Position Title: Lower School Lead Teacher
FLSA Classification: Exempt, Instructional Staff, 10-Months
Reports To: Lower School Principal
Mission:
The Howard School celebrates each student, transforming the learning experience and developing lifelong strengths.
School Profile:
The Howard School educates students with language-based learning differences through instruction designed to complement and address each student’s individual needs and to help each student understand and advocate for his/her own learning process. The curriculum focuses on depth of understanding to make learning meaningful and therefore, maximize educational success.
Position Purpose:
The Lead Teacher is responsible, in collaboration with the teaching team, for creating a vibrant, student-centered, language rich environment that supports the learning and personal growth of each student. This individual must be skillful in establishing a strong relationship with students and creating learning opportunities that motivate and inspire students to develop all aspects of their profiles. The Howard School recognizes and celebrates learner passions and strengths, while also addressing their disabilities and weaknesses, and believes that learners are neither defined nor limited by labels. We seek an experienced educator to join an interdisciplinary team who is committed to interactive learning, student self-knowledge and self-advocacy, collaboration, flexibility, and humor. They must possess the insight and skills to participate fully on a team which brings research-based expertise, depth of experience, and enthusiasm to a full and robust academic program that includes the arts.
