What are the responsibilities and job description for the English Lanugage Arts Teacher (SY25-26 Middle School) position at Veritas Preparatory Charter School - middle?
What You’ll Do
As a Middle School English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher at Veritas Prep, you’ll plan and teach engaging literature and composition lessons through meaningful content, ensuring that every student has the knowledge and skills to access grade-level standards and work. You’ll help students gain the essential literacy skills and analytical, critical thinking skills necessary to deeply analyze a diverse collection of texts needed to prepare for higher level language arts in high school, college, and beyond. You’ll partner with your Special Education co-teacher, co-advisor, colleagues and grade-level team to build a strong community, where students feel safe, seen, included, and able to reach their goals. You’ll also receive consistent support from your coach, who will help you continue to grow as an educator.
You will also:
Build knowledge in your content area and be prepared for every class with high-quality, effective lessons
Be an active participant in content planning meetings with other ELA Teachers to improve the quality of instructional materials
Learn and use school-wide routines that help our school run smoothly and keep the focus on teaching and learning
Use data to make decisions and support the growth of our students in the classroom and during daily tutoring
Teach students valuable social-emotional skills and embed this skill-building into your lessons and daily interactions
Build deep relationships and actively partner and communicate with parents and families
Engage in learning about racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion in education and be a champion for anti-racist education
Work as a team with teachers, staff, and leaders to support students
Actively engage in professional development and coaching to continually improve your practice
Salary : $50,000 - $90,000