Job Description:
Salary Range:
$70,000.00 - $90,000.00 USD annually
As part of Arizona State University’s charter to provide access and excellence, ASU Preparatory Academy (ASU Prep) shares this commitment by demonstrating all students can achieve at the highest levels, regardless of their background. To scale our current impact, ASU Prep is advancing a major expansion program taking fundamental responsibility for the communities we serve.
The Transformational Teacher Leader (TTL) serves as a site-based instructional leader responsible for coaching and developing a team of teachers to ensure high levels of student learning. Grounded in ASU Prep’s Teaching and Learning Framework, the TTL leads ongoing coaching cycles, facilitates collaborative planning, and uses student data to guide instructional decisions and team goals. This role includes modeling and co-teaching research-based practices, leading professional learning, and supporting teachers in designing rigorous, student-centered instruction that meets diverse learning needs. The TTL fosters a collaborative team culture, aligns instructional practices across classrooms, and contributes to continuous improvement through feedback and shared responsibility for student outcomes.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's Degree required
M.A.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, Elementary or Secondary Education, Education Leadership, or equivalent preferred
Valid Arizona Teacher Certification required
3+ years of K12 classroom teaching experience required
Experience in leading and managing collaborative teams preferred
Experience in curriculum development, research-based instructional practices, and project-based learning preferred
Active AZ Department of Public Safety (DPS) IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.
Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Transformational Teacher Leader will be designated to a specific school site and team. Critical responsibilities as an instructional leader encompass:
Lead and coach a team of teachers to ensure the academic success for a shared group of students. Coaching includes, but is not limited to, developing personalized and team goals, developing agendas and collaborative planning, meeting with teachers regularly to engage in student-centered coaching cycles, reflecting on classroom practices, conducting learning walks, applying data-driven research, and engaging in collaborative conversations. Deliberate teacher coaching occurs a minimum of two hours daily.
Lead professional development sessions for teams and the broader school community, promoting the integration of innovative practices and pedagogical approaches aligned with ASU Prep's core values and ASU Prep’s curricular and program initiatives, such as ASU Prep’s Teaching and Learning Framework.
Model and co-teach research-based instructional practices, including High Leverage Practices (Check for Understanding, Direct Instruction, Gradual Release of Responsibility) that support how students learn–building understanding of content, providing structured practice to process and persist through challenges, and using ongoing checks for understanding to adjust instruction based on student data. Continuously seeks out and applies additional evidence-based strategies.
Establish ambitious, measurable achievement standards for all students under the team's guidance. Tailor instructional strategies to address diverse learning needs, fostering a culture of inclusivity and individual growth.
Construct and share instructional tools base, materials, and resources that align with the team’s pedagogical approach and ensure student-centered learning based on academic and coaching data.
Collaboratively design comprehensive lesson plans that resonate with instructional objectives and enrichment.
Cultivate enriched and personalized instruction that mirrors each student's learning level and interests.
Create an environment conducive to collaborative and personalized learning, fostering an atmosphere of respect, enthusiasm, and camaraderie.
Establish and enforce ambitious academic achievement benchmarks for students.
Harness student assessment data to drive and inform enrichment of instruction.
Align instructional vision and delivery through structured team sessions.
Foster the development of team members through role definition, constructive feedback, and targeted assignments.
As a Classroom Teacher:
Delivers instruction in assigned content areas, which may include reading, writing, spelling, language and vocabulary, math, science, social studies, technology, counseling, study skills, health, problem solving, foreign languages, ESL, family and consumer sciences, physical education, music, chorus.
Determines instruction techniques, strategies, methods and adapts curriculum and learning styles to meet and assess student’s needs.
Performs clerical duties including attendance record keeping, copying, cutting, filing, ordering of supplies, and the like as well as computer software skills.
Maintains open lines of communication with parents/guardians about academic and discipline issues through various mediums including phone calls, notes, progress reports, etc.
Develops and creates classroom displays, storing materials, cleaning and organizing of tables and shelves, disassembling of the classroom at the end of the school year.
Develops activities and resources, strategies and methods for a variety of teaching, creating lesson plans and substitute teaching plans that are aligned learning objectives with the school guides.
Develops, analyzes, adjusts, and implements ILP for students to accommodate instruction based on assessment and determining correct assessment tool and appropriate level to use.
Demonstrates preparation and skill in working with students from diverse cultural, economic and ability backgrounds.
Supervises students during emergency drills, assemblies, recreation periods, lunch periods, play periods, and field trips to include resolving conflicts.
Assesses and evaluates performance, behavior, and progress of students in grades, progress reports and assessing comprehension of learning objectives.
Participates in extra-curricular activities such as Meet the Teacher, ILP’s Summatives, evening performances, or preparations and coordinating of any other aspect of public demonstration of student learning.
Maintains confidentiality of protected student and staff member information even after no longer being employed or enrolled.
Organizes and plans field trips, class parties.
Assists in the well-being of students the fundamental value in all decision making.
Contributes to professional growth of self and colleagues including sharing and planning curriculum, staying current with educational trends, and continuing professional growth to meet the state and school requirements including current teaching certificates.
Works collaboratively to achieve the overall purposes of the school program.
Maintains a classroom atmosphere conducive of learning.
Additional duties may be assigned as necessary.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Demonstrated success in achieving high-progress student outcomes in relevant subjects
Proficiency in student-centered, blended and personalized learning
Proficiency in working effectively in diverse cultural contexts
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with coworkers, parents, and students
Ability to perform and direct job-related proficiency with the highest ethical integrity
Ability to perform and direct with an overall nature that is committed to the goals and visions of ASU Preparatory Academy
Allocate instructional tasks within the team, based on educators' strengths, content expertise, and professional aspirations
Effectively communicate students' progress to drive motivation
Actively seek feedback from supervisors and team members to enhance professional growth
Embodies the spirit of innovation, exhibiting the following competencies:
Accountability: Demonstrates unwavering commitment to delivering quantifiable, high-quality, and timely outcomes. Sets objectives and prioritizes tasks while embracing responsibility for any missteps.
Communication: Proficiently communicates to a diverse array of audiences through compelling written and verbal skills, effectively conveying messages in varied contexts.
Collaboration: Fosters productive and affirmative working relationships across departments and schools, effectively attaining shared goals through synergistic efforts.
Cultural Engagement: Exhibits an innate awareness of individuals' practical and emotional needs, acknowledging the potential impact of cultural, personal, and contextual elements on interactions and outcomes.
Developing Others: Exemplifies a capacity to influence others for their short- and long-term enhancement, contributing to their overall effectiveness.
Flexibility: Adapts strategies and approaches to accommodate distinct situations and evolving requirements.
Innovation: Encourages novel perspectives, challenges established methods, and pioneers the implementation of groundbreaking initiatives and processes.
Initiative & Persistence: Demonstrates a tenacious commitment to surpassing expectations, even amid challenging circumstances.
Problem Solving: Identifies and dissects problems, generates alternative solutions, and offers recommendations based on sound judgment.
Results Oriented: Pursues audacious goals, aligning strategy with mission, and maintains a continuous review of key performance metrics to achieve desired outcomes.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 15 lbs. such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
LOCATION:
Immersion
TRAVEL:
Occasional travel may be required for site visits, meetings, trainings and/or conferences. Locations may vary and may require overnight stays.
This job description is subject to change at any time.
What about learning drives us to do more than deliver the lesson? Maybe we’re overachievers. Or maybe we just know what real impact looks like. Each one of us has seen passion win over fear, vision become relentless focus and belief in human potential make it all the way to the finish line.
Our mission is to design new models for educational success and raise academic achievement for all learners. Are you ready to find a career with a company whose mission, vision, and values align with yours? Can you see yourself fitting into this mission with us?
For more information please visit: https://asuprep.asu.edu/careers/