Classroom Teacher Job Listing
School District: Edison Schools St. Louis
City, State Zip: St. Louis, MO 63101
Telephone: 212-419-1638
Position: Classroom Teacher
Subject Area: Elementary School Classes
Deadline Date: 7 / 30 / 2008 **
Teaching Certificate 1: Elementary Education
Teaching Certificate 2: Early Childhood
Contact Email: jacburton@edisonschools.com
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Description:
Edison Schools was founded in 1992 and is the nations leading partner with public schools and school districts, focused on raising student achievement through its research-based school design, uniquely aligned assessment systems, interactive professional development, integrated use of technology and other proven program features.

Our Confluence Academy in St. Louis, MO-Old North Campus, K-8, promotes a mission that fosters a school of academic rigor, passion, and learning throughout life that culminates in creative, responsible, and caring citizens. We seek to build on the community's many strengths without shying away from tackling problems that threaten to distract or impede our children's academic and social progress.

We are interested in speaking with you about 2008-2009 teaching opportunities if you have a passion for

Elementary Education

with the abilities and experience to:

- Focus on maintaining and raising students' fluency in English, and also encouraging fluency in other languages;
- Use strong instructional methodologies and curriculum resources to communicate knowledge to students in a stimulating and effective manner
- Work as a team member, sharing common planning, professional development, curriculum design
- Reflect about your practice and participate in on-going professional development and training to improve your practice, as well as using feedback from others to guide your personal and professional growth
- Use data from different forms of student assessments to communicate with parents and other team members


Qualifications:
Bachelor Degree required
Missouri State Certification Required
Subject and grade proficiency required
Urban experience preferred

Compensation and Benefits:
Competitive with benefit package, laptop computer

For more information, please visit us at:

www.edisonschools.com/careers

** District reserves the right to close any Job Posting when a suitable applicant has been found before the deadline date.
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