High School Teacher Apprentice

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Teacher Apprentice serves as an in‑house substitute teacher, gaining valuable experience across diverse subjects and grade levels while fully participating in instructional professional development and coaching. This role is ideal for candidates committed to urban education and the mission of Tulsa Honor Academy who have limited or no teaching experience, and who are interested in building a strong foundation for future teaching positions.

• It is hard, but joyful for both kids and adults. We work hard, but love just as hard.
  • Develop a palpably positive classroom and school climate with frequent and authentic instances of shared smiling, laughter and enthusiasm where joy is deeply rooted in achievement, the content, and team/individual successes.
  • Believe that scholar actions and mindsets stem from teacher actions and mindsets.
• Back‑to‑basics, liberal arts school – We have a fundamental belief in teaching kids to be critical thinkers through ELA and STEM.
  • Develop a strong skill foundation.
  • Ensure all scholars complete the cognitive work during the lesson, such as reading, writing, discussion, analysis, meaning‑making, computation, and problem‑solving.
  • Display that you value risk‑taking, especially when the work is challenging. Expect all scholars to attempt all work, take academic risks, and learn from their mistakes.
• Structure‑driven school – We sacrifice autonomy in exchange for consistency and commitment to a shared definition of excellence.
  • Sweat the small stuff.
  • Believe that scholars want and need to be held to a higher standard and that they are capable of making good choices.
  • Teach and enforce school‑wide systems, rules, consequences, disciplinary codes, and rewards at all times.
  • Know that warm and strict are not opposites.
• Team, team, team – We support our community, learn from one another and respect each other enough to hold high expectations for ourselves and our scholars.
  • Value parents as our partners.
  • Model what we expect because adults drive culture.
  • Believe in an all‑hands‑on‑deck mentality.
• Constant improvement – We model what it really means to receive feedback.
  • Gain energy from the feedback cycle, not lose it.
  • Use feedback to make productive changes in performance.
• Diversity and equity – We believe institutions thrive with diverse people and backgrounds.
  • Ensure our community is an inclusive and safe place.
• People, paper, college – What we invest in says a lot about what we prioritize.
  • Execute rigorous instructional materials.
  • Support teammates, families and scholars.
  • Do whatever it takes to ensure our scholars go to and graduate from college.

• Classroom Culture:
  Ensure scholars are full participants in a structured, productive and safe learning environment through consistent routines, engagement in meaningful work, celebration of character values, and a balance of warmth and structure.
• Ambitious Content:
  Deliver content that develops scholars’ understanding of ideas and skills essential to the course, using backward planning, clear communication of objectives, rigorous materials, and data‑based instruction to ensure mastery.
• Ownership and Engagement:
  Foster deep engagement by encouraging synthesis of diverse information, completion of cognitive work, peer collaboration, feedback exchange, academic risk‑taking, and creation of evidence to support thinking.
• Demonstration of Learning:
  Monitor scholars’ progress toward objectives, facilitate formal and informal assessments, support self‑monitoring, and ensure scholars are on track to achieve or surpass rigorous learning goals.
• Commitment to Excellence:
  Model continuous improvement, collaborate with colleagues, and embody THA’s culture of continual excellence. Receive regular observations and coaching from instructional leadership.

• Candidate must be within 1–2 years of earning a bachelor’s degree and actively pursuing that degree.

• Preferably prior teaching experience in a school serving a similar population to THA.
• Charter school experience is preferred.

• Salary $37,000 for candidates within 1 year of earning a bachelor’s degree with a desire to become a teacher.
• Salary $33,000 for candidates within 1–2 years of earning a bachelor’s degree with a desire to become a teacher.

• Reports to and is held accountable by the school’s Principal.
• Year‑round (12 months), full‑time, exempt position.
• As a member of the Operations team, supports school‑wide operational needs throughout the school year and especially during breaks.