Preschool & Kindergarten - Homeroom Teacher
Provide world-class schooling to students from low-income communities in one of America's most innovative schools. The Greater Dayton School is Ohio's first non-religious private school exclusively for under-resourced students
What is great about this role?ย
- High-performing educators: Work collaboratively with some of America's best teachers
- Impact & innovation: Teach the whole child in a modern-day Montessori class.ย Our classes are mixed-age and we teach the individual using AI.
- Wellness services:ย Our students receive pediatric, dental, mental health, vision, and other wellness support.
- Resources: We spend $30K per child annually, three times the national average.
- 10 to 1 - student-to-teacher ratio:2.5 teachers per class of 20 students.
- State-of-the-art campus: We built a $60M campus designed by one of the nation's top architecture firms.
Does this describe you?
- Do you love kids?ย Are you one of the best teachers in your school/district?
- Do you have a passion to teach students from low-income communities?
- Do you like to innovate and work with a team of high-performing educators?
- Do you want to throw out the industrial model of schooling and teach in a student centered way?
- Do you have an undergraduate degree and at least two years of teaching experience?ย As a private school, we don't require teaching licenses.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Teach reading, writing, math, school jobs, and character education to a mixed age 4 Preschool & Kindergarten class.ย Plan individualized lessons and units with a co-teacher.
- Build rapport with students and families and communicate with them effectively.
- Schedule - 10 month employee (paid breaks), 8:00a-4:30- or 8:30a-5p
Compensation:ย ย
- Base salary - $60,000-$64,000 (3 year contract + annual raises)
- Hours:ย 8a-5p (10 month teacher work calendar, 2 months paid vacation)
- Full benefits for teacher & family + 401K & Roth retirement options
- Relocation stipend, tuition assistance, child care stipend, maternity leave
greaterdaytonschool.org