Interim Grade 2 Homeroom & Grade 1/Grade 2 Writing Teacher

Description

Position/Title:  Interim Grade 2 Homeroom & Grade 1/Grade 2 Writing Teacher

Appointment:  January 2025

Reports To:   Director of Early Childhood - Grade 5

Laurel School seeks talented faculty and staff who will put our students first and strive to make a difference in their lives.  We seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty and staff who thrive on being engaged participants in our community and are committed to anti-racist education and the development of young women as authentic learners and leaders.   The most successful candidates are solutions-driven, are willing to listen to learn, embrace iteration and practice as a necessary part of the product, see opportunities before problems, and thrive in a fast-paced, forward-thinking educational environment. Laurel lives our mission: to inspire each girl to fulfill her promise and to better the world. 

Position Summary

As a lead writing teacher, this position entails the design, detailed planning, and instruction of child-centered, age-appropriate curricula in language arts.  This position will support the full second grade with grade-level experiences and activities. Teachers work cooperatively with specialist teachers in library, world languages, art, science, music, physical education, and dance.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Create a classroom environment that promotes belonging, using Responsive Classroom as a guide
• Preparation and implementation of daily lessons:
  • Writing, using The Writing Revolution framework, opportunities to write in a variety of genres, working on revising, editing, and publishing
• Design and implementation of appropriate, authentic assessments for First Grade and Second Grade students
• Comprehensive, ongoing documentation of student progress
• Support evaluation of all relevant class work, including preparation of regular, detailed rubrics and formal narrative reports on student progress and informal communication with family to keep them informed about student progress - both successes and challenges
• Assist with assessment and support of students
• Integrate technology into classroom instruction when appropriate and provide opportunities for students to develop technology and coding skills
• Collaborate on visits to Butler and other Field Trips
• Regular communication with families - SeeSaw, weekly newsletters, check-in emails/calls, reports, and conferences
• Effective and timely communication in person, through email, and voice mail with varied school constituencies
• Participation in faculty and staff meetings
• Support of divisional and school-wide initiatives 
• Supervision and/or participation in non-academic activities, i.e. lunch, recess, and afternoon dismissal
• Admissions work - hosting visitors and doing write-ups; reviewing applications (on rotation); Open House
• Other duties as assigned 

Requirements

The successful candidate ideally holds a graduate degree and 3 or more years of teaching experience at the Primary level.  They must possess a positive attitude, excellent written and verbal skills, strong organizational skills, and proven success within a work setting that requires collaboration, cooperation, and collegiality. Candidates should feel comfortable with an outdoor learning environment and enjoy spending time in nature with students. The candidate must possess or acquire and maintain a State of Ohio-issued teaching certificate or non-tax certificate.

Salary

Laurel offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

To Apply:

Please see www.laurelschool.org for further information and a job application.  

Work Environment  

Laurel School is a dynamic, forward-thinking, K-12 girls’ school, with a co-ed early childhood division where every child is well known. As a Facing History and Ourselves School, Laurel is fully committed to equity and inclusion; we actively seek culturally diverse faculty and staff.

Laurel teachers are committed to:

• The study of research on girls’ education and integration of this knowledge into classroom practice
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
• Anti-racist, multicultural education
• The academic and social development of girls
• Working with each girl to fulfill the school’s mission
• The creation of a classroom community
• The integration of community-based learning projects at the classroom level and as a part of the whole school community
• Involving parents as partners in the educational process
• Outdoor education and sustainability
• Flexibility and openness to new ideas

Laurel enjoys an outstanding local and national reputation and is home to the Laurel Center for Research on Girls. In a highly competitive school landscape, Laurel is fortunate to be a school of choice in Cleveland. Our emphasis on the whole child and our legacy of excellence in the teaching of girls set us apart. Located in Shaker Heights, OH (15 minutes from downtown Cleveland) with an additional rural campus 17 minutes away, the school has a suburban/rural advantage. The work environment is noted for being family-friendly and flexible. The feeling in the school is joyous, collaborative, and innovative. Our curricular philosophy emphasizes community-based, interdisciplinary, and experiential learning. Collaboration and reflective practice are key to pedagogy at Laurel. The school is fully committed to a culturally diverse faculty and student body. 

Laurel School is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all personnel and applicants for employment without regard to race; color; religion; sex; national origin; handicap or disability; sexual orientation; or status as a veteran, Vietnam era, or special disabled veteran.