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TEACHER LEADER FELLOW (Grades 5-8)
Job Number:
25070832
Company Name:
Lighthouse Academies
Job Location:
Chicago, IL US
Job Category:
Education, Training, & Library
TEACHER LEADER FELLOW (Grades 5-8)
TEACHER LEADER FELLOW (Grades 5-8)
Job#: 101680
Posted: 06/25/2010 Job Type: Full Time Location: Bronzeville Lighthouse Charter School (Chicago,IL)
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Job Description
Bronzeville Lighthouse Charter School is seeking masterful teachers who want to take the first step into school leadership with Lighthouse Academies.
The Teacher Leader Fellow is a Lighthouse Academies, Inc. (LHA) school leader in training who leads with determination and integrity, embodying the following essential qualities: * Past experiences and actions reflect a commitment to the LHA mission, vision, core values * A passion and ability to build and sustain the LHA K-12 model in a high need, urban environment * Work in schools that demonstrates a sense of urgency and the relentless pursuit of high academic student achievement * Reflective, self-aware and adaptable to communication and work styles of others * Critical thinker and problem solver who takes initiative * Belief in the power of collaboration and works to build a collaborative culture with LHA network, community, staff, families and students ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS A Teacher Leader Fellow is someone whose masterful teaching abilities have resulted in significantly closing the achievement gap with his/her students. While in the Teacher Leader Fellow training program, the Teacher Leader Fellow will continue his/her masterful teaching in a classroom, at the same time learning and executing the skills necessary to become an effective School Leader with Lighthouse Academies.
All Teacher Leader Fellows’ actions must always be aligned with our mission, vision, core values and education program. The essential functions for our teachers are as follows:
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
I. MASTERFUL TEACHING * Demonstrate exemplary teaching as outlined in the LHA Teacher Performance Standards and through the effective implementation of the LHA Education Program. * Create and manage a safe and welcoming learning environment. * Demonstrate effective and meaningful use of arts-infusion in his/her classroom. * Class serves as model classroom for instructional rounds (peer observation) II. DATA ANALYSIS * Demonstrate turning data analysis into differentiated and targeted instruction in his/her classroom. * Demonstrate success in meeting or exceeding LHA network-wide goals. * Assist the leadership team with the writing and monitoring of the school-wide Culture of Achievement Plan III. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT * Research, plan and implement two school based Professional Development sessions. * Lead grade level/content area meetings * Complete required Professional Development sessions and calls as determined by school and network * Maintain a reflection journal. * Participate in learning walks quarterly with leadership team. IV. CULTURE of ACHIEVEMENT and RESPECT * Build a culture of achievement and respect families, students and school and network staffs. * Model professionalism and the LHA Essential Qualities at all times. * OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP
I. MANAGEMENT * Assist Director of Instruction with the organization and management of program resources. * Assist Director of Instruction with the coordination of LHA and state assessment programs, both logistics and organization of materials. * Implement pre-assessment strategies to motivate students and decrease test anxiety in his/her classroom. * Draft a school based project in collaboration with the school leadership team. * Utilize school and network resources to complete project in alignment with the LHA Education Model.
Skills/Requirements
EDUCATION: Masters Degree in Education, Education Administration or Teaching SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL POSSESS: * Three (3) years teaching experience with a proven track record of success in “moving the needle” on student achievement and closing the achievement gap. * Required State teaching certificate/licensure * Highly Qualified status under No Child Left Behind * Strong desire to work within an innovative, urban educational program * Training and implementation of LHA curriculum programs * Instructional coaching and/or mentoring * Ability to use data to inform instruction and decision-making related to student achievement * Ability to turn best practices into high quality, goal-driven results * Highly effective writing, oral and interpersonal skills to communicate with a varied audience * Data management tools, organizational tools, computer skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook)
