Beta Academy Looking for Career Technology Education Teacher at Houston, TX Full Time

Mission

The mission of the Career Technology Education Teacher (CTE) is to establish a world-class classroom through a culture of joyful rigor and develop scholars and leaders who can contribute on a community, national, and international level.

 

Outcomes

1. Meet Academic Goals

• 100% of eligible scholars pass the Certiport Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certification
• 85% of scholars are retained in the CTE program
• 85% of scholars participate in JA or related extracurricular activities
• Earn Master Level Teacher status on Beta Observation Rubric by third year of teaching.

 

1. Meet Attendance Goal

• 97% Average Daily Attendance

 

1. Meet School Culture Goals

• 90% Satisfactory on Parent/Scholar Surveys
• 95% Scholar Persistence
• Mentor a minimum of 7 scholars a year in successfully receiving their Ba patch

 

4. Meet IT Goals

• 100% of computer and IT inventory is accounted for at all times, with comprehensive log identifying

1. when a scholar uses a device and
2. which device the scholar is using

• 100% of computer damage is reported within 24 hours through IT Trouble Tickets

 

5. Meet Operations Goals

• 100% of classroom inventory is accounted for at all times.
• 100% of classroom damage is reported within 24 hours through the facility’s trouble ticket system.

 

Job Description

The CTE Teacher assists the academic advisor and principals in administering, monitoring and implementing the requirements for a quality CTE program and all grant requirements. Provides leadership and support for the staff and collaborates with administrators, instructional staff, and community members in assuring that appropriate CTE curriculum and instructional practices are occurring in all classrooms and assists the principal in administration and supervising the instructional program.  The teacher meets with CTE scholars individually and in small groups to ensure appropriate graduation requirements are being met.

 

Role Based Competencies

• Organization & Planning
• High Standards
• Openness to Feedback and Ideas
• Proactivity
• Efficiency
• Communication
• Team Work
• Attention to Detail
• Problem-Solving
• Emotional Intelligence
• Flexibility/Adaptability

 

Beta Culture Competencies

• Joy
• Culture of Honor
• Courageous Conversations
• Integrity
• High Standards
• Creativity

 

Instruction & Scholar Achievement:

• Teach scholars the importance of hard work through joyful rigor – engaging, dynamic learning that is academically, intellectually and personally challenging.
• Implement the following BA non-negotiable instructional methods: Socratic Method, Soft Skills Coaching, Leadership Development – Ba Patch & Ambassador
• Understand that classroom observational feedback/scores will emphasize the successful implementation of the above teaching methods.
• Foster a love of learning and celebrate scholar successes.
• Allow the classroom to be scholar lead.
• Challenge scholars to reach their highest potential.
• Model and promote BA character traits to scholars and stress the importance of each scholar being a responsible, contributing citizen to society. Recognize and reward scholars for displaying BA character traits and uphold zero tolerance for bullying and disrespect.
• Implement the technology and software programs provided by BA, operating and using technology for optimum results. Ensure scholars also know how to operate and use technology and software provided.
• Monitor and assess scholars’ daily work to reflect excellence in neatness, thoroughness and scholar mastery of instructional goals. Ensure scholars do their best in every subject and use neat legible handwriting on assignments. Anything but a scholar’s BEST is unacceptable.
• Assist with and promote high quality curriculum and instruction aligned with the Texas CTE Model Curriculum Standards including, but limited to, helping to provide a coherent sequence of CTE courses that enable scholars to transition to postsecondary education programs that lead to a career pathway or attain employment upon graduation from high school.
• Assists in providing scholars with high quality career exploration and guidance.
• Provides opportunities for scholars to participate in after school, extended day, and out-of-school internships, competitions, and other work-based learning opportunities.
• Reflects regional or local labor market demands and focuses on current or emerging high-skill, high- wage, or high-demand occupation.
• Works to create industry recognized credentials, certificates, and appropriate post-secondary education, or employment pathways.
• Assist in recruiting and retaining a skilled staff and provides professional development opportunities for those teachers and faculty.
• Run after school tutoring programs to prepare for High School tests such as PSAT’s and SAT’s testing.
• Creates data collection processes recording the number of scholars completing high schools. The number of scholars completing CTE coursework.  The number of scholars obtaining an industry-recognized credential, certificate, license, or other measure of technical skill attainment.  The number of former scholars employed and the types of businesses in which they are employed.  The number of former scholars enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution,  a state apprenticeship, or another form of job training.
• Promotes the CTE programs through outreach, marketing, and communications.
• Assists staff in providing the best possible learning environment for all students.
• Collaborates with others (e.g. teachers, counselors, administrators, students, parents, other District personnel, community organizations, etc.) for the purpose of implementing and maintaining services and/or programs.

 

 

Management & Organization:

• Encourage class attendance with recognition, rewards, parent communication, and maintain 97% ADA.
• Implement classroom rules/procedures (including both positive reinforcement and consequences)
• Follow school drills and sub protocol procedures in accordance with the Parent/Scholar Handbook and utilize the Handbook as a first point of reference.
• Maintain a neat, clean, orderly, and learning-centered environment that demonstrates BA standards of excellence. BA teachers take ownership of the campus and instill this in scholars daily.
• Perform a daily uniform check and understand scholars are expected to follow the BA appearance guidelines.
• Follow proper attendance-taking procedures and ensure timely reporting.

 

Professionalism & Communication:

• Demonstrate professionalism by being in regular attendance and arriving on time to work, staff meetings, tutorials, cafeteria duty, parent nights (one per month) and other assigned duties.
• Complete required training on time.
• Work cooperatively to create an atmosphere of unity among the school community and refrain from gossip, negativity and unsupportive comments.
• Demonstrate professionalism at ALL times. Exercise wisdom by remaining calm, respectful and non-defensive during parent meetings, disagreements, and personal attacks.
• Utilize professional communication with strong grammar, syntax, usage and/or spelling skills during phone conversations, personal conversations, emails, and social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. refrain from attacking others, fighting, on social media. Professional communication is used on and off campus.
• Exhibit professionalism in appearance and follow the BA standard of dress located in the Magic Makers Handbook under the Dress Code section. Apply this standard of dress to social media posts in regards to modesty in dress and action (ex: swimsuit, cleavage, & shirtless pictures, in addition to posts with alcohol, cigarettes and bars etc.).
• Regularly communicate to parents about scholar achievement levels, class behavior, assigned homework, academic needs, and any concerns.
• Share information regarding school calendar, planned school activities, field trips, money collection, and other events within the classroom and school that are imperative and time sensitive to the parents of the classroom.
• Check staff email a minimum of three times daily during normal working hours and check teacher in-box daily and commit to read updates, notes, and employee notices in a timely manner.

 

Other duties/ responsibilities

• Participate willingly in all dance/stomp productions throughout the academic school year.
• Additional duties may be assigned by the Principal.

 

Reports To

Reports to the Academic Advisor, while working closely with the principal.