Band Teacher at Bellingrath Middle School

The Opportunity: PLA band teachers are passionate and devoted leaders bringing creativity and rigor to our classrooms to support an improved learning experience for our scholars. Our teachers are compassionate and committed to building a caring environment that nurtures the success of our school community. As a Teacher at Phalen Leadership Academies you are responsible for ensuring that all scholars master both the academic and social skills necessary to succeed. You will set ambitious goals for student achievement and hold our scholars accountable for accomplishing those goals. As a PLA teacher you will be empowered to create a powerful learning environment plan and deliver rigorous instruction and assess for mastery tracking scholar progress and intervening and/or pivoting as necessary to support our scholars success.

The Details

Key Deliverables:

• 100% of scholars meet their projected growth goals for band
• 85% scholar satisfaction on classroom surveys
• 90% of scholars persist through the academic year
• 95% average daily scholar attendance
• 1.5 years growth for each scholar not performing on grade level

Experience and Education Requirements

• A passion for working with students and families in underserved communities
• Bachelors degree or higher from an accredited college or university with appropriate endorsements if applicable
• Valid State Teacher License or enrolled in a credentialing program
• Effective pedagogical skills driven by standards and datadriven assessment
• Experience tracking and using data to drive instruction

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college
• Valid AL teaching certificate with required endorsements
• Demonstrated competency in the core academic subject area assigned
• Endorsement in specialized subject matter
• High proficiency in gradelevel standards benchmarks and curriculum
• Experience informing parents about student progress providing daily weekly and quarterly feedback
• Effective pedagogical skills driven by standards and datadriven assessment promoting critical thinking and problemsolving
• A passion for working with students and families in underserved communities
• Experience tracking and using data to drive instruction
• Demonstrate organizational and technology skills

The Network:
PLA is a transformative education nonprofit changing communities across the country by providing a depth of resources not found in the traditional education model. In addition to serving as one of the countrys best turnaround school operators and successfully launching charter school startups PLA also provides our school communities with a successful researchbased summer learning program (Summer Advantage) a successful Reading and Math Intervention program (Reading and Math Advantage) and a workforce development program (PLA University) that provides expanded opportunities for our high school graduates along with the family members of our current staff and students. This menu of programs and services is unique to our network sets us apart from other organizations and provides expanded opportunities for our staff through career advancement opportunities and expanded income opportunities.

The Campus:
PLA @ Bellingrah Middle School is located at 3350 S. Court St Montgomery AL 36105. We service about 500 students and believe that every student is a scholar. With the right education scholars can fulfill their tremendous innate potential and become leaders in their communities and the world. In 2022 with the support of the Montgomery Education Foundation (MEF) and Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) Bellingrath Middle School became a premier charter school in Montgomery Alabama. We work together with parents and the community to improve the educational outcomes of our scholars and neighborhood families. Bellingrath Middle School exists to serve the local community and create a safe and thriving space for scholars to feel loved empowered and encouraged through quality education.

Compensation and Benefits:
PLA School Teachers receive a base salary that is competitively aligned with the market. In addition to a base salary PLA School Teachers receive:

• Competitive Compensation
• Benefits Healthcare vision and dental insurance
• Professional development opportunities coaching and mentoring and being a part of professional communities within the school
• Incentive and bonus opportunities

PLA is an equalopportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristics as outlined by federal state or local laws.

Please read carefully.

Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) is an equal opportunity employer. PLA does not discriminate in employment on account of race color religion national origin citizenship status ancestry age sex (including sexual harassment) sexual orientation marital status physical or mental disability military status or unfavorable discharge from military service.

By completing this application you understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for PLA to hire me. If hired I understand that either PLA or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of PLA has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.

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