IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 11th grade IB History of the Americas Teacher - IDEA Frontier College Prep (20-21) Salary in the United States

IDEA Public Schools:

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe in college for ALL and we are committed to ensuring that all of our students graduate from college. IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States sending 100% of our students to college. 58% of our students graduate from college in 6 years – that’s 8 times the national rate for students in our communities!

IDEA was founded in 2000 as a single school with 150 students in the Rio Grande Valley. When interest exceeded building capacity, to meet the demands, IDEA’s co-founders committed to serving more students in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and beyond. We now serve nearly 45,000 students across Texas and Louisiana. By 2022, IDEA will serve 100,000 students. Be on the lookout for IDEA schools opening near you—with continued growth in our current regions and new launches in Tarrant County (Fort Worth/Arlington), New Orleans, Houston (2020), Permian Basin (2021), and Tampa Bay (2021)!

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.

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About the Rio Grande Valley 

Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a school of 150 students in Donna, TX to the fastest- growing family of tuition-free, public charter schools in the United States. In the Rio Grande Valley, we are a nucleus of four counties (Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy County) that work as one unit to support our children academically and holistically. 

RGV is home to a population of just over 1.3 million residents. Children across the region truly benefit from IDEA’s mission of college for all as only 1 out of 17 students graduate college-ready. Our mission holds true as we have 2,400 IDEA alumni that currently attend, or have graduated from, 150 colleges and universities across the country.  

Join our passionate team of changemakers in south Texas as we prepare to expand our home region to 55 schools, serving over 38,000 students in 2022.

Role Mission:

IDEA International Baccalaureate (IB) High School History of the Americas Teachers are responsible for ensuring that every IDEA student masters the academic and social skills necessary to succeed in college, while also embodying IDEA’s values daily. IDEA IB History of the Americas Teachers set ambitious goals for student achievement and diligently track student data to inform dynamic and effective daily lesson plans. IDEA IB History of the Americas Teachers seek feedback and continue to develop their teaching practice to better serve IDEA students. We strive to accomplish goal in two ways: by giving students the chance to experience rigorous and challenging material in high school and by giving them the opportunity to gain college-credit through dual-enrollment, AP, or IB courses.

Responsibilities:  

• Implement state learning standards/IB standards and IDEA/IB curricula and IB assessments to meet ambitious academic expectations. 
• Learn, master, and deliver IB History of the Americas content and grade level curriculum, core content objectives, and texts
• Submit weekly lesson plans two weeks in advance for feedback 
• Implement formal and informal assessments to track each individual student’s progress and learning needs, adjust lesson plans accordingly and update gradebook weekly 
• Communicate students’ progress with student and family on a weekly basis. 
• Effective facilitation and personal use of technology as a communication and educational tool to improve student achievement and manage work related tasks. 
• Implement a clear and consistent behavior management system that aligns to campus- wide initiatives while developing students’ character and sense of community in the classroom. 
• Help shape and develop a school wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment for each student 
• Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify.  
• Host necessary tutoring sessions to meet all students’ needs. 
• Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties, and school wide meetings and functions.
• Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development.
• Minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week.

• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college.  
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them. 
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly. 
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes. 
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change. 
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization. 
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes. 
• We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.     

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution.
• Experience: Experience in a classroom setting preferred
• Licenses or Certifications: State certification preferred but not required

Knowledge and Skills:

• Aligned or relevant coursework that indicates experience or exposure to the IB History of the Americas content.
• Knowledge of core academic subject assigned and ability to pass a grade level aligned IDEA content assessment.
• Strong initiative in gaining basic knowledge of IB History of the Americas curricula and instructional practices or implementation. 
• Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior. 
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills. 
• Strong knowledge of the research and writing process.
• Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment.

Compensation:

• Click herefor the Teacher Salary Schedule. 
• This role is also eligible for various stipend opportunities and incentives through our Teacher Career Pathway. For more information about our total rewards, visit our benefits page. 
• Additional hourly compensation is provided for after school tutoring or Saturday school as assigned