Oregon Connections Academy
High School English Teacher - Great River Connections Academy
Oregon Connections Academy, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43224
High School English Teacher - Great River Connections Academy
Great River Connections Academy (GRCA) is a tuition‑free public online eSchool serving students K‑12 throughout Ohio starting the 2025‑26 school year. GRCA is authorized by the Ohio Council of Community Schools and governed by an independent Board of Directors. Connections Academy of Ohio, LLC provides the educational program under a contract with Connections Academy, a division of Connections Education. Connections Academy is accredited by AdvancED.
Position Summary and Responsibilities
Represent a commitment to equitable practice in all areas; use evidence to make decisions, hold high expectations for all students, and provide individualized support to meet those expectations.
Support the instructional program with asynchronous recorded lessons, synchronous instruction, individual communications, and intervention.
Provide clear, constructive, and consistent feedback for all student work, create progress reports, and conduct parent conferences in a timely manner.
Communicate regularly with parents, students, and other teachers to develop and update Personal Learning Plans and schedules, score assessments, provide feedback on student work, suggest instructional approaches, monitor completion of assignments, and coach special projects.
Develop a general knowledge of the entire program’s K‑12 curriculum and detailed knowledge of the courses for which you are responsible.
Operate within the Response to Intervention/Multi‑Tiered System of Supports model, using data and evidence to provide Tier 1 differentiated instruction to all students while working with a team of teachers to develop and implement Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions.
Support students and parents with alternate lessons, assessments, and strategies and provide additional assistance with daily assignments and projects to meet individual learning goals.
Build strong relationships with students and families to provide direct instruction and intervention that meets the needs of the individual student.
Work collaboratively with other staff within a professional learning community to ensure all students are successfully progressing through the program, parents have a central point of contact, and tasks are distributed among staff.
Collaborate within the school’s professional learning community to continuously monitor student data to make strong instructional decisions that have direct impact on student learning.
Collaborate with other teachers, team members, and staff learning specialists to develop alternate interventions and extensions to students’ programs to ensure all students learn at relatively high levels of achievement.
Keep student records and data up to date, including cumulative files, online student and family information, attendance accounting, and logging all student and parent contacts.
Work with Advisory Teachers and School Counselor(s) to ensure students and families receive appropriate communications, students are making adequate progress, and established goals are being met.
Work with other teachers to coordinate and attend social activities, required school events (graduation), and relevant field trips for students, making consideration for integrating these trips into the curriculum.
Actively engage with students and families at school events and field trips.
Devise and implement virtual methods of creating and maintaining a “school community.”
Attend required school and district professional development, seek professional growth within curriculum field(s) of study.
Participate in the organization and administration of State Testing, as directed.
Participate in student recruiting sessions and other marketing efforts that require teacher representation.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Valid high school English teaching credential in Ohio.
Strong technology skills (especially with Microsoft Office products and Google Suite).
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
Highly organized and punctual.
Student and family focused approach.
High degree of flexibility.
Demonstrated ability to work well in fast‑paced environment.
Team‑player track record.
Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with students, parents, staff, and community members from diverse backgrounds.
Willingness to travel for marketing and state testing events (may require occasional overnight travel).
Ability to work some occasional evening hours, as needed to support families.
Ability to work remotely, if necessary.
2‑step authentication is required to set up account login if offered a job.
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Position Summary and Responsibilities
Represent a commitment to equitable practice in all areas; use evidence to make decisions, hold high expectations for all students, and provide individualized support to meet those expectations.
Support the instructional program with asynchronous recorded lessons, synchronous instruction, individual communications, and intervention.
Provide clear, constructive, and consistent feedback for all student work, create progress reports, and conduct parent conferences in a timely manner.
Communicate regularly with parents, students, and other teachers to develop and update Personal Learning Plans and schedules, score assessments, provide feedback on student work, suggest instructional approaches, monitor completion of assignments, and coach special projects.
Develop a general knowledge of the entire program’s K‑12 curriculum and detailed knowledge of the courses for which you are responsible.
Operate within the Response to Intervention/Multi‑Tiered System of Supports model, using data and evidence to provide Tier 1 differentiated instruction to all students while working with a team of teachers to develop and implement Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions.
Support students and parents with alternate lessons, assessments, and strategies and provide additional assistance with daily assignments and projects to meet individual learning goals.
Build strong relationships with students and families to provide direct instruction and intervention that meets the needs of the individual student.
Work collaboratively with other staff within a professional learning community to ensure all students are successfully progressing through the program, parents have a central point of contact, and tasks are distributed among staff.
Collaborate within the school’s professional learning community to continuously monitor student data to make strong instructional decisions that have direct impact on student learning.
Collaborate with other teachers, team members, and staff learning specialists to develop alternate interventions and extensions to students’ programs to ensure all students learn at relatively high levels of achievement.
Keep student records and data up to date, including cumulative files, online student and family information, attendance accounting, and logging all student and parent contacts.
Work with Advisory Teachers and School Counselor(s) to ensure students and families receive appropriate communications, students are making adequate progress, and established goals are being met.
Work with other teachers to coordinate and attend social activities, required school events (graduation), and relevant field trips for students, making consideration for integrating these trips into the curriculum.
Actively engage with students and families at school events and field trips.
Devise and implement virtual methods of creating and maintaining a “school community.”
Attend required school and district professional development, seek professional growth within curriculum field(s) of study.
Participate in the organization and administration of State Testing, as directed.
Participate in student recruiting sessions and other marketing efforts that require teacher representation.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Valid high school English teaching credential in Ohio.
Strong technology skills (especially with Microsoft Office products and Google Suite).
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
Highly organized and punctual.
Student and family focused approach.
High degree of flexibility.
Demonstrated ability to work well in fast‑paced environment.
Team‑player track record.
Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with students, parents, staff, and community members from diverse backgrounds.
Willingness to travel for marketing and state testing events (may require occasional overnight travel).
Ability to work some occasional evening hours, as needed to support families.
Ability to work remotely, if necessary.
2‑step authentication is required to set up account login if offered a job.
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