Excellence Community Schools
Educational Associate - Elementary, Middle (CT)- SY25-26
Excellence Community Schools, Stamford, Connecticut, United States, 06925
Educational Associate - Elementary, Middle (CT) – SY25-26
Excellence Community Schools (ECS) is a Charter Management Organization (CMO) supporting schools in the Bronx, NY and Stamford, CT. Our programs are based on a proven, nationally recognized model, which originated in our flagship school, the Bronx Charter School for Excellence, a National Blue Ribbon School.
Our Mission: Our schools prepare young scholars to compete for admission to and succeed in top public, private, and parochial high schools by cultivating their intellectual, artistic, social, emotional, and ethical development. We accomplish this by offering a challenging and rigorous academic curriculum, which at the earliest grades has an eye toward college preparation. To achieve this, our schools create a supportive and caring environment that at all times has high expectations of all students. We offer a differentiated, project‑based learning environment that seeks to develop high‑level analytic and critical‑thinking skills in all of our students. Our engaging and rigorous approach to educating our scholars is implemented by a collaborative team of teachers.
Who We Need We are seeking individuals who are dedicated, ambitious, and committed to student success and education reform. Qualified candidates must demonstrate records of achievement, high degrees of personal responsibility, and the drive to do whatever it takes to ensure that every child achieves academic success. This individual must be committed to excellence, lead by example, and see collaboration as a key component of success.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with and support the grade level team to implement best practices for the success of all learners within the classroom.
Plan purposefully to provide students with opportunities for constructing meaning and developing understanding of new concepts.
Utilize developmentally appropriate and rigorous curricula and instructional materials tightly aligned to benchmarks and the Common Core standards.
Present students with new ideas and concepts through a variety of strategies, and inspire and guide them to explore, express, and uncover new ideas of their own.
Administer, collect, and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data gathered from a variety of assessments on each student.
Build relationships with students’ families through regular communication about students’ progress and provide ways in which families can support their children’s learning.
Participate in school‑wide student assessments to diagnose students’ needs.
Supervise lunch and/or recess.
Provide coverage for classroom teachers.
Provide other support as needed by the school community.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required.
Desire to develop expertise in the classroom in preparation for a lead teacher position.
Pursuing the pathway to teaching certification.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary $47,741
Health insurance, dental, vision & 403(b) – employer match
Paid time off / paid sick leave / parental leave / FMLA
Short‑term, long‑term disability benefits and life insurance
$5,000 tuition reimbursement
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Full‑time
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Our Mission: Our schools prepare young scholars to compete for admission to and succeed in top public, private, and parochial high schools by cultivating their intellectual, artistic, social, emotional, and ethical development. We accomplish this by offering a challenging and rigorous academic curriculum, which at the earliest grades has an eye toward college preparation. To achieve this, our schools create a supportive and caring environment that at all times has high expectations of all students. We offer a differentiated, project‑based learning environment that seeks to develop high‑level analytic and critical‑thinking skills in all of our students. Our engaging and rigorous approach to educating our scholars is implemented by a collaborative team of teachers.
Who We Need We are seeking individuals who are dedicated, ambitious, and committed to student success and education reform. Qualified candidates must demonstrate records of achievement, high degrees of personal responsibility, and the drive to do whatever it takes to ensure that every child achieves academic success. This individual must be committed to excellence, lead by example, and see collaboration as a key component of success.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with and support the grade level team to implement best practices for the success of all learners within the classroom.
Plan purposefully to provide students with opportunities for constructing meaning and developing understanding of new concepts.
Utilize developmentally appropriate and rigorous curricula and instructional materials tightly aligned to benchmarks and the Common Core standards.
Present students with new ideas and concepts through a variety of strategies, and inspire and guide them to explore, express, and uncover new ideas of their own.
Administer, collect, and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data gathered from a variety of assessments on each student.
Build relationships with students’ families through regular communication about students’ progress and provide ways in which families can support their children’s learning.
Participate in school‑wide student assessments to diagnose students’ needs.
Supervise lunch and/or recess.
Provide coverage for classroom teachers.
Provide other support as needed by the school community.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required.
Desire to develop expertise in the classroom in preparation for a lead teacher position.
Pursuing the pathway to teaching certification.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary $47,741
Health insurance, dental, vision & 403(b) – employer match
Paid time off / paid sick leave / parental leave / FMLA
Short‑term, long‑term disability benefits and life insurance
$5,000 tuition reimbursement
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Full‑time
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