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1st-3rd Grade – Mixed-Age 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? 

• High-performing educators: Work collaboratively with America’s best teachers.
• Impact & innovation: Teach the whole child in a modern-day Montessori class.  Our classes are mixed-age and we teach the individual using AI.
• Wellness services:  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?  Are you one of the best teachers in your 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 using AI and adaptive curriculum?
• Do you have an undergraduate degree and at least two years of teaching experience?  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 1st-3rd grade class.
• Build rapport with students and families and communicate with them effectively.
• Lead a sport, life skills, or club during after school time (3-4p).
• Schedule – 10 month employee (paid breaks), 8:00a-4:30- or 8:30a-5p

Compensation + Details:

• Base salary – $59,000-$63,000 (3 year contract + annual raises)
• Hours:  8a-5p (10 month teacher work calendar, 2 months paid vacation)
• Full benefits for teacher & family (0% check deductions) + 401(k) retirement
• Relocation stipend, tuition assistance, child care stipend, maternity leave

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