Upper School Spanish Specialist; Grades 9-12

Spanish Specialist

Khan Lab School, founded by Sal Khan in 2014, is an innovative TK-12 independent school with 3 campuses, serving over 300 students in Silicon Valley, CA and Wichita, KS. Our Lower School (grades TK-5) is in Palo Alto, CA, our Middle and Upper Schools (grades 6-12) are in Mountain View, CA, and the newest KLS campus (grades 4-9) is in Wichita, KS.

The Spanish Specialist is an experienced teacher with a clear understanding and background in mastery-based learning in the context of an Upper School experience. The Spanish Specialist partners with the Upper School Director and faculty to teach a rigorous, mastery-based curriculum, facilitate active learning experiences aligned with the KLS vision, and guide students in their social and emotional development. The Spanish Specialist also supports the Khanversation Circle Program.

In addition, this position involves contributing to the broader life of the school via participation in school activities and events, school admissions, and staff meetings.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Teach a minimum of 16 hours per week of high school level courses as assigned by the Upper School Director, making efficient use of existing materials and tools. This includes two core classes and one elective block class.
• Participate in regular Canvas course reviews with your supervisor.
• Lead advisory sessions for a group of 10-12 students, focusing on academic progress, extracurricular and college goals, and daily practices in mindfulness, character development, and executive functioning skills.
• Mentor and support students in their individual student-driven projects, including Applied Learning projects by checking in on their progress and helping to connect them to outside resources.
• Maintain regular communication with students, families, teachers, and other professionals about student progress, and submit progress reports by the due date of each term. Prepare students to participate in student-led parent-teacher conferences.
• Other related job duties, as assigned.

• Facilitate classes with an emphasis on active learning and real-world contexts, minimizing direct instruction. Primarily utilize methods such as think-pair-share, experiential learning, case studies, peer teaching, and independent studies.
• Leverage assessment data to inform instruction, provide timely feedback to students, and complete progress reports by identified deadlines.
• Clearly outline and document the course curriculum including all assignments, and assessments using the school's Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas. Cadence of Canvas updates and other course-related deliverables are determined by the Upper School Director. The syllabus and course outline must be finished by the end of Inservice. Materials must be able to be repurposed by other instructors. Use internal materials, and external resources such as Khan Academy, where applicable
• Identify, select, and modify instructional resources to meet the needs of students with varying backgrounds, learning styles, and learning needs in collaboration with the school leadership and as approved by the Executive Director.
• Actively explore and stay current with emerging technologies, including AI tools, and apply them meaningfully to your role.
• Create an inclusive environment where students of diverse backgrounds and perspectives feel welcome, fostering critical thinking through thoughtful questioning.

• Participate in student orientation for 9th-12th graders, which may include an overnight trip for up to 4 days.
• Fulfill all duties assigned by the Upper School Director, such as, but not limited to, lunch supervision.
• Be accessible to students throughout the school day for interaction, office hours, and support.
• Serve as a faculty ambassador for the Admissions team during our re-enrollment and admissions period in the fall and spring. This includes, at minimum, 8 hours for pre-admission events (Open House, Preview Days, Shadow Days, etc.) and 10 hours of post-application events (student visits, observations, application reads, etc.), which may take place outside of regular school hours.
• Write letters of recommendation for summer programs and college applications.
• Lead at least one major activity each year that contributes to the life and culture of KLS, to be determined in collaboration with the Upper School Director at the start of the school year. This may include overseeing the student leadership group, facilitating a student club/organization, planning a hallmark KLS event (e.g., orientation, move-up day, etc.), leading leadership committees (e.g. discipline committee), coaching a sport, or starting a new program at the school (e.g. the tutoring center).
• Attend all faculty meetings and participate in professional development, including faculty meetings and any scheduled professional development programming (including faculty In-service). Faculty must also attend community meetings and other culture-building experiences alongside students. This will account for up…