Transformational Teacher Leader, 2024-2025 School Year, 11 Months

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Salary Range:
$70,000.00 - $90,000.00 USD annually
As part of Arizona State University's charter to provide access and excellence, ASU Preparatory Academy (ASU Prep) shares this commitment by demonstrating all students can achieve at the highest levels, regardless of their background. To scale our current impact, ASU Prep is advancing a major expansion program taking fundamental responsibility for the communities we serve.
Transformational Teacher Leader (TTL) embodies a transformative role, leading and guiding a dynamic team of educators, paraprofessionals, aspiring teachers, subject area specialists, and community volunteers. Rooted in a commitment to excellence, the TTL fosters a collaborative learning environment, orchestrating roles and objectives while implementing innovative teaching strategies that align with ASU Prep's mission. In addition to co-planning, co-teaching, modeling, and coaching, the TTL maintains a direct teaching presence in the classroom. This visionary position involves not only analyzing student learning data but also adapting instructional approaches for optimal growth. The TTL propels the team forward by integrating pioneering ideas and enhancements. Endowed with authority and accountability, the TTL ensures comprehensive student learning and development. As an integral component of the school's leadership, the TTL contributes to team selection, evaluation, and professional growth, fortifying alignment with the institution's vision.
QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• M.A.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, Elementary or Secondary Education, Education Leadership, or equivalent preferred
• Valid Arizona Teacher Certification
• 3+ years of K12 classroom teaching experience required
• Experience in leading and managing collaborative teams required
• Experience in curriculum development and project-based learning required
• Active AZ Department of Public Safety (DPS) IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Transformational Teacher Leader will be designated to a specific school site and team. Critical responsibilities encompass:

• Lead and coach a team of teachers, paraprofessionals, specialists and volunteers to ensure the academic success for a shared group of students. Coaching includes but is not limited to developing personalized and team goals, developing agendas and collaborative planning, meeting with teachers regularly to engage in collaborative conversations, reflecting on classroom practices, conducting learning walks, data driven research, collaborative conversations.
• Lead professional development sessions for teams and the broader school community, promoting the integration of innovative practices and pedagogical approaches aligned with ASU Prep's core values and ASU Prep's curricular and program initiative.
• Establish ambitious, measurable achievement standards for all students under the team's guidance. Tailor instructional strategies to address diverse learning needs, fostering a culture of inclusivity and individual growth.
• Construct and share instructional tools based, materials and resources that align with the team's pedagogical approach and ensure student-centered learning based on academic and coaching data.
• Collaboratively design comprehensive lesson plans that resonate with instructional objectives and enrichment.
• Cultivate enriched and personalized instruction that mirrors each student's learning level and interests.
• Conduct meticulous curricular reviews and research, engineer staff development initiatives, and provide consultative support with the team budget.
• Create an environment conducive to collaborative and personalized learning, fostering an atmosphere of respect, enthusiasm, and camaraderie.
• Establish and enforce ambitious academic achievement benchmarks for students.
• Harness student assessment data to drive and inform enrichment of instruction.
• Align instructional vision and delivery through structured team sessions.
• Foster the development of team members through role definition, constructive feedback, and targeted assignments.

As a Classroom Teacher:

• Delivers instruction in assigned content areas, which may include reading, writing, spelling, language and vocabulary, math, science, social studies, technology, counseling, study skills, health, problem solving, foreign languages, ESL, family and consumer sciences, physical education, music, chorus.
• Determines instruction techniques, strategies, methods and adapts curriculum and learning styles to meet and assess student's needs.
• Performs clerical duties including attendance record keeping, copying, cutting, filing, ordering of supplies, and the like as well as computer software skills.
• Maintains open lines of communication with parents/guardians about academic and discipline issues through various mediums including phone calls, notes, progress reports, etc.
• Develops and creates classroom displays, storing materials, cleaning and organizing of tables and shelves, disassembling of the classroom at the end of the School Year.
• Develops activities and resources, strategies and methods for a variety of teaching, creating lesson plans and substitute teaching plans that are aligned learning objectives with the school guides.
• Develops, analyzes, adjusts, and implements ILP for students to accommodate instruction based on assessment and determining correct assessment tool and appropriate level to use.
• Demonstrates preparation and skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic and ability backgrounds.
• Supervises students during emergency drills, assemblies, recreation periods, lunch periods, play periods, and field trips to include resolving conflicts.
• Assesses and evaluates performance, behavior, and progress of students in grades, progress reports and assessing comprehension of learning objectives.
• Participates in extra-curricular activities such as Meet the Teacher, ILP's Summatives, evening performances, or preparations and coordinating of any other aspect of public demonstration of student learning.
• Maintains confidentiality of protected student and staff member information even after no longer being employed or enrolled.
• Organizes and plans field trips, class parties.
• Assists in the well-being of students the fundamental value in all decision making.
• Contributes to professional growth of self and colleagues including sharing and planning curriculum, staying current with educational trends, and continuing professional growth to meet the state and school requirements including current teaching certificates.
• Works collaboratively to achieve the overall purposes of the school program.
• Maintains a classroom atmosphere conducive of learning.
• Additional duties may be assigned as necessary.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Directly supervises employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include decisions related to selection, performance appraisal, discipline and salary recommendations.
• Build strong and empowered teams by providing direction, delegation, counsel, mentoring and expertise to individual team leads, while retaining overall responsibility and accountability for results.
• Promote and encourage the development, training and promotion of staff members to ensure the perpetuation of a professional and competent workforce.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrated success in achieving high-progress student outcomes in relevant subjects
• Proficiency in student-centered, blended and personalized learning
• Proficiency in working effectively in diverse cultural contexts
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with coworkers, parents, and students
• Ability to perform and direct job-related proficiency with the highest ethical integrity.
• Ability to perform and direct with an overall nature that is committed to the goals and visions of ASU Preparatory Academy.
• Allocate instructional and administrative tasks within the team based on educators' strengths, content expertise, and professional aspirations.
• Effectively communicate students' progress to drive motivation.
• Actively seek feedback from supervisors and team members to enhance professional growth.
• Embodies the spirit of innovation, exhibiting the following competencies:
  
  • Accountability: Demonstrates unwavering commitment to delivering quantifiable, high-quality, and timely outcomes. Sets objectives and prioritizes tasks while embracing responsibility for any missteps.
  • Communication: Proficiently communicates to a diverse array of audiences through compelling written and verbal skills, effectively conveying messages in varied contexts.
  • Collaboration: Fosters productive and affirmative working relationships across departments and schools, effectively attaining shared goals through synergistic efforts.
  • Cultural Engagement: Exhibits an innate awareness of individuals' practical and emotional needs, acknowledging the potential impact of cultural, personal, and contextual elements on interactions and outcomes.
  • Developing Others: Exemplifies a capacity to influence others for their short- and long-term enhancement, contributing to their overall effectiveness.
  • Flexibility: Adapts strategies and approaches to accommodate distinct situations and evolving requirements.
  • Innovation: Encourages novel perspectives, challenges established methods, and pioneers the implementation of groundbreaking initiatives and processes.
  • Initiative & Persistence: Demonstrates a tenacious commitment to surpassing expectations, even amid challenging circumstances.
  • Problem Solving: Identifies and dissects problems, generates alternative solutions, and offers recommendations based on sound judgment.
  • Results Oriented: Pursues audacious goals, aligning strategy with mission, and maintains a continuous review of key performance metrics to achieve desired outcomes.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 15 lbs. such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
LOCATION:
Immersion
TRAVEL:
Occasional travel may be required for site visits, meetings, trainings and/or conferences. Locations may vary and may require overnight stays.