The SAE School is an independent school which opened in August, 2013 in the Northwest metro Atlanta area.  We offer grades preschool (infants) -11th grades in our fourth year (2016-2017) and have 40+ staff to include teachers, support staff and administrators.

We have a culture of 100%.  We expect that 100% of our students will graduate from high school, go on to attend and graduate from college.  Anything less will be viewed as a failure on our part.

We are a unique school. We do things differently.  Work Hard. Have Fun. Be Nice. This describes our school culture.   We have extremely high expectations for our kids and even higher for our staff.  

We expect staff to :

- go above and beyond for our kids without fail

- support your colleagues

- arrive on time for your work day

- communicate with parents continuously

 - work after hours and on weekends when necessary

- control and manage our students at all times

- be creative

- provide solutions to problems/challenges

- enjoy our work environment and implement ways to make it better each day

 - have fun with your students and colleagues

Instructional Planning
-Develops year long scaffolded, standards-based projects and lesson plans.
-Designs effective and rigorous lesson plans with specific, measurable, and standards-based objectives in conjunction with content and grade level colleagues.
-Differentiates plans for individual students based on their unique learning profiles so that all students are engaged and challenged.
-Designs formative and summative assessments that are aligned with daily objectives.
-Uses assessment data to modify short and long-term plans in order to target areas for improvement.

Instructional Delivery
-Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with students and families based on trust and respect.
-Conducts home visits to nurture strong relationships with students and parents.
-Communicates high expectations for behavior by teaching, practicing, and reinforcing rules and consequences so that students are focused on working hard and being nice.
-Approaches teaching and learning with a sense of urgency maximizing every minute.
-Proactively communicates with families about academic progress and behavior goals, with attention to social development.

Constant Learning
-Collaborates with content and grade-level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.
-Consistently reflects on instructional practices through formal and informal methods, and works relentlessly to meet individual professional development goals.
-Meets professional obligations through efficient work habits such as meeting deadlines and honoring schedules.
-Assumes responsibility for student achievement.
-Embraces feedback and constructive criticism in the spirit of constant improvement.
-Actively participates in professional development, faculty meetings before or after school, as well as grade level, department, and trip meetings.

Academic and Cultural Support
-Coordinates and leads college visits both in and out of state to extend student learning.
-Assists with both student and staff recruitment.
-Sponsors and maintains quality in a student club, extracurricular activities or organizations.
-Be available to students for homework help and emergencies outside of regular school hours.
-Participate in the daily functioning of the school – morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties.
-Participates actively in developing individualized learning plans for students, parent meetings and conferences.

-Bachelors degree in Education or Teaching is required.

-Must have experience teaching elementary aged children how to become exceptional Math students.

-Experience with coaching and/or leading extra-curricular activities a plus.

-A  Georgia Teaching Certification is not required, but considered favorably.

-A fully competitive benefits package will be offered to all employees.

-All applicants must pass a criminal background check.

-Successful and final applicant should be able to start fulltime on Monday, September 12th and upon successfully completion of interview process to include a demonstration lesson during week of September 4th. 

- Provide and upload a thoughtful coverletter of not more than 1 page in a word or pdf document.