Qureos Mentor

Native American Community Academy

Position Title:6-8th Grade Personal WellnessSchool Overview:The Native American Community Academy (NACA) is a free, public charter school within Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) that integrates culture, wellness, language, community, and college preparation into education. Rooted in Native traditions and rigorous academics, we foster excellence in students, dedication in teachers, and commitment from families. Serving Kindergarten through 12th grade, NACA welcomes students from over 60 tribes and diverse backgrounds. Our goal is to develop confident, academically prepared, and healthy individuals who embody our core values. Joining NACA means becoming part of a community dedicated to innovative, identity-affirming education.Position Summary:Teaching 5 sections of personal wellness classes and designing a culturally responsive, place-based yearlong curriculum for personal wellness using 6-8th grade Common Core Standards and NACA specific requirements. In addition, all full-time teachers serve as an advisor to 10-15 students per year and actively participate in grade-level and content teams meetings. The ability to integrate culturally relevant lessons into a math curriculum (or the desire to learn to do so) is also highly preferred. Implement student IEP/BIPs and other specific learning accommodations.Key Responsibilities: &middot; Provide a safe and effective learning environment for students, staff, and overall school community.&middot; Interact effectively with students, staff, parents, and the overall school community.&middot; Support ongoing instructional leadership among teachers and other staff to address curriculum development and overall program development in the classroom and school various setting.&middot; Conduct on-going self-paced/in-person professional development and self-guided classroom assessment of instructional and curricular design.&middot; Collaborate with parents and communicate student&rsquo;s progress and classroom expectations.&middot; Work collaboratively with colleagues on quarterly, interdisciplinary performance tasks&middot; Contribute to the overall school community by supporting student clubs, activities and special programs related to school&rsquo;s vision, mission and goals.&middot; Implement Individualized Education Plan (IEP), monitor and report on students&rsquo; progress toward their academic and career readiness goals, as noted in their IEP as aligned with the instructor&rsquo;s content area.&middot; Develop and report on students&rsquo; Present Levels of Performance (PLP) for areas of need as aligned with the instructor&rsquo;s content area.&middot; Attend IEP/BIP/EDT Manifestation meetings as invited and notified.&middot; Lead an advisory two times per week for 10-15 students.&middot; Provide campus supervision 20 minutes before or after school.Qualifications:&middot; Bachelors in secondary education, Bachelors in elementary education and/or a related degree of study specific to content area of teacher certification.&middot; New Mexico Teacher&rsquo;s certification for specific area aligned with Tier III Requirements (i.e. Level I, Level II, Level III).&middot; Content specific endorsement(s).&middot; Experience in planning teacher-designed units.Supervision and Reporting: The teacher is under the direct supervision of the Middle School Head of School.Application Process &amp; Contact Information:To apply for this position: please send completed employment application (www.nacaschool.org), Resume/CV, and letter of interest to Mr. Kellen V. Shelendewa, Head of School-6-8. Email: shelendewa@nacaschool.orgJob Type: Full-timePay: From $50,000.00 per yearBenefits:<ul><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Health insurance</li><li>Paid time off</li><li>Vision insurance</li></ul>Work Location: In person

Middle School Personal Wellness

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Middle School Personal Wellness