Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning | Utah

1st/2nd Grade Teacher 2023-2024 School Year (Full Time)

Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning is searching for teachers who are capable and confident enough to build and support learning experiences that put the child in charge of their own learning. This means less teacher-talk and more student-talk, hands-on, real-world authentic tasks, and the upholding of high expectations for every student. In the Expeditionary Learning model, teachers collaborate closely with team members to create Expeditions, thematic units that last 1/2 of the school year, and strive to teach the Utah Core standards often through the lens of the Expedition. Our multi-age classrooms are active, collaborative and alive with authentic learning. An instructional aide in every classroom helps to support the active nature of our students' learning. Salaries, health benefits, 401k, and classroom budgets are competitive.

Teachers can also expect to spend much more time outside the classroom, in the field, working with students. Fieldwork is essential to the practice of Expeditionary Learning. Teachers will be able to attend Expeditionary Learning training sessions. Any teacher considering employment at Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning should become familiar with our charter at http://www.promontoryschool.org.

Job Qualifications:

All teachers hired by Promontory shall have completed a bachelor’s degree at an approved higher education institution and hold an appropriate license with areas of concentration and endorsements as approved by the Utah State Office of Education. (See R277-510, R277-520, and R277-524), or shall be on track to complete the Alternative Route to Licensure as outlined in rule R277-503. All teachers hired by Promontory shall have an appropriate criminal background check before employment at the school per statute 53A-3-410.

Experience with early childhood education, phonics instruction, Conscious Discipline, Utah State Standards of Education, Critical Thinking Instruction, active classroom management, and application of learning to real world circumstances are all advantageous.

Salary depends on experience and will be similar to Box Elder School District.

Please EMAIL resume to be considered for this position to Jennifer Blaine at jblaine@promontoryschool.org

3rd/4th Grade Teacher 2023-2024 School Year (Full Time)

Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning is searching for teachers who are capable and confident enough to build and support learning experiences that put the child in charge of their own learning. This means less teacher-talk and more student-talk, hands-on, real-world authentic tasks, and the upholding of high expectations for every student. In the Expeditionary Learning model, teachers collaborate closely with team members to create Expeditions, thematic units that last 1/2 of the school year, and strive to teach the Utah Core standards often through the lens of the Expedition. Our multi-age classrooms are active, collaborative and alive with authentic learning. An instructional aide in every classroom helps to support the active nature of our students' learning. Salaries, health benefits, 401k, and classroom budgets are competitive.

Teachers can also expect to spend much more time outside the classroom, in the field, working with students. Fieldwork is essential to the practice of Expeditionary Learning. Teachers will be able to attend Expeditionary Learning training sessions. Any teacher considering employment at Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning should become familiar with our charter at http://www.promontoryschool.org.

Job Qualifications:

All teachers hired by Promontory shall have completed a bachelor’s degree at an approved higher education institution and hold an appropriate license with areas of concentration and endorsements as approved by the Utah State Office of Education. (See R277-510, R277-520, and R277-524), or shall be on track to complete the Alternative Route to Licensure as outlined in rule R277-503. All teachers hired by Promontory shall have an appropriate criminal background check before employment at the school per statute 53A-3-410.

Experience with early childhood education, phonics instruction, Conscious Discipline, Utah State Standards of Education, Critical Thinking Instruction, active classroom management, and application of learning to real world circumstances are all advantageous.

Salary depends on experience and will be similar to Box Elder School District.

Please EMAIL resume to be considered for this position to Jennifer Blaine at jblaine@promontoryschool.org

Kindergarten Teacher 2023-2024 School Year (Full Time)

Thank you for your interest in teaching at Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning. Teachers who teach here can look forward to an exciting and collaborative learning and teaching environment. Students participate in semester-long expeditions through which the core is taught. Kindergartners learn best through play, music, exploration, and explicit instruction. Promontory will be looking for a candidate who is comfortable with all of these modes of learning.

Teachers at Promontory can expect to participate in the development of the expeditions they will be experiencing with their students. Teachers can also expect to spend more time outside the classroom, in the field, working with students. Fieldwork is essential to the practice of Expeditionary Learning.

Any teacher considering employment at Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning should become familiar with our school at http://www.promontoryschool.org.

All teachers hired by Promontory shall have completed a bachelor’s degree at an approved higher education institution and hold an appropriate license with areas of concentration and endorsements as approved by the Utah State Office of Education. (See R277-510, R277-520, and R277-524), or shall be on track to complete the Alternative Route to Licensure as outlined in rule R277-503. All teachers hired by Promontory shall have an appropriate criminal background check before employment at the school per statute 53A-3-410.

Please EMAIL a resume to Jennifer Blaine @ jblaine@promontoryschool.org

Art Assistant Teacher 2023-2024 School Year (Part Time)

We are thrilled that you are interested in applying at Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning. Teachers who apply at this school can look forward to an active learning and teaching environment. Students will participate in term-long expeditions through which the core is taught. Classes are arranged in crews. First and second grades are taught together, third and fourth grades are together, etc. Teachers can expect to participate in the development of the expeditions they will be experiencing with their students. Teachers can also expect to spend much more time outside the classroom, doing fieldwork, and working with students. The art teacher will have the unique experience of teaching all of the students at the school. They will develop lessons and projects that correlate and support the expedition studies the students are doing in their classrooms.

Any teacher considering employment at Promontory School of Expeditionary learning should familiarize him/herself with our charter found on our website at promontoryschool.org.

At Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning, the arts are integral to the curriculum. While art may be a separate study in some respects, in an Expeditionary Learning School the arts is integral to every expedition in every classroom. As such, an art teacher at our school will be responsible for helping students and teachers as they strive to incorporate art into a meaningful study of the world around them.

The art teacher will be responsible for helping teachers in each classroom understand the principles necessary to help their students produce excellent work in their expeditions. The art teacher will be part of a team of teachers who creates and implements expeditions designed to teach the core curriculum for all core areas of study.

Other Information: This is a position teaching art in several modalities to kids in grades k-4.

The hours will be 12-4 pm Monday-Thursday, with prep work on Friday. Total hours will be 29 hrs/week.

A licensed teacher applicant is preferred.

Necessary for this job: love of children, love of active learning involving choice, creativity, flexibility, collaborative work, a growth mindset, and artistic skill.

Please EMAIL a resume to Jennifer Blaine @ jblaine@promontoryschool.org

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