High School Reading Teacher – JR108611-7698 Position Available In Pulaski, Arkansas

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• Job Description

• Required Certificates and Licenses:

• Arkansas Department of Education High School Reading Teaching Certification Required

• Residency Requirements:

• This position is remote and strongly prefer candidates that reside in Arkansas.

The High School Reading Teacher is a highly qualified, state certifiededucator responsible for delivering specific course content in an onlineenvironment. Teachers provide instruction, support, and guidance, managethe learning process, and focus on students’ individual needs. Teachersmonitor student progress through Stride K12’s learning managementsystem. They actively work closely with students and parents/learningcoaches to advance each student’s learning toward established goals.

Teachers typically work from home but must travel occasionallythroughout the year to various school functions, such as state testingor as otherwise required by the school.

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We providefamilies with an online option for a high-quality, personalizededucation experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learnin an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.

Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school,

• Arkansas
• Virtual Academy (ARVA)
• We want you to be a part of our talentedteam!

The mission of

• Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA)
• is to provide anexemplary individualized and engaging educational experience forstudents by incorporating school and community/family partnershipscoupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven andstudent-centered instructional model.

Student success will be measuredby valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction,and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Joinus!

• This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional homeoffice without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or asdefined by the school.

• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enableindividuals with disabilities to perform their essential duties
• Provides rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students
• Commitment to personalizing learning for all students
• Demonstrates a belief in all students’ ability to succeed and meet high expectations
• Differentiates instruction based on student level of mastery
• Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools under guidance from principal and coach
• Maintains grade book ensuring student academic integrity, makes student placement and promotion decisions, and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress
• Prepares students for high stakes standardized tests
• Understands that a primary responsibility is to establish and maintain positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parents in a timely manner
• Supports learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures
• Travels as required (on average once per month and/or approximately 20% of the time) for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and as required by school

• REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree AND
• Active state teaching license AND
• Ability to clear required background check

• DESIRED QUAL FICATION

• Experience working with proposed age group
• High School
• Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology
• Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment
• Experience with online learning platforms
• Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions
• Receptive to receiving coaching regularly with administrators and teacher trainers
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms
• Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum.

• Compensation & Benefits:

• Stride, Inc.

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