive professional demeanor

Stonebridge World School is a PreK-6 Minneapolis public charter school that provides a unique combination of a global curriculum, a variety of services and a central location designed to provide a first-class education to Minneapolis students.

Tuition-free and open to all PreK-6 students, Stonebridge is a safe, small school community that focuses on building global citizens through reading, writing, and math combined with arts, technology, and physical education to educate the whole child.