Science Teacher School Year 25-26

About Sankofa Montessori

Sankofa Montessori embarked on its educational journey as a public charter school, receiving its charter from the Georgia State Charter School Commission in 2021. We officially opened our doors in July 2023, starting our adventure with Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades. As we chart our course, we added a 3rd grade in our second year and will be adding 4th grade during the upcoming school year, school year 25-26. Our mission is to empower children with the knowledge, skills, and agency needed to lead purposeful lives. Join our team and help us continue to chart our course.

At Sankofa Montessori, we bridge standards-based instruction with the Montessori approach. If you think you would be a great fit, we invite you to apply for one of our Science Teacher role for the 25-26 School Year.

Start Date: September 8, 2025

Location: 5881 Phillips Drive, Forest Park, GA, 30297

Role Summary and Information

• Lead a peaceful, orderly, rich, nurturing classroom
• Foster relationships with families to enable open and responsive communication about student growth and needs
• Full-time role
• Assist with periodic school events outside of the normal schedule
• Measures of success for position to include student academic growth, family satisfaction, observation feedback, performance evaluations, and related indicators
• Meaningful professional development
• Reports to Instructional leadership
• Key relationships: Students and Families, Teachers, support staff

Planning and Instruction

• Plan and deliver standards-aligned, culturally responsive science lessons rooted in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
• Design hands-on experiments, engineering challenges, and field-based investigations that promote inquiry, collaboration, and critical thinking
• Integrate science instruction across subjects where appropriate (e.g., STEM, literacy, social studies)
• Build a classroom culture of curiosity, respect, and intellectual risk-taking
• Differentiate instruction and assessments to meet the needs of diverse learners
• Maintain a safe and well-organized classroom, including the care and use of lab materials and science equipment
• Use formative and summative data to reflect, adjust, and drive instruction
• Collaborate with other teachers and staff to support student growth and interdisciplinary learning
• Communicate regularly with families about student progress and classroom happenings
• Participate in school-wide events, professional development, and team meetings
• Plan and implement high-quality instruction for daily individual student lessons in alignment with the Montessori method and other school plans
• Submit individual student lesson plans weekly for review and incorporate feedback into planning
• Regularly observe students to inform instruction
• Record daily observation notes and collect assessment data as needed
• Teach children of diverse needs in an inclusive environment; implement appropriate IEP goals with support from special education staff.
• Participate in Child Study process, including presenting data and implementing plans.

Classroom Culture

• Foster habits of excellence, including order and grace & courtesy, through schoolwide and classroom-level practices and rituals, such as connecting before redirecting, using a warm and firm tone, matching children with works in the environment, tending the heart of virtue through presenting beautiful literature, and sharing responsibility for all our children
• Be a model of character for students
• Supervise students within the classroom and outside of the classroom: on the playground, during bathroom breaks, at lunchtime and on field trips

Family Communication

• Lead classroom family communication and meetings
• Prepare monthly progress reports and quarterly report cards to share what students are doing in class

Professional Development and Relationships

• Observe and provide feedback at least twice per term to peers/Montessori Teaching Assistant
• Lead formal check-in with Montessori Fellow at least weekly
• Conduct informal conversations with Montessori Fellow and collaborative activities daily
• Participate in formal check-in with assigned academic support team member at least biweekly
• Engage in teacher meetings, team planning, professional development, and data reviews
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

For this position, we’re looking for candidate