'26/'27 Elementary Teachers at Davis Elementary

Phalen Leadership Academies•Montgomery, AL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Elementary Teachers at Phalen Leadership Academies are passionate, devoted leaders who bring creativity and rigor to classrooms to improve scholars’ learning experiences. They build caring environments that nurture the school community and ensure scholars master the academic and social skills necessary to succeed. Teachers set ambitious achievement goals and hold scholars accountable for meeting them. They create powerful learning environments, plan and deliver rigorous instruction, assess mastery, track scholar progress, and intervene or adjust instruction as needed. The role is at PLA @ Davis Elementary School in Montgomery, Alabama. PLA @ Davis works with parents and the community to improve educational outcomes and create a safe, supportive space where scholars feel loved, empowered, and encouraged through quality education. PLA is a transformative education nonprofit whose network includes school turnaround and charter school operations, summer learning, reading and math intervention, and workforce development programs.

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

Ensure scholars master the academic and social skills necessary to succeed.
Set ambitious student achievement goals and hold scholars accountable for accomplishing them.
Create a powerful learning environment.
Plan and deliver rigorous instruction.
Assess for mastery and track scholar progress.
Intervene or adjust instruction as necessary to support scholar success.
Work with parents and the community to support improved educational outcomes.