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Elementary Financial Literacy Teacher

Provide world-class schooling to students from low-income communities. The Greater Dayton School will be Ohio’s first non religious private PreK-8th grade school exclusively for students from under-resourced backgrounds. 

What is great about this role? 

• High-performing educators: Work collaboratively with some of America’s best teachers.
• Impact & innovation: Teach the whole child in a modern-day Montessori class.
• 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.  

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and co-teach grades PreK-8 in financial literacy courses
• PreK-2 – Intro. to money, counting money, spending and saving.
• 3-5 – Personal budgeting, intro. to investments, assets vs. liabilities.
• 6-8 – Advanced investing, debt, insurance, interest, stock market, Bitcoin.
• Co-operate the school economy
• Pay students for school jobs, run the school store/bank and ledger, and implement a stock market simulation

Character Traits and Preferred Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (in any subject area) & 2+ years teaching in a school setting.
• Loves kids and is motivated by their growth and development.
• Treats kids with respect, acts as a mentor, and has high expectations for students.
• Ability to effectively manage students and a classroom environment.
• Content Expertise: Economics, personal finance, investments, insurance, and interest.

Compensation + Details:

• Base salary – $59k-$63k
• Full benefits for teacher & family (0% check deductions) + 401(k) retirement
• Relocation, child tuition at GDS, child care assistance, maternity leave
• $1k annual discretionary classroom spending stipend and more!

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