2nd Grade Teacher at Open Sky Education, Inc in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Job Description:

HOPE Prima is seeking a strategic, dynamic, and passionate 2ndGrade Teacher. This is an exciting opportunity to set the vision and direction of a school within a larger network of high performing Christian schools. Our students work extremely hard and are held to very high expectations regarding both academic achievement and character development. A qualified person who achieves these high standards for our students will need to exhibit a commitment to loving our students, an unyielding belief that all children can and must succeed, a passion for developing the character of a serving leader in every child, and a belief that consistent high-impact coaching and feedback from a school leader is necessary for all.

Responsibilities:

• Set and hold students to extremely high academic and behavioral standards.


• Embody and demonstrate a loving, Christ-like character and ensure that students exhibit the same values.


• Take personal responsibility for the academic outcomes of every student.


• Set measurable, ambitious, and attainable goals for the year and each interim assessment cycle.


• Develop and implement daily lesson plans as part of a long-term Scope and Sequence aligned to the curricular goals of HOPE.


• Employ a variety of creative, differentiated, and research-based instructional strategies that ensure students are actively engaged in meaningful and rigorous learning experiences.


• Develop a positive, achievement-oriented and structured learning environment so that all students are invested in their academic excellence and can fulfill their potential.


• Set and reinforce clear expectations and routines that align to school-wide values and policies.


• Build rapport with students, parents, and families so they understand that teachers love them.


• Continually improve teaching skills by seeking out constructive feedback and professional development opportunities.


• Use an effective system for tracking student mastery of curricular objectives for each unit and throughout the school year.


• Collaborate with team members to ensure a loving, rigorous, and safe environment across the entire school.


• Assume responsibility for every single scholar's success by holding all students accountable to school-wide behavioral expectations.


• Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested by school leaders.

• Strong instructional and classroom management skills.


• Demonstrated mastery and enthusiasm for content knowledge.


• Strong organization, planning, and time management skills.


• A tireless work ethic, entrepreneurial spirit, and innovative solution finder.


• Serving Leader able to continually confront the brutal facts, inspire, equip, and support the school to achieve its mission.


• Open to feedback and committed to continuously improving.


• Personal qualities: passionate, relentless work ethic, humility, positive in the face of incredible challenges, and loving.

• Bachelor's degree is required


• Willingness to attain WI Teacher Certification.