Master Teacher

Description

About Us:
GEO Prep Academy of Baton Rouge is a tuition-free, public charter school that serves students in grades K-6. Our dedicated faculty and staff are committed to providing an outstanding education for students each day as they transition from elementary to middle school to high school and COLLEGE. Our curriculum and teaching methods are designed using Core Knowledge in K-8 and a blended learning model in elementary school through high school.  We are a TAP school! 

REPORTS TO/TERM: 

Principal and Administrative Team

10-month school calendar with 10 additional days during the summer break

ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS:
A Master Teacher is required to perform the following duties:

• Willing to teach up to 3 class periods of a core subject
• Use communication as a tool to build a commitment for and establish a pressing sense of urgency to achieve organizational goals
• Provide leadership in facilitating group processes, including consensus building and conflict resolution
• Maintain high expectations for all students and staff members
• Model school culture by being a regular presence in classrooms
• Lead the implementation of the GEO Prep Academy instructional model; provide ongoing training and development in the implementation of a rotational blended learning model
• Develop an exemplary instructional and academic improvement plan
• Continuously analyze results of assignments, standardized assessments, and other data points in order to develop targeted interventions to ensure the academic success of all students
• Lead weekly data team meetings with teachers and instructional support staff
• Read lesson plans and give feedback weekly
• Locate research-based strategies that will support student achievement in the identified areas of need as revealed from a thorough analysis of student and teacher performance data; provide adequate modeling and follow-up to ensure proper implementation of strategies
• Lead the implementation of the teacher support and development system; including weekly professional learning and data team meetings
• Clearly articulate benchmark and end-of-year student performance goals for each course; assist teachers in developing individual performance goals and action steps; check progress towards goals at regular intervals; provide training, resources, and support for meeting goals. 
• Conduct classroom evaluations and conferences for both extended classroom visits and weekly walkthroughs
• Communicate teacher performance to the principal, highlighting teachers in need of coaching due to insufficient performance; assist the principal in the development of individual growth plans for teachers that have received poor performance ratings and/or student growth results 
• Communicate and collaborate with teachers and school administrators
• Attend all required staff meetings
• Participate in staff development opportunities
• Willing to perform other duties when asked by supervisor. 

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• A master’s degree or higher in relevant academic discipline
• Valid Louisiana Teaching License in Elementary or Secondary Education
• At least 5 years of successful teaching as measured by performance evaluations
• For teachers in TAP schools, exemplary evaluation scores on TAP Rubrics
• Excellent communication skills and understanding of how to facilitate growth 
• Student data that illustrates the teacher’s ability to increase student achievement through utilizing specific instructional interventions
• Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement
• Demonstrated volunteer or community service
• At least two (or more) of the following: 

1.      TAP Experience
2.      Core Knowledge Experience
3.      Experience with Blended Learning
4.      At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment