High School Teacher Specialist-Texas
Texas Online Preparatory School (TOPS)Job Description
Job Description
Required Certificates and Licenses: Valid Texas Teacher General Composite certificate
Residency Requirements: Texas
Salary: The salary for this position is $49,000.00, plus the eligibility of a performance bonus
Start Date: Immediate
K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANYONE. We provide families an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.
Passionate High School Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Texas Online Preparatory School (TOPS). We want you to be a part of our talented team!
The mission of Texas Online Preparatory School (TOPS) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!
This position is responsible for creating and maintaining effective systems for managing assigned academic programs, e.g. advanced placement, academic probation, etc. for the school so that it may operate in a manner that ensures universal achievement for its students.
This is a full-time REMOTE position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
- Create and maintain effective systems for managing assigned academic programs for the school including:
- Stakeholder communication, e.g. parents, administrators, teachers, external agencies
- Data collection and tracking
- Administrative tasks and documentation, including but not limited to scheduling meetings, mailings, document translations, etc.
- Data disaggregation and analysis
- Communicate trends with campus leadership and TXSS leadership
- Make recommendations for next steps
- Operate from a belief and confidence that each student can achieve at high levels by:
- Ensuring that each student in the program achieves academic success
- Partnering with special programs to ensure each student's academic and social needs are met
- Exercising strong problem solving skills; exercising both creative and analytical thinking
- Support in-person state testing.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in education or related field of study AND
- Three (3) years of teaching experience OR
- Equivalent combination of education and experience
Certificates and Licenses: Valid Texas Teacher certificate.
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Highly proficient/expert in Microsoft Excel; Medium/average proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications (SharePoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).
- Ability to travel 20% of the time
- Ability to clear required background check
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Familiarity with action planning based on data analysis
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- This position is home-based position with some travel required
Job Type
Regular
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
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Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.