High School Teacher - Content

Position: High School Teacher - All Content Areas
SCHOOL OVERVIEW

THRIVE is a school unlike any other - one of the first boarding schools in the country serving at-risk students. The mission of THRIVE is to empower students from underserved Louisiana communities and prepare them academically and personally for success in college and beyond. THRIVE aims to reach this goal through a world-class school in a boarding setting. Serving grades seven through twelve, THRIVE will provide the students and families of Louisiana with a never before-seen service - a free public boarding school.

By combining the best educational methods with a 24-hour supportive environment, THRIVE seeks to provide students with a place to learn where nothing can get in the way.

Thrive Academy/Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

Curriculum and Instruction

* Crafting a classroom vision and creating an academic long-term plan for instruction.

* Planning and executing the year's curriculum, lessons and learning objectives align to the state standards the assure

student learning.

* Providing differentiated instruction to ensure the needs of all types of learners and students varying levels of being met.

* Providing direct instruction and small group instruction in centers.

* Developing all materials needed for instruction

* Work with the Special Education Instructor to ensure that all IEP goals are being met.

* Recording grades, reporting attendance and completing report cards.

Data Analysis and Achievement

* With support from the school leader, provide data driven instruction.

* Assessing student learning and checking for mastery with daily exit slips, weekly quizzes and unit tests, among other

examples of assessments that are aligned to the GLEs.

* Holding weekly subject level data meetings that are centered around outcomes for meeting student needs and

improving instruction.

School Culture and Parent Engagement

* Providing parents with regular feedback through quarterly parent-teacher conferences, phone calls once a month,

progress reports, report cards and other communication as needed.

* Invests students in learning and in the culture of the school.

* Promoting students' character development and a positive classroom environment by establishing an atmosphere of Endurance, Compassion, Independence, Ownership and Partnership

* Effectively working on a team.

* Taking on leadership responsibilities within the school.

* Following the student and staff discipline policies and the staff and student handbooks.

* Being committed to growing professionally through consistent feedback from the academy leader, academic studies and professional development.

THRIVE Teachers embrace the following beliefs:

Endurance - I am determined to be an effective teacher, and I will always work hard in all things regardless of how difficult it might become:

* I will attend and actively participate in every day of orientation, training, staff development, and pre-planning prior to the start of and during the school year.

* I will always put forth my best effort to deliver engaging and effective lessons, even when I feel overwhelmed and tired.

* I will do 'whatever it takes' to ensure that my students are successful.

Independence - I will strive to model the attributes of a scholar and will challenge my students to become well disciplined scholars:

* I will come to school on time and prepared each day, with well-planned lessons and with all necessary materials.

* I will complete all of my job responsibilities to the best of my ability, and I will always be a constant learner, seeking out opportunities to develop myself professionally.

* I will assign homework regularly, and I will provide my cell phone number to students for homework assistance after hours.

* I will strive to always be organized and to keep my classroom neat.

* I will take advantage of every opportunity I have to teach my students and will operate with a 'sense of urgency' in order to ensure their academic success.

Compassion - Through the collective work and example of teachers, parents, and administrators THRIVE students will involve themselves within their community by planning and participating in extensive…