Independent Study Teacher - Lompoc at Olive Grove Charter Schools, Inc.

About the Employer

We are a family of TK-12 personalized learning public charter schools, which means we provide the curriculum, materials, and support for students to complete assignments independently. Our online curriculum software is Flex Point for grades 6-12 and Accelerate for TK-5. We hold on-site classes and one-on-one and small group meetings and classes at our learning centers. Teachers are responsible for teaching online courses and advising a caseload of up to 27 students, depending on other teaching responsibilities. Our Education Specialists are responsible for a caseload of 28 students. Each student is required to meet with their teacher/advisor as needed to turn review progress and work completion, get feedback, and review upcoming assignments. Sometimes students require additional support and/or meetings to be successful and some choose to come to our learning centers to complete their school work. Our program offers a way for those students with barriers or that are behind in credits to achieve success. The mission of Olive Grove Charter School is to prepare students with the skills necessary to self-advocate, communicate effectively, utilize technology responsibly, and pursue higher education or the workforce on their path to becoming successful adults. With the supportive leadership of their parents/guardians, credentialed teachers, and support team, our students utilize a rigorous, standards-based, online curriculum. Olive Grove is committed to an educational environment where TK-12 students excel at completing coursework and learning independently. We have four learning centers located in Buellton, Lompoc, Orcutt/Santa Maria, and Santa Barbara. Olive Grove Charter Schools, Inc. does not discriminate in employment against properly qualified and eligible individuals by reason of their actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, sex, or sexual orientation or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. OGCS participates in CalSTRS.

Job Summary

Job Summary

The ideal candidate for a teacher at Olive Grove Charter will: • Be highly organized • Be Tech Savvy • Have a desire to coach/advise students individually • Be able to connect and motivate students • Enjoy collaborating with a team of caring education professionals All to accomplish our Mission of producing IDEAL Students: Informed Critical Thinkers Dedicated and Responsible Citizens Effective Communicators Able technology Users Learners (Motivated and Self-Directed The mission of the Olive Grove Charter School is to plan, monitor, and assist in the education of students TK-12 in a home or blended school learning environment. We aim to enable students to speak, read, write, use technology and calculate effectively to become self-motivated, competent and life-long learners. The Olive Grove Charter School will provide students with the necessary resources to achieve success and meet state standards in core academic subjects appropriate to their level. Additionally, students will become career/college ready upon completion of the program. This will be achieved in a collaborative effort with parents (as primary deliverers of the educational program), certificated teachers and the community. OGCS participates in Cal/STRS

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