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25/26 Elementary Teacher(s) - 6th to 8th

Merrillville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Jul 2025

About the role

The Opportunity: PLA teachers are passionate and devoted leaders bringing creativity and rigor to our classrooms to support an improved learning experience for our scholars. Our teachers are compassionate and committed to building a caring environment that nurtures the success of our school community. As a Teacher at Phalen Leadership Academies, you are responsible for ensuring that all scholars master both the academic and social skills necessary to succeed. You will set ambitious goals for student achievement and hold our scholars accountable for accomplishing those goals. As a PLA teacher, you will be empowered to create a powerful learning environment, plan and deliver rigorous instruction, and assess for mastery tracking scholar progress and intervening and/or pivoting as necessary to support our scholars’ success.

The Details
Key Deliverables:

100% of scholars meet their projected growth goals for both ELA and Math
85% scholar satisfaction on classroom surveys
90% of scholars persist through the academic year
95% average daily scholar attendance
1.5 years growth for each scholar not performing on grade level

Experience and Education Requirements

A passion for working with students and families in under-served communities
Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university; with appropriate endorsements, if applicable
Valid State Teacher License or enrolled in a credentialing program
Effective pedagogical skills driven by standards and data-driven assessment
Experience tracking and using data to drive instruction

The Network: PLA is a transformative education nonprofit changing communities across the country by providing a depth of resources not found in the traditional education model. In addition to serving as one of the country’s best turnaround school operators and successfully launching charter school start-ups, PLA also provides our school communities with a successful, research-based summer learning program (Summer Advantage), a successful Reading and Math Intervention program (Reading and Math Advantage), and a workforce development program (PLA University) that provides expanded opportunities for our high school graduates, along with the family members of our current staff and students. This menu of programs and services is unique to our network, sets us apart from other organizations, and provides expanded opportunities for our staff through career advancement opportunities, and expanded income opportunities.

The Campus:

Higher Institute of Arts and Technology (HIAT) is the first A-rated charter school located in Merrillville, IN. HIAT serves over 200 students from Kindergarten to 8th grade. We provide an outstanding educational experience in Arts and Technology. HIAT transitioned into th