True North Classical Academies are high-achieving classical schools in Miami, FL. We are seeking a High School Journalism/Yearbook Teacher for the 2024- 2025 school year.

Why Teach at True North

True North Classical Academy is one of the top-rated schools in Florida. True North is an independent, tuition-free charter school, educating hearts, minds, and souls for excellence. Our educational vision is grounded in the classical tradition, which identifies wisdom and virtue as the ultimate goals of education. Led by the best faculty in the nation, our students pursue those things that are True, Good, and Beautiful. Students study from the Great Books, immerse themselves in the beauty of the fine arts, engage with exploratory math and science, and compete in state-ranked athletic teams. Classrooms are structured and integrated and students study not simply individual academic disciplines, but essential truths that transcend the disciplines. Faculty are mentors and role models and help train the minds of their students to be self-motivated learners.

Since opening, True North has consistently been one of the top schools in the state of Florida due to our incredibly devoted faculty. In the 2020-21 school year, True North ranked in the top 10 of all schools in Florida as measured by state tests. This could not have happened without our amazing and dedicated teachers. We invest in our teachers through our world-class teacher development programs that include nationally renowned speakers, consultants, and scholars. We have an inviting school culture that brings out the best in our students and families. True North’s goal is to attract, develop, and retain one of the best faculties in the nation that inspire our students to excellence of character and intellect.

Mission

True North Classical Academy will achieve its vision through a rigorous, content-rich curriculum grounded in the tradition of the classical liberal arts. Through steadfast focus on scholarship, citizenship, and leadership in an environment that values and models intellectual virtue, we are committed to empowering our students to reach their highest potential and sustain a lifelong love of learning.

Vision

True North Classical Academy will inspire a thirst of knowledge within our students, aligning passion to purpose in the pursuit of the True, Good, and Beautiful.

Duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Plan and develop rigorous and engaging classroom lessons centered around classical education principles.
• Review and dissect data to identify areas of student growth.
• Provide all students, regardless of socio-economic status, the highest quality education that typically reserved only for the brightest or wealthiest in our society.
• Hold all members of our school community to high expectations in our collective pursuit of truth, beauty, and goodness, grounded in timeless moral principles.
• Elevate classroom learning to develop students’ sense of wonder and a love of learning.
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning, and develops a culture of excellence.
• Work cooperatively with True North’s instructional coaches to learn from feedback and improve the quality of instruction.
• Communicate with parents regularly regarding all aspects of their child’s performance and make provisions for being available outside normal hours; work with parents to encourage participation in their child’s learning experiences.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's, Master’s, or Doctorate degree from a fully accredited college or university.
• Certification is not required to teach at True North.
• Candidates must be familiar with and align with the classical liberal arts curriculum and philosophy employed at True North Classical Academy.
• Candidates must see education as a vocation and are willing to go above and beyond the call of duty for the success of all students.

Why work for us?

• Salary starting at $49,500, commensurate on experience.
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401K
• A positive and nurturing work environment focused on the well-being of our educators and students
• A strong culture of professional development and growth centered around classical education.
• We offer an opportunity to obtain your Professional Educator's Certification through our FLDOE approved teacher certification program. The only one of it's kind in the state of Florida.