K-5 Elementary LTS Teacher: Second Grade Position Available In Montgomery, Pennsylvania

K-5

Elementary LTS Teacher:

Second Grade
Agora Cyber Charter School
Virtual – King of Prussia, Pennsylvania This job is also posted in Agora Cyber Charter School
Job Details

Job ID:

5239045

Application Deadline:

Sep 16, 2025 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted:

Jun 16, 2025

Starting Date:

Aug 25, 2025
Job Description

POSITION

Teacher

POSITION TERM

10 Month

REPORTS TO

Principal

Date:

August 2018

Our Mission:

The mission of the Agora Cyber Charter School is to provide an innovative, intensive academic preparation that inspires and educates students to achieve the highest levels of academic knowledge and skills. Agora embraces a collaborative partnership between teachers and parents in order to empower students to reach extraordinary heights. Extraordinary results require extraordinary efforts. With commitment, hard work, consistency and responsibility, every student will meet the challenge of mastering high expectations.
Our vision:
The vision of Agora Cyber Charter School is to prepare all students to achieve their highest potential through actively engaging in their own schooling, achieving their personal learning goals and cultivating success as lifelong learners.

Position Summary:

The Agora Cyber Charter School teacher is a highly qualified and Pennsylvania state-certified teacher responsible for delivering specific course content and instruction in an online environment. Teachers will plan differentiated student learning opportunities, provide instruction, remediation, differentiation, support and guidance, manage the learning process and focus on students’ individual needs based upon close analysis of student performance data. Teachers monitor student progress and work actively with students and parents to advance each child’s learning. Teachers work closely with school level leadership, special education department members, grade level or content area peers and report directly to their grade level principal.

Essential Functions:

(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
Planning and Preparation
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of state standards and aligned curriculum
Understand overall diversity of assigned families and individual student characteristics; specifically, how this will impact planning for personalized learning
Use student data to drive instructional decision making and planning
Plan to ensure the inclusion of highly engaging student centered tasks and activities that fill gaps in foundational learning, expose students to collaborative learning experiences and lead to conceptual personalized understanding of content.
Utilizing a structured planning framework, submit lesson plans on a weekly basis that reflect a solid understanding of the content, the students, and available resources.
Provide small group differentiated planning that reflects personalized learning opportunities for students.
Provide instructional outcomes that represent important learning suitable to students
Ensure elements of the instructional design, including assessments, are aligned to instructional objectives and goals.
Collaboratively plan with colleagues to meet the needs of all students
Analyze student data individually and collaboratively in order to drive instructional adaptations within the virtual learning environment
Utilize asynchronous and synchronous tools such as Google Apps for Education, Hapara, and other resources to augment course content and submit planning and preparation documentation
Virtual Classroom Environment
Create and manage home office
Establish and maintain positive rapport with students and families
Support students with setup and maintenance of their learning environment
Support students through basic computer troubleshooting
Demonstrate high expectations for student learning
Celebrate student individual and group accomplishments on a regular basis
Value student voice by intentionally providing opportunities for students to show high levels of engagement and motivation in their learning; to take ownership of their own learning and to serve as change agents in their own learning process
Ensure students collaborate with peers in a respectful, thoughtful manner
Set clear standards for student online conduct and enforce standards in a respectful manner
Build meaningful relationships online and face to face in order to facilitate a positive climate with your class by conducting orientation and attending school wide community events
III. Instruction
Orient students to course and communicate course, unit and lesson outcomes on a routine basis
Deliver personalized instruction in flipped classroom model to help each student meet PA state standards
Utilize questioning, online discussion techniques, and differentiated synchronous student tasks to ensure all students are engaged in learning
Demonstrate flexibility in contributing to the success of the lesson and of each student. Adapt instruction in order to meet the learning needs of all students
Work with special education teacher to provide instruction that meets IEP requirements for special education students
Set and enforce deadlines for student work
Support parents with student curricular and instructional issues
Be responsible for student academic progress and student attendance
Conduct conferences with students and parents/caregiver
Grade student work and maintain grade book
Be available to meet students and parents/caregiver face to face for necessary meetings and/or remediation
Recommend promotion and retention
Maintain regular contact with students and families
Prepare students for state required testing
Attend IEP meetings as required
Complete Progress Reports for students
Alert administrators to any concerns about student performance and progress
Perform other duties as assigned
Professional Responsibilities
Maintain regular office hours, monitor student’s asynchronous work, conduct synchronous differentiated instructional classes, complete asynchronous & synchronous grading, take part in daily professional learning community meetings, participate in school meetings and maintain accurate records
Demonstrate professionalism and high ethical standards in all interactions with students, parents/caregivers and staff members
Communicate with families on a frequent basis
Participate in new teacher induction training if you are in your first or second year of teaching, if you are new to Agora and if you are new to virtual teaching
Participate in Professional Learning Community meetings
Engage in asynchronous and synchronous training and professional learning
Participate in observation/mentoring meetings
Engage in reflective practices by completing self evaluations and building & managing employee professional growth plan
Align professional goals with school wide goals and the Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching; participate in professional learning opportunities aligned with goals and Danielson Framework
Attend and participate in school-wide events and school testing as required and assigned
Prepare reports as required
Proctor PSSA/Keystone testing

Competencies:

Technology Capacity
Ethical Conduct
Strategic Thinking
Communications Proficiency
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Self Motivated
Ability to travel at least once per month within and between assigned geographic areas to support students, attend regularly scheduled meetings and participate in school activities, open houses and orientations
Have the ability to learn new technology tools quickly (e.g., database and web-based tools)
Have the ability to support and guide adults, as well as students
Be able to travel to team meeting, professional developments, and school wide events
Follow all State Testing security guidelines and Pennsylvania state law
Be able to travel to administer mandated state assessments Ability to be flexible given the demands of the day and job
Proficiency in Google Apps for Education (Gmail, Drive, Google Docs, Slides, Forms, Sheets)
Knowledge of Danielson’s Framework for Teaching, Pennsylvania and Common Core State Standards, and varied assessments Proven ability to use data to inform instruction

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree
Meets Pennsylvania’s ESSA requirements of being state-certified/licensed for subject and/or grade
Have experience working with the proposed age groups and content area

Preferred Education and Experience:

3+ years teaching experience
Experience in online teaching
Experience using search engines such as Google Chrome
Experience with Blackboard Collaborate, Google Sites, Open Educational Resources and LMSs
Experience coordinating academically-oriented clubs and extracurricular activities
Prior experience making academic progress with a range of student populations and needs

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional virtual environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones and photocopiers.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Declaration:

Agora Cyber Charter School is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Position Type:

Per Diem
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