Lower School Homeroom Teacher

Position Purpose

The Lower School seeks a warm, thoughtful, and skilled educator to serve as a homeroom teacher. The teacher will create a joyful and structured classroom where students build strong academic foundations, develop confidence as learners, and engage with ideas through inquiry, collaboration, and meaningful relationships. Our Lower School values joyful learning, thoughtful inquiry, and the development of confident, curious students. Teachers in the Lower School work collaboratively with colleagues to continually strengthen teaching through reflection, shared planning, and engagement with research on how children learn. This position starts August 28, 2026.

Essential Functions

I. Student Instruction:

1. Designs and facilitates engaging learning experiences that support students' development in literacy, mathematics, social studies, and social-emotional learning.
2. Implements, adapts, and extends research-informed curriculum and instructional practices to meet the needs of individual learners.
3. Observes students carefully and uses multiple measures of assessment to inform instruction and support student growth.
4. Fosters curiosity, creativity, and confidence through inquiry, collaboration, hands-on learning, and other active classroom structures.
5. Establishes a positive and inclusive classroom environment with clear expectations that support strong behavior and social development.
6. Collaborates with colleagues to reflect on student learning, strengthen curriculum, and support the growth of all students.

II. Family Partnerships:

1. Communicates regularly with families about student growth, classroom experiences, and learning goals.
2. Conducts bi-annual parent conferences.
3. Writes bi-annual narrative reports.

III. Professional Conduct:

• Designs and facilitates engaging learning experiences that support students' development in literacy, mathematics, social studies, and social-emotional learning.
• Implements, adapts, and extends research-informed curriculum and instructional practices to meet the needs of individual learners.
• Observes students carefully and uses multiple measures of assessment to inform instruction and support student growth.
• Fosters curiosity, creativity, and confidence through inquiry, collaboration, hands-on learning, and other active classroom structures.
• Establishes a positive and inclusive classroom environment with clear expectations that support strong behavior and social development.
• Collaborates with colleagues to reflect on student learning, strengthen curriculum, and support the growth of all students.
• Communicates regularly with families about student growth, classroom experiences, and learning goals.
• Conducts bi-annual parent conferences.
• Writes bi-annual narrative reports.