Early Elementary Teacher

Live Oak School supports the potential and promise of each student. We provide a strong academic foundation, foster skills to effect change, and develop courageous and conscientious learners from all backgrounds. We inspire students to advance equity and inclusion, to act with compassion and integrity, and to pursue a lifelong passion for learning.

Live Oak is accepting resumes for an Early Elementary Teacher in the early elementary grades (kindergarten-second) to begin in August, 2026. Applicants should have experience as head teachers, professional training, enjoy collaborative work on curriculum development, demonstrate a commitment to issues of equity and social justice, and feel a resonance with the school’s mission, vision, values, and educational philosophy. Please submit a resume, cover letter, and statement of educational philosophy.

Early Elementary Teachers at Live Oak work in a team teaching structure, collaborating with a co-lead teacher in each classroom of 22-24 students.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Collaborate with the grade level teaching team teacher to plan, consistently document, and implement the grade-level curriculum in accordance with the school’s educational philosophy, established scope and sequence, and adopted resources.
• Develop and implement robust assessment practices; provide regular and individualized feedback to students.
• Manage student behavior with the use of classroom and management strategies that are structured, consistent, respectful, responsive to student needs to build a safe, orderly, inclusive classroom community, and aligned with the adopted resources.
• Understand and model the school’s mission, vision, and values in relationships with students, colleagues, and families, including the

• Experience as a head teacher
• Professional training
• Commitment to issues of equity and social justice
• Resonance with the school’s mission, vision, values, and educational philosophy