About This Role
This kindergarten teacher role focuses on establishing a strong academic foundation for young students through intentional, culturally affirming, and academically demanding instruction. The teacher will maintain high expectations, cultivate disciplined learning environments, and honor each student's identity while preparing them for sustained academic success.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate through co-teaching to create a structured, engaging, and joyful classroom that drives academic mastery and meaningful student discourse
- Design and implement rigorous, hands-on learning experiences that allow students to explore, apply, and transfer knowledge while developing problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
- Deliver standards-aligned mathematics instruction that builds strong conceptual understanding using manipulatives, models, and real-world applications
- Provide explicit, systematic literacy instruction that develops phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension through interactive and multisensory approaches
- Implement an ELA curriculum centered on rich, purposeful texts and topics that are relevant, engaging, and culturally affirming
- Teach science through a knowledge-rich curriculum including geology, astronomy, ecology, and natural cycles, emphasizing inquiry, investigation, and environmental stewardship
- Teach social studies with an emphasis on America’s diverse histories, civic responsibility, and cultural awareness through primary sources, simulations, and collaborative projects
- Meet regularly with school leadership and instructional coaches to analyze student work and assessment data
- Use data to refine instruction, differentiate learning, and ensure all students are progressing toward grade-level mastery
- Implement targeted supports while maintaining high expectations for every learner
- Model and reinforce Ryze Academy's mission and core values in daily practice: Grit (demonstrate perseverance, resilience, and a commitment to continuous improvement for both students and self), Responsibility (take ownership of student outcomes, classroom culture, and professional growth), Optimism (maintain a belief in every student’s potential and approach challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset), Wonder (cultivate curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning through inquiry and exploration)
Requirements
- Proven dedication to nurturing students’ academic growth and social-emotional well-being
- Genuine passion for collaboration, working closely with both internal teams and external partners to best serve students
- Self-motivated learner who actively seeks feedback and uses it to continuously improve practice and results
- Academic expertise in Elementary Education, Humanities, English, Social Sciences, Mathematics or other related fields of study