Teacher, Battle Born Academy 

Battle Born Academy is a K-8 public charter school focused on building a joyful community of learners. Our students experience hands-on learning in a supportive environment where they can all thrive. We focus primarily on project-based learning (PBL), social-emotional learning (SEL), and restorative practices. We are currently seeking talented, highly effective educators for classroom instruction in various disciplines, including:

• Classroom teacher - Kindergarten
• Classroom teacher - First grade
• Teaching Assistants (responsibilities vary from the description below)

Job Description 

Instructional staff at Battle Born Academy are charged with carrying out the culture, academics, and relationships that define our model. Battle Born Academy leverages a project-based learning approach where ELA, math, science, and social studies are integrated into a single project block. Teachers unleash their skills to support students as they lead their own learning. Essential teaching practices include relationships, engaging content, differentiation, proactive management, and restorative justice. 

Job Responsibilities – What am I responsible for?

All Instructional Roles

• Advisory course – a group of approximately 25-30 students they know and deeply care for. Advisors also contact families and have strong relationships with the students and those who care for them. Homerooms meet daily, engage in restorative practices, conference with families, and more. 
• Pod PLC Collaboration – all teachers are part of a pod PLC (a group of teachers from two grades a Special Education teacher an EL teacher). This group meets several times a week for data analysis, planning, collaboration, and professional learning. 
• Contribute to the school systems and culture through additional duties, professional development, routines in their classrooms (such as attendance and grading), and other duties as necessary. 
• Report to Assistant Principal or Principal

K-5 Classroom Teachers

Collaborate with grade-level pods to plan daily differentiated instruction in both Math and ELA, as well as the core project block. Teachers are not expected to be content experts in either ELA or Math but are expected to collaborate with other teachers, leverage a provided curriculum, and use data to make informed decisions about best practices for their students. Classroom teachers collaborate with their grade-level team, including SpEd and EL instructors, to prepare and execute small group interventions to ensure the needs of all learners are being met.

• Lead project block
• Lead/co-lead Math block
• Lead/co-lead ELA (K-2 includes phonics) block 

Job Outputs – How will my performance be measured?

• Lead students to grade-level content mastery, as measured by project rubrics, mastery grading, and reading levels and/or lead students to 1.5 years of academic growth annually
• Maintain relationships with 100% of the students and families in advisory - lead students to successful self-advocacy where 100% of students engage in student-led family conferences

Competencies – What skills and mindsets are necessary for the role?

• Effectively build relationships with students, families, and coworkers 
• Reflect and engage with self-examination of bias, socio-political awareness, and cultural responsiveness
• Plan and execute rigorous, effective curriculum
• Design and effectively facilitate project-based learning 
• Collect, analyze, and act upon student-level data
• Differentiate to ensure every student gets what they need
• Collaborate with colleagues to improve instruction
• Effectively lead a classroom through proactive systems, routines, and rules
• Respond to student behavior using Restorative Practices
• Self-directed and flexible; able to thrive in a start-up environment
• Strong communicator and collaborator
• Able to problem solve and think creatively

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master’s degree preferred
• Prior teaching experience highly preferred
• Valid Nevada teaching license highly preferred
• Valid Nevada teaching license required for Special Education and EL teacher roles
• Intermediate to Fluent Spanish highly preferred

Compensation

At Battle Born Academy, we offer transparent rates of pay and steady raises. You can calculate your exact offer using our BBA Compensation Model, available on our website. BBA offers a strong benefits package, including contributions to the Nevada Public Employee Retirement System (PERS), along with medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage. 

There are many aspects of the model and environment at Battle Born that will appeal to teachers, including:

• More than two hours of prep time daily 
• Duty-free lunches 
• Ample instructional support and professional collaboration
• Professional development – 5 weeks a year early-out Wednesdays for staff PD 
• Fall and Spring Breaks, in addition to Winter Break
• Focus on sustainability and practices that support this focus

As an equal opportunity employer, Battle Born Academy hires without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable law.