Adda Clevenger School is an independent TK-8 school offering an accelerated academic curriculum plus a fully integrated performing arts program for San Francisco Bay Area school children. Our educational program is inspired by the child-centric experientialist philosophy of John Dewey. Our school day consists of a dual curriculum of arts and academics and students from as early as TK move through subject matter with different teachers on a period rotation throughout the Language Arts at Adda Clevenger is an integrated discipline emphasizing the pursuit of knowledge as well as the mastery of reading writing and critical thinking skills. English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Teach daily ELA classes to students in grades Civility and act as Class Coordinator for Grade 8 and maintain respective grade curriculum for ELA and Grade 8 and prepare a program of study to include course materials such as syllabi homework assignments and handouts employing a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media that meets the individual needs interests and abilities of the with other teachers to address special needs of individual students; actively enlist the support of colleagues to provide additional perspective on challenges facing individual substitute support for other teachers as responsibility for specified duties which include lunch and playground duty and dismissal and arrival various school functions throughout the year including performing arts programs field trips parent-teacher nights and evening events. Teaching at Adda Clevenger:Students have ELA daily and the expected course load for a teacher is 4-5 instructional periods per day rounded out by lunch/recess supervision advisory duties after school activities or a second subject substitute coverage special projects and prep periods. Our regular school day is from 8:00am -5:00pm and academic classes are scheduled throughout the entire day. Teacher prep takes place during the school day. There are 180 instructional days with several 1-to-2 week breaks throughout the teachers participate in school life in a variety of ways. For example some teachers support student productions and performances as stage managers others take the lead in organizing Spirit Day activities or moderating a student club. Adda Clevenger teachers enjoy considerable autonomy in their classrooms and are responsible for developing and maintaining their own subject matter curricula. We believe that the teacher and the students are the two critical elements of an effective classroom and the curriculum must derive from and be continually and creatively adapted to their changing needs and environment.
Middle School English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher
