Substitutes for K-8 in Newburyport

River Valley Charter School is looking for dynamic, flexible, reliable, educational professionals who are available as substitute teachers in a K-8 Montessori Charter school. The ideal candidate would have teaching experience or training, a patient and calm demeanor, and knowledge of Montessori philosophy. The mission of River Valley Charter School is to provide a rigorous academic program based on the Montessori philosophy and rooted in the history, culture, and ecology of the Merrimack River Valley. Students will reach their full potential as scholars and become self reliant and productive members of society. They will be adept at critical thinking and creative problem solving and will be fully prepared to succeed in future schools, careers and civic life. River Valley Charter School is a regional public Montessori school serving students from Amesbury, Newburyport, Pentucket and Triton School districts The school was founded when a group of parents, whose children had attended preschool at a local Montessori school, were sharing how much they appreciated the educational programming their children received in the Montessori environment. The group formed a Founding Alliance and began the arduous task of creating a public Montessori program. River Valley joins a population of more than 500 public and 5,000 private Montessori schools in the nation, but it is Massachusetts’ first charter Montessori school started "from scratch," with a majority of students having no previous Montessori experience. River Valley Charter School also joins a population of more than 5,300 charter schools in 41 states, with 83 charter schools in Massachusetts. River Valley enrolls 288 grade K-8 students. The school is broken into four levels: Kinderhaus, Elementary 1 (E1), Elementary 2 (E2), and Middle School. Our Kinderhaus program includes 32 students. We have two classrooms with a lead and assistant teacher in each. Class size is approximately 16 students, with an 8:1 ratio. Elementary 1 consists of grades 1-3. We have four E1 classes with approximately 24 students in each. There are two adults in every classroom, a lead and an assistant teachers, providing a student teacher ratio of 12:1. Elementary 2 is similar to E1 but consists of grades 4-6. Four E2 classrooms each have approximately 24 students with a lead and assistant teacher. Middle School houses 7th & 8th grade students with five middle school content teachers, as well as a Middle School Coordinator and learning differences support staff.