Benefits:

• Florida Retirement
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

We are looking for creative, passionate teachers with growth mindsets, who thrive in collaborative environments, to join our school family. Through extensive professional development opportunities, you will grow as an educator who is highly trained to meet the needs of all learners through an engaging and active pedagogy. We provide a supportive, positive, and collaborative environment for our faculty and staff.

Rising Leaders Academy utilizes the project-based Expeditionary Learning instructional framework aligned to the Florida Standards. If you are a dedicated life-long learner who wishes to expand his/her skills and teaching portfolio, you may be a great fit for Rising Leaders Academy.

Rising Leaders Academy is seeking to hire teachers who exemplify initiative and collaboration for its Expeditionary Learning instructional framework.

Responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the vision of Rising Leaders Academy in using the power of education, the endurance of language and culture and the virtue of relationships and community to help children rise to be leaders.

- Conducting and designing Learning Expeditions which support Florida B.E.S.T, and NGSSS standards.

- Participating in regular and ongoing professional development efforts to strive for excellence in education.

- Develop curriculum that aligns with the Expeditionary Learning practices to engage the twenty-first century learner (http://www.elschools.org) and Florida B.E.S.T. Standards

- Implement project based learning to promote critical thinking (http://elschools.org/best-practices/new-edition-expeditionary-learning-c...)

- Design authentic formative and summative assessments to inform instruction, document growth, and monitor student learning

- Communicate with students and families clear and instructive information about student progress

- Working cooperatively with the school team in all areas of instruction, assessment, documentation, parent involvement, and classroom management.

Schedule:

• School Hours, 7:30 - 3:30
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Panama City, FL 32405: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching: A minimum of 1-3 years' teaching experience required. Three to five years' experience preferred.

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: We utilize a Bay County, Florida district-aligned, Teacher Salary Scale