Lead Teacher - Elementary

Lead Teacher - Elementary

Waterloo Community School District, Kittrell – Waterloo, Iowa.

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• Job : 5700673
• Final date to receive applications: Jun 19, 2026 4:30 PM (Central Standard Time)
• Posted: May 08, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Aug 1, 2026

Title: Lead Teacher

FLSA Status: Exempt

Classification: Certified Teacher

Immediate Supervisor: Building Administrator

Waterloo Schools is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Job Summary: The lead teacher is responsible for providing overall instructional leadership to build the capacity of teachers and PLC teams, support professional growth, and meet the learning needs of all students in regard to specific content areas (i.e. literacy, math, science, special education, technology, ELL, etc.) and overall instructional pedagogy. The lead teacher directly works with the building principal in overseeing the daily operations of the school.

They are responsible for guiding the school’s PBIS plan and for helping to improve the building’s climate and culture. Lead teachers assist in coordinating new teacher mentoring and career teachers needing additional support and collaborate with teacher leaders and mentors in providing needed support through observation and feedback using technology tools, face-to-face dialogue and coaching cycles. The lead teacher collaboratively plans and implements professional development;

provides leadership for PLCs; and collaboratively plans with principal and instructional coaches to implement school improvement process. The lead teacher assists with data collection, response to data, communicating data results, and implementing action steps as a result of the data. The lead teacher also assists with planning learning interventions in MTSS.

• Extended
  
  Contract:
  
  15 days
• Salary Supplement: $10,000
• Teaching Load: 0%

• Bachelor’s degree in education, Master’s degree in Principalship/Administration (or currently working towards)
• Completion of graduate work in curriculum and instruction and evidence of implementation (preferred)

• Iowa teaching certification
• PK
  -12 Principal/PK – 12 Special Education Supervisor and Evaluator (New) certification or able to obtain certification within two years of hire date

• Five (5) or more years of successful classroom teaching experience (elementary preferred)

• Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing Iowa Core instruction, effective instructional strategies, assessment and methods that improve student achievement in the classroom
• Ability to implement innovative teaching methodologies
• Sound knowledge of Iowa Core and Waterloo Community Schools District curriculum and initiatives
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues, including experience in leading/facilitating committees, teams, and/or professional development
• Ability to maintain confidential relationships with administrators and teachers
• Experience related to adult learning (coaching, professional development, mentoring, teaching)
• Demonstrated commitment to personal and professional growth and learning within a community of practice
• Understanding of classroom observation and feedback principles and processes
• Willingness to engage in formative assessment processes, including non-evaluative, reflective conversations with teachers using evidence of classroom practice and student learning
• Evidence of excellent oral, written and technology skills
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in maintaining and managing regular communication and documentation
• Belief in the potential of teachers and schools to effect change in the academic lives of students
• Capacity to accurately gather evidence/data during classroom observations using a teaching rubric and/or technology tool
• Ability to organize, analyze, and respond to data (formative, interim, benchmark, standardized) that informs instructional decisions
• Assist in identifying, acquiring, and organizing…