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Rossman School is searching for an experienced teacher to serve as a Senior Kindergarten teacher for the 2023-2024 academic year. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with two other full-time teachers as an integral part of the Senior Kindergarten team.

The Senior Kindergarten team jointly plans and teaches language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. The primary focus of the language arts curriculum is reading and writing. Reading instruction centers around small guided reading groups and phonics instruction utilizing the Wilson Fundations program. A wide variety of high quality children’s literature is also explored as students learn story elements, complete non-fiction research, and engage in author study. For writing, the Senior Kindergarten team uses the Lucy Calkins’ Writing Workshop program. Through their personal writing projects, the students learn the primary foundation to writing, such as sentence structure, complete sentences, and how to write a story.

The mathematics curriculum emphasizes the continued development of number sense and problem-solving skills. The Everyday Math Level K program is implemented along with other teacher-designed lessons. These activities provide instruction to concepts, such as addition and subtraction, skip counting, graphing, time, money, geometry, and measurement.

Working from an established curriculum, the Senior Kindergarten team develops and executes developmentally-appropriate lessons in the areas of science and social studies. Students also enjoy specialty classes, including Spanish, library, music, art, science, and physical education.

Regular parent-teacher communication is an expectation at Rossman School. This individual works with the Senior Kindergarten team to complete progress reports, including written comments, participates in parent-teacher conferences, responds to parent emails, and makes parent phone calls.

The ideal candidate for this position will have a minimum of two years experience working with young children. He/she will be committed to collaborative team-teaching and designing effective and challenging curriculum for talented students. He/she will possess a strong work ethic, a love for teaching, the ability to work closely with colleagues in the classroom, flexibility, adaptability, and an overall commitment to a child's academic and social emotional growth. Experience in an independent school is not required. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with other area independent schools and an applicant's experience. 

Please email a cover letter and resume to jkaiser@rossmanschool.org with “Senior Kindergarten Teacher Search Committee” in the subject line.

FOURTH GRADE HOMEROOM/MATH TEACHER

Rossman School is searching for a dynamic fourth grade teacher with a passion for teaching mathematics to join our faculty for the 2023-2024 academic year. 

Working collaboratively and utilizing team teaching, the two fourth grade homeroom teachers jointly plan and teach the mathematics and language arts curriculum, designing and assessing an effective and challenging program for talented students. The mathematics teacher will lead the mathematics curriculum and supplement with projects and inquiry-based lessons. Mathematics instruction is based on the Everyday Mathematics curriculum. The homeroom teachers share responsibility for most of the language arts curriculum, consisting of reading, writing, grammar and spelling. The language arts teacher typically takes the lead on writing instruction, building upon 6+1 Writing Traits. Together, the homeroom team nurtures the academic and social-emotional well-being of students and supports character growth according to the Rossman values of kindness, honesty, respect and responsibility. 

The ideal candidate will:

• Demonstrate strength in teaching mathematics for both conceptual understanding and skills mastery.

• Lead mathematics instruction and co-teach all homeroom curricular subjects with his/her homeroom teaching partner.

• Use a variety of instructional methods to create a dynamic learning environment with engaging lessons that support the diversity of learners within the classroom.

• Collaborate with specialist teachers to develop interdisciplinary project-based learning.

• Foster character growth and leadership skills aligned with Rossman values. 

• Engage in ongoing communication with parents.

This individual will demonstrate a dedication to the Rossman values in his/her interactions with children and adults. He/she will possess a love of children and for teaching, poise and professionalism, a strong work ethic, the ability to effectively interact with parents, and a good sense of humor. Ideally, this individual will have a bachelor’s degree or higher in elementary education and a minimum of two years experience teaching in an elementary school setting.

Experience in an independent school is not required.

To Apply

Please email cover letter and resume to jkaiser@rossmanschool.org with “Fourth Grade Teacher” in the subject line.