FirstLine Schools·New Orleans, Louisiana
The Lead Teacher is responsible for implementing the teaching curriculum and designing lessons that lead to standards mastery for 2nd grade students. They must manage classroom routines effectively and provide scaffolded feedback to ensure student success.
At FirstLine Schools, we know that it is the effectiveness of our teachers that matters the most when it comes to impacting the success of our students. To ensure that we are an organization of excellent teachers, we expect our teachers to demonstrate effectiveness through our Vision of Teaching Excellence. Teachers will be responsible for implementing the teaching curriculum, ensuring the success of our students, and working with a team of teachers within the school and network community. FirstLine’s Vision Of Teaching Excellence: We develop teachers at FirstLine by focusing on excellence in teaching. To do so, we coach teachers and center professional development on our Vision of Excellence in Teaching rubric the components of which include: On Task (Maintaining high expectations and maximizing instructional time) Essential Content (Planning effectively) Cognitive Engagement (Maintaining High Academic Expectations and Building Thinking Skills) Demonstration of Learning (Leading Instruction, Checking for Understanding, Responding to Student Misunderstanding) Community of Learners (Establishing Expectations and Responding to Student Behaviors) Position Responsibilities: Designs lessons that lead to standards mastery and are aligned to grade level expectations and end-of-year assessments Provides feedback to scholars by asking pertinent, scaffolded follow-up questions that affirm correctly understood content, clarify misunderstood content or extend scholars’ thinking Establishes effective classroom routines and manages students effectively without disruptions (redirect inappropriate behavior) Inspires and invests students in achieving their goals and in believing that goals are achieved through effort and not innate abilities Prepares scholars to solve complex problems with no obvious answer Seeks out and constructively responds to feedback from and engages in problem-solving with others Education & Experience: A BA or BS A strong background in and command of content area Louisiana Teacher Certification Completed or in progress (or be eligible to hold for our out-of-state applicants) Desired Qualities & Characteristics: Believe in every student’s ability to achieve in a rigorous college or career prep curriculum Achieve results based on agreed-upon expectations Take personal responsibility Highly detail-oriented Open to learning and evolving with AI as a tool at work Collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders Share a commitment to creating great schools in New Orleans Strong written and verbal communication skills Ability to embed and model the FirstLine Commitments: We Keep Learning, We Work Together, We Are Helpful, We Are the Safekeepers of our Community, We Share Joy, We Show Results! Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Occasional physical exertion is required, including exerting up to 20 pounds of force as needed to move objects.
Candidates must hold a BA or BS degree and possess a Louisiana Teacher Certification or be eligible to obtain one. A strong command of the content area and a commitment to rigorous college or career prep curriculum are required.
Market context
Louisiana classroom teacher roles are often shaped by steady school staffing needs, especially for candidates who can support multilingual classrooms and student engagement. These positions can be competitive because employers may prefer a bachelor’s degree in education while still requiring school-based experience and bilingual English-French proficiency. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform against the original posting, and confirm your school experience and language skills before applying.
