2026-27 ELA Lead Teacher (5-8

Firstline Schools Teaching Position

First Line Schools is currently seeking talented, passionate teachers at our (Pre) K-8 schools. At First Line Schools, we know that it is the effectiveness of our teachers that matters the most when it comes to impacting the success of our students. To ensure that we are an organization of excellent teachers, we expect our teachers to demonstrate effectiveness through our Vision of Teaching Excellence.

Teachers will be responsible for implementing the teaching curriculum, ensuring the success of our students, and working with a team of teachers within the school and network community.

Position Responsibilities:

• Designs lessons that lead to standards mastery and are aligned to grade level expectations and end-of-year assessments
• Provides feedback to scholars by asking pertinent, scaffolded follow-up questions that affirm correctly understood content, clarify misunderstood content or extend scholars' thinking
• Establishes effective classroom routines and manages students effectively without disruptions (redirect inappropriate behavior)
• Inspires and invests students in achieving their goals and in believing that goals are achieved through effort and not innate abilities
• Prepares scholars to solve complex problems with no obvious answer
• Seeks out and constructively responds to feedback from and engages in problem-solving with others

Education & Experience:

• A BA or BS
• A strong background in and command of content area
• Louisiana Teacher Certification Completed or in progress (or be eligible to hold for our out-of-state applicants)

Desired Qualities & Characteristics:

• Believe in every student's ability to achieve in a rigorous college or career prep curriculum
• Achieve results based on agreed-upon expectations
• Take personal responsibility
• Highly detail-oriented
• Collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders
• Share a commitment to creating great schools in New Orleans
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Model the First Line Commitments:
• We Keep Learning
• We Work Together
• We Are Helpful
• We Are the Safe keepers of our Community
• We Share Joy
• We Show Results

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to perform all required job functions with reasonable accommodations, if necessary.

TEACHER reports to:
School Principal/Assistant Principal