Elementary School Teacher
Equitas Academy Charter SchoolsHighlight
Summary
About the Role
About You
- A Bachelor's degree.
- A current Multiple Subject teaching credential (internship, preliminary, or clear) or out of state equivalent required.
- English Learner authorization.
- A strong belief that all students can succeed.
- Demonstrated experience and success working with students in low-income communities.
Benefits
- A competitive salary scale.
- A variety of health benefit plans, including options completely free to the employee.
- California's State Teacher Retirement System (CalSTRS) retirement matching and optional 403b plan.
- Generous time off including winter break, spring break, fourteen holidays, and ten sick days.
About Us Equitas Academy Charter School was founded in 2009. We are a network of free public schools for families who believe their children deserve a high-quality education and challenging school experience. Our school model offers credentialed, passionate, and dedicated teachers and staff who are experts in their field. We currently serve over 1,000 students in Kinder-8th grade in two Elementary Schools and one Middle School and will open our second Middle School in August 2017. Equitas Academy is based in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. We value: High Expectations. Structured and disciplined classrooms, school-wide behavioral code of conduct, and school uniforms College Readiness. Extended school day and year, enrichment activities, and preparation to enter top-performing middle, high schools, and, ultimately, college A Family Partnership. Ongoing communication with parents about academic and behavioral progress, at-home visits by staff, and family workshops A Safe & Supportive School Community. We help our children make positive choices through our school values of curiosity, optimism, gratitude, grit, self-control, social intelligence, and zest. Our Mission & Success To provide a structured, achievement-based community that prepares students (“scholars”) to graduate from college-preparatory high schools, four-year colleges, and universities. Our school has been recognized as a California Distinguished School and Blue Ribbon School by the California Department of Education because of our commitment to data driven instruction to provide a rigorous and equitable education for all students.