• Job Description

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  We are accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year for Aspire Central Valley Regional Elementary and Secondary Schools.
  
  About Aspire:u00A0
  Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998u2014in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist throughu2014Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.
  
  Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy.
  
  Job Summary:

  Provide a high quality instruction within a small school environment where every student is known and valuedu00A0as an individual; uphold the mission and values of Aspire Public Schools and contribute to our goal that everyu00A0student in California has access to a high quality public education.
  
  Essential Duties & Responsibilitiesu00A0

  • Establish a culture of high expectations that includes the shared belief that every student will attendu00A0college.
  • Develop and implement lesson plans and classroom activities aligned with California State Standardsu00A0and Aspire Instructional Guidelines.
  • Assess students regularly and analyze student results; refine and differentiate classroom instructionu00A0based on assessment data and student needs.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to improve instructional practices throughout the school; share bestu00A0practices.
  • Communicate regularly with students and their families about classroom activities and student
    progress.
  • Involve parents and guardians as partners in their studentsu2019 education.
  • Manage student behavior to ensure every student is fully engaged.
  • Actively participate in professional development activities, and work closely with lead teachers,
    principal, and instructional coaches.
  • Maintain accurate student records including attendance.
  • Identify unique student needs and collaborate with team members to effectively address those needs.
  • Support the mission, vision, and core values of Aspire Public Schools.
  • Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

  Qualifications

  1. Required knowledge, skills & abilities:

  • Knowledge of child cognitive development and various learning styles
  • Knowledge of subject matter, including California State Standards and subject-specific frameworks
  • Knowledge of assessments
  • Ability and willingness to implement Aspire Instructional Guidelines and Best Practices
  • Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative student data
  • Ability and willingness to reflect and improve instructional practices
  • Ability to collaborate with colleagues, parents and community
  • Computer and Internet search skills

  2. Minimum educational level:

  • Bachelors degree
  • Valid California Teaching Credential u2013 Single Subject: English required
  • English Language Learner Authorization required
  • NCLB Highly Qualified

  3. Experience required:

  • 1+ year working with students as a teacher, teacher intern, or teaching assistant preferred

  4. Physical Demands:
  
  

  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be reasonably met by a Teacheru00A0to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  Occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, frequently required to sit,u00A0stand, move, feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.

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  Compensation:
  Aspire Public Schools is dedicated to our teammate's well-being! In addition to a competitive base salary that is benchmarked against local districts and charter schools, we offer employees exceptional benefits, including paid time off, 100% core health benefits coverage on select plans, life insurance/long-term disability, participation in a CA state retirement plan, tuition reimbursement plan, and adoption assistance program. Our salary schedule based on years of experience for this position type is reflected here:
  

  Aspire Public Schools Teacher Salary Scale
  

  Aspire Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Aspire promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

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• About the company

  Aspire Public Schools is a national nonprofit organization that currently operates 38 high-performing, open-enrollment public charter schools serving more than 14,600 students in under-served communities across California and Memphis, TN. Aspire is a ...

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