10th Grade Geometry Teacher

Yellowstone Schools

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required. 
• Teaching Certification preferred.
• Prior experience working in a Title 1 school community is preferred.                 

Organizational Overview

Founded in 2001 and rooted in the Christian faith, Yellowstone Schools collectively educates 600 children in Pre-K through 10th grade and will grow a grade each year to serve 12th grade by 2026. Yellowstone partners with students and families—regardless of financial means—to provide a life-changing education, develop a strong moral foundation, and prepare scholars for life beyond high school. The K-12 campus is located in the Third Ward, one of Houston's oldest historically Black neighborhoods.

Most students served live in communities without access to strong educational opportunities. With classes ranging in size from 16 to 22, our students experience a rich academic and co-curricular model while receiving bus transportation, two meals a day, and access to a comprehensive student support program.

Yellowstone Schools consists of a cooperative of two school systems: a lower school (a private Christian school serving PreK-5th grade) and an upper school (a tuition-free, public charter school growing to serve 6th-12th grade). The lower school and upper school are distinct legal and financial entities with separate governing boards. The name Yellowstone Schools reflects each school system’s shared mission, vision, values, culture, and leadership. Each school complies with all applicable federal and state laws.

Position Overview

Teaching staff at Yellowstone Schools are tasked with facilitating high-quality lessons on a daily basis to maximize student growth in pursuit of mastery of grade level state standards.  This role is an ideal opportunity for a highly motivated, collaborative, results-driven, data-driven, and service-minded individual with a passion for seeing students embrace their potential to live a fulfilling life.  Teachers at Yellowstone Schools must possess a belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of the organization and must be prepared to uphold high expectations while holding students accountable for maximizing their potential.

Essential Qualities

• Strong ability to navigate web-related applications and technology
• Ability to instruct students using a variety of technology applications and platforms
• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of Yellowstone Schools
• Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress
• Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and initiatives at once
• A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional

Essential Duties

• Developing rigorous lessons in your specific content area in order to reignite your students for college and beyond while bridging gaps for marginalized communities.
• Utilizing the prescribed curriculum with fidelity and integrity.
• Setting ambitious goals with your students and monitoring their progress while encouraging them through frequent and persistent feedback.
• Tracking student growth and using data and feedback from coaches to create student growth plans when needed for student achievement concerns.
• Building transformable relationships with students and families by providing regular, and consistent, communication with parents via phone or video conference, email, or district-approved website.
• Creating a physical or virtual classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Collaborating to internalize daily lesson plans, applying best practices, and adding resources when needed to fit students’ needs.
• Meeting regular deadlines for daily lesson plans, submitting grades, and work samples.
• Working on a team of teachers and leaders to provide consistency, support, and accountability to all students with shared expectations and school-wide systems.
• Working with content teams in Professional Development to norm on, and improve student learning.
• Conducting weekly tutorials outside of regular class day to provide additional instruction and support to students.
• Completing supervision duties on campus that support student safety including but not limited to morning duty, lunch duty, dismissal, detention, and afterschool duty.
• Growing professionally in your craft of teaching by both receiving and giving feedback on a consistent basis from DOI, School Leader, and Administration Team.
• Persisting in the face of challenges, learning from mistakes, and setting a strong example of character for your students.
• Being available by phone, email, or video conferencing to confer with campus leaders, collaborators, students, and/or parents.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

Work requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Must have the ability to lift and carry items up to 15 pounds, to walk short distances, and drive a vehicle to deliver and pick up materials and meet candidates.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Yellowstone Schools offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical (including HSA), dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings options, $50K employer-paid life insurance, supplemental life ( short-term disability insurance, cancer, hospital, accident), EAP, wellness day off and generous paid time off program, and 10-weeks paid parental leave.

Yellowstone does not refuse to hire, terminate, or otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of race, color, sex, or national or ethnic origin.