Math Teacher - 3rd-5th Grade

3rd-5th Grade - Mixed-Age Math Teacher

Provide world-class schooling to students from low-income communities in one of America's most innovative schools. The Greater Dayton School is Ohio's first non-religious private school exclusively for under-resourced students

What is great about this role? 

• High-performing educators: Work collaboratively with some of America's best teachers
• Impact & innovation: Teach the whole child in a modern-day Montessori class.  Our classes are mixed-age and we teach the individual using AI.
• Wellness services:  Our students receive pediatric, dental, mental health, vision, and other wellness support.
• Resources: We spend $30K per child annually, three times the national average.
• 10 to 1 - student-to-teacher ratio:2.5 teachers per class of 20 students.
• State-of-the-art campus: We built a $60M campus designed by one of the nation's top architecture firms.

Does this describe you?

• Do you love kids?  Are you one of the best teachers in your district?
• Do you have a passion to teach students from low-income communities?
• Do you like to innovate and work with a team of high-performing educators?
• Do you want to throw out the industrial model of schooling and teach in a student centered way?

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Teach 3rd-5th grade math
• Monitor students as they complete adaptive curriculum in math and science.
• Ensures students write weekly learning plans - Achieving 1.25= years of growth
• Daily reviews data dashboard to monitor student progress on Zearn & Khan Academy
• Create lesson plans (with artificial intelligence assistance) based on student data
• Teach 7-10 small group lessons daily (1:20 teacher:student ratio)
• Teach morning and afternoon homeroom character education lessons
• Lead a sport/club from 3-4p (after school time is part of our school day)
• Duties - Recess/Lunch
• Collaborate and plan with reading/writing teacher (90 minutes planning time per day)
• Keep classroom clean and organized
• Grading and family communication

Compensation:  

• Base salary - $60,000-$64,000 (3 year contract + annual raises)
• Hours: 8a-5p (10 month teacher work calendar, 2 months paid vacation)
• Full benefits for teacher & family + 401K & Roth retirement options
• Relocation stipend, tuition assistance, child care stipend, maternity leave

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