3rd-5th Grade ELA Teacher

3rd-5th Grade – Mixed‑Age ELA 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.

• High‑performing educators:
  Work collaboratively with 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.

• 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 using AI and adaptive curriculum?
• Do you have an undergraduate degree and at least two years of teaching experience? As a private school, we don’t require teaching licenses.

• Teach 3rd‑5th grade math.
• Monitor students as they complete adaptive curriculum in reading and writing.
• Ensure students write weekly learning plans – Achieving 1.25≥ years of growth.
• Daily reviews data dashboard to monitor student progress on Lexia.
• 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 3‑4 p (after‑school time is part of our school day).
• Duties – Recess/Lunch.
• Collaborate and plan with math/science teacher (90 minutes planning time per day).
• Keep classroom clean and organized.
• Grading and family communication.

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

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