CAVA - Teacher, Elementary, TK - Eligibility Pool

Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Teacher

Reports To:

Regional Lead Teacher/Principal/Director/Head of School

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Department:
Elementary

Overview:
Virtual schools are new models in public education. They look both backward to what we know works well in educating children, and forward to see how technology can help us implement these strategies with children. Virtual school teachers are part of a pioneering effort. Our teachers, therefore, need to share the school's pioneering mission and approach.

Summary:

Our teachers are responsible for ensuring that students achieve mastery of learning objectives. They provide guidance, instruction and support, manage the learning process and focus on students' individual needs. The CAVA teacher is a highly qualified instructional teacher responsible for the delivery of specified course content both online and in person.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Know and understand the Embark curriculum.
• Provide students with quarterly assignments via an Individualized Learning Plan and discuss assignments with students/Learning Coaches regularly.
• Conduct online daily "Circle Time" with students.
• Instruct individual, small group, and whole groups of students online on a daily basis based upon different data sources.
• Conduct in person and/or virtual meetings every quarter or as required with parents/responsible adults and students to assess each student's progress, learning style, and any other academic, social or developmental issues.
• Collect, review, and evaluate student work.
• Grade and submit work in a professional and timely manner.
• Discuss pupils' academic and behavioral attitudes and achievements with parents.
• Work with students when adjustment and academic problems arise.
• Proactively track student academic progress and attendance on a daily and weekly basis and communicate with families whenever a warning sign emerges.
• Ensure completion of student assessments and utilize student data to drive ongoing instruction.
• Conduct conferences with parents/responsible adults to assess each student's progress, learning style, and any other academic, social, or developmental issues.
• Alert administrators of any concerns about student progress.
• Support parents with student placement, curriculum, and instructional issues.
• Support parents with school set-up, including computer set-up, and logistics questions.
• Respond as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours to parent, student, teacher, and admin inquiries via phone and/or email during regular work week.
• Organize orientation, training, social, and educational activities for students and families including attending community building activities such as school outings, service-learning opportunities, clubs, and events.
• Travel regularly within and between assigned geographic areas to support students, attend regularly scheduled meetings, and participate in school activities such as, back to school events, open houses, and orientations.
• Complete report cards and assign grades for mid semester progress reports and semester report cards.
• Generate informal and formal reports based on parent/student conferences.
• Complete monthly attendance spreadsheets to be used for state attendance reporting.
• Ensure compliance with state requirements.
• Actively participate in student SST and or IEP process and agreement.
• Participate in a teacher conference calls/meetings as needed.
• Participate in regional professional developments (virtual and in person).
• Actively participate in all aspects of standardized testing (including, but not limited to, working with administration to prepare students for testing, ensuring all students are tested, assisting with the logistics of selecting testing sites).
• Serve as proctors for site-based proctored exams.
• Participate in teacher evaluation process.
• Participate in the school's self-evaluation process.
• Assist with various projects throughout the year with colleagues and administration, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements/

Experience:

• Reside in the state of California
• Bachelor's degree
• Strong content and subject-matter knowledge
• Ability to support and guide adults and students
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Organization and time-management skills
• Excellent writing and grammar skills
• Flexible schedule
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and experience using them in a professional capacity
• Familiarity navigating the internet utilizing various browsers (i.e. Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Chrome)

Certificates and Licenses:

• Must hold a valid California Multiple Subject Teaching credential
• California English Learner Authorization AND One of the following:
• At least 24 units in early childhood education, or childhood development, or both.
• As determined by the LEA employing the teacher, professional experience in a classroom setting with preschool age children that is comparable to the 24 units of education described in bullet point 3.
• A child development teacher permit issued by the California Commission on…