About the Team

ACCEL Schools is seeking a highly-qualified Title I Teacher at Ohio College Preparatory School in Maple Heights, Ohio dedicated to providing a superior education for all students in our upcoming 2024-2025 school year! We are seeking teachers who are excited to create a rigorous and nurturing classroom environment that prioritizes student learning and social-emotional development. 

Be part of the difference at Ohio College Preparatory School! Founded in 2012, Ohio College Preparatory School serves K-8th grade students in Maple Heights and surrounding communities. The public charter school provides students with a college prep education emphasizing social-emotional development. Students benefit from nurturing teachers and staff, small group learning, and technology in the classroom. Ohio College Preparatory School is part of ACCEL Schools, an established network of public charter schools serving K-12 students throughout the United States since 2014.

About the Opportunity:

Responsibilities of the Teacher include to-

• Relentlessly work to meet all goals related to student achievement and culture as well as Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals.
• Deliver highly effective daily lessons based on student need, rooted in research-based instructional practices.
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students.
• Utilize research-based best practices in daily planning and classroom instruction.
• Create a joyful, caring, and loving classroom environment for all students.
• Integrate culturally responsive teaching practices into daily lessons and interactions with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Implement school-wide culture expectations and norms, inside the classroom and beyond.
• Communicate regularly with families regarding the academic and social-emotional growth of their child.
• Incorporate 21st century technology skills into daily classroom practice and team settings.
• Participate in the planning and implementation of non-instructional activities such as social events and field trips
• Collaborate and communicate effectively, humbly, and respectfully with all colleagues.
• Perform other duties as assigned

About You:

• Current state teaching license holder in appropriate content area
• Knowledge of State Standards and Common Core Standards
• Preferred two years’ experience teaching
• High level of comfort working in a growth-focused coaching environment based on frequent observations, debriefs, action planning, and progress monitoring.
• High quality written and verbal communication skills
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook
• Ability to properly manage confidential information
• Ability to stand for up to 90 minutes at a time
• Ability to supervise students in all school settings, including in a classroom, on playground or in another play setting, in a meal room, and/or transitioning between any of these settings
• Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks 
• Experience working in a multi-cultural setting preferred

About Us

“We believe that every child should be able to be anything they want in life, regardless of their birthplace and circumstances.” – Ron Packard, CEO & Founder

ACCEL Schools is a network of 80 high-performing, public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban, suburban, and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar, virtual, and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education, sports training, bilingual programming, and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators, authorizers, and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities.

We offer the following benefits:

Life benefits – time & peace of mind

• Paid time off
• Retirement contributions
• Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child)
• Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations

Health benefits – stay well & thrive

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary short-term disability insurance
• Voluntary long-term disability insurance

Career benefits – keep growing

• Career advancement opportunities throughout Accel Schools and our strong network of 4,000 instructors and education professionals

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is our policy to abide by all federal, state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based solely on a person’s race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status, veteran status (including protected veterans), marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, familial status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected status except where a reasonable, bona fide occupational qualification exists.