Kindergarten Teacher ; Northeast Campus

Overview

Highline Academy

www.highlineacademy.org

Assignment:
Classroom Teacher:
Kindergarten

MISSION:
We exist to foster a diverse community of youths and adults striving together for academic, personal, and civic excellence.

VISION:
Creating inclusive excellence in public education.

Reporting directly to the Campus Principal, teachers are the heart of the organization and bring the mission to life for students. They are expected to be caring about the whole child, strong lesson planners, capable in classroom management, and collaborative with teammates and families. Candidates should have good communication skills, a commitment to making a difference for each child, and a growth mindset.

Position

Schedule:

Teachers are paid on a year-round salary. Student contact days total 177, plus professional development and parent conference days for a 195-day work year. Teachers are expected to be on campus ready for students by 7:30 am and to stay until 4:00 pm on regular school days, and until 4:30 pm on Fridays with early release days for students (followed by PD or planning meetings).

Two weeks of professional development occur each summer before school starts.

REPORTS TO:

Campus Principal

DEPARTMENT:
School Faculty

SUPERVISES:
Assistant Teachers assigned to the classroom

Highline Academy is a diverse community of youth and adults striving for academic, civic, and personal excellence. Since 2004, Highline has Commitment to inclusive excellence. The school emphasizes a liberal arts education with Art, Music, Spanish, and P.E., plus a robust intervention program and inclusive practices for students with special needs. A character education program, Reach, teaches and reinforces values of responsibility, empowerment, aspiration, citizenship and honesty.

All employees are expected to read and follow the policies in the employee handbook annually.

We are a student-first organization with a growth mindset and expect employees to model these values.

All Highline teachers must demonstrate clear competency and reliable practice in the following areas:

• Create a Positive Classroom Culture and Climate
• Practice Effective Classroom Management
• Plan and implement Masterful Content Delivery
• Practice High-Impact Instructional Moves
• Demonstrate Essential Knowledge of Students and Use of Data
• Demonstrate Effective Collaboration and Engagement with students and colleagues
• Demonstrate thoughtful reflection, learning and development

All Highline teachers are also expected to demonstrate the Highline Internal Commitments for Professional Practice:

• Value diversity and aims to meet diverse needs through shared ownership
• Be clear and purposeful in objectives and instruction, using assessment data to inform learning
• Embrace diversity and provide a safe place for all to succeed
• Communicate directly, timely, and with positive intent
• Empower faculty, students and families to participate in student success
• Focus on what is essential to student success and Highline’s goals
• Model and enforce Highline’s academic and behavioral expectations

Collaborate with grade-level peers to provide a rigorous and supportive curriculum. Use data to monitor student learning, determine next steps in lesson planning, and participate in data teams. Meet weekly with the team to co-plan lessons and units and collaborate with special education or interventionists as needed. Manage performance groups in language arts and math and lead instruction accordingly. If a homeroom, enter attendance and grades in the appropriate systems.

Provide guidance to Teaching Assistants as needed.

Set a positive daily tone, build strong relationships with students, and hold high expectations. Use proactive classroom systems and routines. Seek support from SIT, admin, and other staff when students struggle behaviorally or academically. At Highline, the student-first approach underpins all work.

Classroom teachers are typically the main point of contact for families. Responsibilities include maintaining a class website or regular newsletter, inviting parent involvement in events, and communicating with…