Classical Grmr Faculty Scholar (1st Grade- 26-27) Job Listing at Charter Schools USA in Covington, LA (Job ID 31833)

Description

Who We Are

Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is one of the largest and highest performing education management organizations in the United States, serving more than 82,000 students across 150 schools in four states. Since 1997, we have pursued a Relentless Commitment to Scholar Greatness in school and in life. Through the CSUSA Classical model, we provide an academically rigorous, virtue-rich classical education that forms scholars in knowledge, sound moral character, and the habits of learning. We prepare scholars to seek truth, practice virtue, and lead lives of purpose. We believe in Strong Minds, Good Hearts.™

Job Purpose

As a Classical Grammar Faculty Scholar, you will form young scholars in the "grammar" of learning: the foundational knowledge, habits, and virtues that support lifelong wisdom and eloquence. In the CSUSA Classical model, we refer to our teachers as Faculty Scholars to reflect the high expectations for content expertise, exemplary practice, and lifelong learning. As a Grammar Faculty Scholar, you teach with clarity, order, beauty, and joyful rigor, using classical methods such as explicit instruction, imitation, recitation, narration, copywork, dictation, and carefully guided discussion. You model intellectual curiosity and upright character while you cultivate both academic mastery and moral imagination, so that each scholar develops a strong mind and a good heart and can flourish in the next stages of the Trivium and beyond.

How You Will Impact Education

Instruction/Education Responsibilities

• Program Implementation: Plan and implement a classical course of instruction that aligns with CSUSA's educational philosophy and the goals of the Classical Educational Model, securing a strong foundation in the Trivium (Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric) while explicitly cultivating prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice in every unit.
• Effective Lesson Planning: Develop purposeful lesson plans that incorporate effective classical teaching strategies, maximize learning time, and provide real-world, application-based examples that resonate with scholars and call them to practice the Beacons of Virtue in thought and action.
• Scholar Engagement: Present subject matter in ways that maximize learning opportunities, inviting scholars to engage deeply with content, exercise careful thinking, and respond with prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice in discussion and conduct.
• Understanding Scholar Needs: Review scholar records to gain insight into each scholar's abilities and needs, and maintain accurate, comprehensive records that guide instructional decisions supporting both academic growth and the formation of sound moral character.
• Maximizing Achievement: Strive to maximize the educational achievement of each scholar by using a variety of teaching modalities and differentiated instruction that respond to individual learning styles while strengthening habits of virtue and responsible citizenship.
• Frequent Assessment: Conduct regular diagnostic assessments to evaluate scholar learning, strengths, and areas for growth, and design appropriate activities that measure and reinforce both intellectual mastery and the practice of the Beacons of Virtue.
• Support for Learning Challenges: Refer scholars with suspected learning challenges to appropriate support personnel and provide tailored lessons that promote steady, meaningful growth in knowledge, confidence, and virtuous habits.
• Field Trip Coordination: Organize and lead class field trips that enrich the classical curriculum and provide intentional, experiential learning, guiding scholars to apply prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice in real-world settings.
• State Assessments Preparation: Prepare scholars for state-required achievement assessments by using classical teaching methodologies that emphasize mastery of essential content and skills and encourage perseverance, self-control, and integrity in their efforts.
• Continuous Improvement: Remain current in subject matter knowledge and educational theory and share insights with colleagues to strengthen the school's classical curriculum, ensuring that instructional practices consistently form both the intellect and the virtues of civic responsibility.
• Curriculum Revision Participation: Contribute to ongoing curriculum revision processes, including selecting classical texts, instructional materials, and resources that align with CSUSA's goals and the CSUSA Classical model, and that invite scholars to encounter, reflect on, and practice the Beacons of Virtue.

Provide a Classroom Environment Conducive to Learning

• Learning Environment: Create a classroom atmosphere that matches the interests and maturity of scholars, fostering a love for learning and the daily practice of prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice.
• Positive Rapport: Build positive relationships with scholars, demonstrating patience, firmness, and nurturing support so they grow in knowledge, self-mastery, and civic virtue.
• Safe and Engaging Classroom: Keep the classroom clean, orderly, and safe, display scholar-generated work, and implement policies governing scholar conduct in ways that honor dignity, responsibility, and integrity.
• Classroom Management: Develop and maintain clear rules of behavior in accordance with CSUSA policies, applying them fairly and consistently, so scholars experience a community shaped by the Beacons of Virtue.

Instructional Planning

• Lesson Development: Create lesson plans that align with established guidelines, reflect the principles of classical education, and intentionally weave in the Beacons of Virtue (prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice).
• Activity Planning: Design individual and group learning activities that meet instructional objectives, address scholars' diverse needs, and foster both intellectual growth and virtuous habits.
• Preparation for Classes: Prepare thoroughly for assigned classes, demonstrating clear evidence of preparation upon request from supervisory personnel and planning lessons that call scholars to think deeply and act with integrity.
• Collaborative Planning: Participate in collaborative curriculum planning with staff during designated meetings, integrating insights from the CSUSA Classical model and embedding shared expectations for cultivating moral character and civic virtue.
• IEP Incorporation: Incorporate all necessary diagnostic information required in scholars' Individual Education Plans (IEPs) into instructional planning so that each scholar receives just, prudent, and dignified support.
• Resource Protection: Take necessary precautions to protect supplies, equipment, materials, and facilities essential for implementing the planned instructional program, modeling stewardship, temperance, and respect for the learning environment.

School/Community Relations

• Cooperative Relations: Establish cooperative relationships and communicate effectively with parents and guardians, partnering with them to support scholars' growth in knowledge, prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice.
• Positive Communication: Maintain clear, consistent, and positive communication with parents through various mediums, and work closely with administration and staff to present a united, virtue-centered message.
• Confidentiality Maintenance: Uphold confidentiality regarding scholar records and participate actively in parent communication initiatives, demonstrating integrity, discretion, and respect.
• Extracurricular Participation: Engage in extracurricular activities to support a positive school culture, strengthen community among scholars and staff, and create additional opportunities to model and cultivate the Beacons of Virtue.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment to the role of Classical Grammar Faculty Scholar and to the mission of Charter Schools USA, supporting the company's values in academic excellence, operational performance, superior culture, and financial health and growth, as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Manages time and responsibilities effectively, demonstrating strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize in a way that supports high quality instruction and formation of scholars.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with faculty scholars, scholars, families, school leaders, and the broader community, contributing to a unified, virtue-centered school culture.
• Shows prudent sensitivity to corporate needs, employee goodwill, and the public image of CSUSA Classical, responding thoughtfully as unique situations arise.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with all stakeholders, consistently interacting in ways that are courteous, professional, and aligned with the Beacons of Virtue (prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice).
• Communicates with clarity and precision in oral presentations, written correspondence, interpersonal dialogue (including active listening), and professional collaboration and negotiation.
• Reports to work consistently, arrives on time, follows instructions, responds appropriately to management direction, and seeks feedback to improve practice as a lifelong learner.
• Demonstrates proficient experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Student Information Systems (SIS), and email, using these tools to support classical instruction and communication.
• Seeks ways to improve and promote quality in all aspects of teaching and school life, demonstrating accuracy, attention to detail, and a commitment to ongoing professional growth.
• Strives to implement best practices in classical pedagogy and to integrate positive character education through the CSUSA Classical Beacons of Virtue, forming scholars in both strong minds and good hearts.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; degree in education, literature, history, classics, or a related field preferred.
• Educator Certification in alignment with state requirements.
• Willingness to learn and demonstrate understanding of classical education, including the Trivium and Grammar-stage pedagogy, and how these support the CSUSA Classical model.
• Skill in explicit instruction, phonics, grammar, composition, math mastery, and structured practice that forms scholars' habits of mind and work.
• Strong classroom management rooted in habit training, clarity, consistency, and the cultivation of prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice.
• Excellent written and oral communication, and a warm, professional partnership with families in support of forming Strong Minds, Good Hearts.™
• Willingness to receive ongoing training in classical pedagogy, Latin foundations, and recitation methods, and to grow as a Faculty Scholar in both intellectual life and virtue.
• Commitment to model the Beacons of Virtue in all settings--in the classroom, on campus, in professional relationships, and in personal conduct--so scholars see a living example of the character they are called to develop.

Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of what the Classical Grammar Faculty Scholar will encounter:

• Usual school working conditions within a virtue-rich, scholar-centered CSUSA Classical campus.
• Periods of higher noise and activity during times of high scholar traffic and transitions, as scholars move purposefully through a lively, engaging learning environment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequent movement within the classroom and school campus to monitor scholar engagement, facilitate discussions, and maintain a safe, orderly environment.
• Ability to stand for extended periods during instruction, presentations, and classroom activities.
• Occasional lifting or moving of instructional materials and classroom equipment (up to 20 pounds), such as books, supplies, and technology devices.
• Regular interaction with scholars in dynamic settings, requiring alertness and responsiveness to maintain a conducive learning environment.
• Periods of increased activity and noise during transitions, collaborative learning, and school events.

FLSA Overtime Category

Job is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.