'26/'27 Elementary ELA Teacher at KCE

Phalen Leadership Academies•Columbus, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Elementary ELA Teacher at Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) is responsible for helping scholars master academic and social skills, setting ambitious achievement goals, and holding scholars accountable for reaching them. The teacher creates a supportive and caring classroom environment, plans and delivers rigorous instruction, assesses mastery, tracks scholar progress, and intervenes or adjusts instruction as needed. Key deliverables include ensuring all scholars meet their projected ELA growth goals, achieving 85% scholar satisfaction on classroom surveys, retaining 90% of scholars through the academic year, maintaining 95% average daily scholar attendance, and enabling 1.5 years of growth for each scholar performing below grade level. The role is at Kids Care Elementary (KCE), a tuition-free public charter school serving approximately 150 scholars in grades K–5. KCE emphasizes project-based learning and academic, social, and emotional excellence in a supportive, inclusive environment. PLA describes itself as an education nonprofit with school, summer learning, intervention, and workforce development programs, and offers staff career advancement and expanded income opportunities.

Requirements

Passion for working with students and families in underserved communities.
Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university, with appropriate endorsements if applicable.
Valid state teacher license or enrollment in a credentialing program.
Effective pedagogical skills driven by standards and data-driven assessment.
Experience tracking and using data to drive instruction.

Responsibilities

Set ambitious goals for student achievement and hold scholars accountable for accomplishing them.
Create a powerful, caring learning environment that supports scholars’ success.
Plan and deliver rigorous instruction.
Assess scholar mastery and track progress.
Intervene or adjust instruction as necessary to support scholar success.
Work toward the stated deliverables for ELA growth, scholar satisfaction, persistence, attendance, and growth among scholars performing below grade level.