Summer Program teachers lead full classrooms of enrolled students in mixed-grade groupings of rising K-9th graders. 

All teachers will provide daily instruction in SEL (CharacterStrong), reading, and math (Lavinia curriculum), following a pre-set schedule (the final schedule will be reviewed during the Summer Program Team Meeting the week of June 23rd, 2025). 

The compensation for this role is $6,000.00

The role responsibilities are listed below:

• Participate in all required trainings 

  • June 21 - 23 from 10:00-3:00 PM virtually

  • Twice weekly during the five weeks of Summer Program for ongoing training and student work review from 12-1 and/or 3-4 PM - to be determined once grade level placements are completed

  • consistent academic check-ins with CEN Coach to support instruction

• Connect with all students on the class roster at least 48 hours before July 6th start to introduce + provide program reminders

• Keep Monday-Friday on-site hours of 7:45 AM - 12:45 PM from July 6 - August 7, 2026 (until 3 PM on August trip day)

• Lead daily instruction according to the provided schedule, using lessons and tools provided by CharacterStrong and Lavinia; creating a stimulating, supportive, and JOYFUL summer learning experience

• Grade and give feedback on student work

• Provide trauma-informed, restorative-based student supports that reinforce students’ ability to meet DLA’s community expectations of Take Care of Yourself, Take Care of Others, Take Care of Your Space

• Participate as a chaperone for the August earned Attendance Incentive trip

• Take daily attendance of all students and track progress towards goal completion using tools provided

• Communicate with Summer Program Lead to debrief student/family progress and interactions, identify barriers and lift needs, troubleshoot technology issues or necessary communications with program supports

• Be available by phone and/or email for flexible 'office hours' to students/families to answer questions about the program; communicate regularly with enrolled students and families

• Communicate emergency time off to Admin On-Site by 7 a.m. by calling or texting their phone; teachers commit to missing no more than two days of school throughout the five-week program

If you would like to read more about the Lavinia curriculum used in all classrooms, please visit their website here.

Common Q&A:

• How many students will be in each class?

  • Between 15-25, depending on enrollment.

• When will teachers know which students are in their class?

  • Final rosters will be ready for team review at the Summer Program Team Meeting, date TBD - week of June 23rd, 10:00-3:00 PM.

• Will students with IEPs receive support from a special education teacher?

  • Yes, the timing of that support will be planned into the final schedule; it may look like push-in, pull-out, or a combination thereof.

• Will there be paraprofessional support in early elementary classrooms? 

  • A paraprofessional will be assigned to the classrooms with the youngest enrolled learners.

• Can I teach in my current classroom? 

• We won't know this answer until class lists are finalized. This decision will be based on the total number of students who enroll, the class groupings we create, which classrooms need the most cleaning/janitorial/repair services over the summer, etc. A day will be provided during the week of June 24th for teachers to prepare the classroom space they will be working from during Summer Program.

• I want to teach students from my current class during Summer Program; can this be arranged?

  • We won't know this answer until the application window has closed and until early June when most students have enrolled. While we will certainly consider this desire, you shouldn't apply if this is a make-or-break condition for you. We have to consider the best interests of all students when making final classroom placement decisions.

• What are student attendance expectations?

  • We want our students present as much as possible in order to benefit from the program! That said, we do not exclude students for missing Summer Program days. Teachers should reach out to students when they miss days to encourage them to come and request support from the Site Coordinator and Assistant Site Coordinator to help address barriers students may be experiencing that interrupt their attendance. Students who meet our 80% attendance goal earn an incentive trip on the final day, August 8th!

• What are student behavioral expectations?

  • The same behavioral expectations are in place as during the school year; we follow our Community Expectations of 'Take Care of Myself, Take Care of Others, Take Care of My Space."

    • • Teachers follow the Consequence Continuum: 

        1. • Positive Narration Around Student

           • Direct Reminder/Correction

           • Stay in the Game Conversation

           • Out of Class Support from Behavior Interventionist or Lead Administrator followed by a Restorative Conversation to Re-enter the Classroom

  • Actions that bypass this Continuum: 

    • • Putting the physical or mental well-being of self, others, or adults at risk

      • These situations will be addressed on a case-by-case basis and could result in permanent removal from Summer Program

• Are field trips included for students?

  • There are no Field Lessons (trips connected to in-class learning) during Summer Program. There is an end-of-program Attendance Incentive Trip on August 8th (AM portion of the day) for students who have met the attendance goal of 80% attendance. 

• Why do all teachers have to use the same curriculum?

  • Quality, continuity of learning between classrooms and grade levels and connections to specific grade-level learning during the school year. It also provides a common language for all teachers and allows for very intentional instructional support from Lavinia content experts and the school Summer Program Lead. We continue to make strong investments in the Lavinia RISE program because of its high-quality lessons centered around rigorous, engaging, culturally responsive texts and tasks, developed by leading content experts. This means teachers don't have to spend time on what to teach, but on preparing themselves for how.

• Do teachers have to create lesson plans?

  • Lavinia will provide all lesson plans for Instruction; teachers will need to engage in intellectual preparation ahead of lessons by reviewing materials, reading students' literature, grading students' work and providing feedback, etc.

• Do students take assessments?

  • Yes; there is a pre-assessment and post-assessment for reading and for math so that we can determine how impactful summer instruction was for each student and be able to share that Information with students and their families.

• Will teachers participate in coaching the same way as during the school year?

  • There are two types of coaching support that teachers will participate in this summer:

    • Content coaching provided by Lavinia content experts. This will happen in twice-weekly one-hour meetings during which groups of teachers from across the country teaching the same content will meet virtually to review lessons and student work and prepare for upcoming instruction.

    • Instructional strategy coaching is provided by a CEN coach. We expect all teachers to utilize the same strategies during summer as we use during the school year (precise directions, positive narration, focused instruction, etc.). Teachers should expect a CEN coach to conduct regular observations and feedback cycles. This can be up to 1 hour of weekly instructional strategy coaching, which will be scheduled between the coach and teacher based on need. Teachers can request additional coaching / academic support meetings as needed.

• Do teachers provide student supplies?

  • No! Classroom/student supplies needed to provide instruction will be given to each teacher during the Summer Program Team Meeting - date TBD, week of June 23rd. The school provides all supplies - teachers/students are NOT asked to contribute. If a teacher individually decides to purchase materials that are beyond what is determined to be needed for instruction, those costs are the responsibility of the teacher. The Summer Program Lead is responsible for the purchase and distribution of materials.

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Paraprofessionals provide in-classroom support to the teachers assigned to the youngest students participating in Summer Program. 

The compensation for this role is $2,800.00

The role responsibilities are listed below:

• Participate in all required team meetings, including Summer Program Team Meeting - date TBD, week of June 23rd  

• Keep Monday-Friday on-site hours of 7:45 AM - 1:00 PM from July 6 - August 7, 2026 (until 3 PM on August 7th)

• Work with assigned classroom teacher to support students in completing group or individual work, monitoring students during classroom transitions, lunch and recess, restroom breaks, etc.

• Maintain frequent and open communication with assigned classroom teacher to ensure students are benefiting from the presence of two adults in the classroom

• Provide trauma-informed, restorative-based student supports that reinforce the student's ability to meet DLA’s community expectations of Take Care of Yourself, Take Care of Others, Take Care of Your Space

• Participate as a chaperone for the August 8th earned Attendance Incentive trip

• Communicate with designated Summer Program Lead when/as needed to find solutions to barriers impacting students’ success

• Communicate emergency time off to Admin On-Site by 7 a.m. by calling or texting their phone; paraprofessionals commit to missing no more than two days of school throughout the five-week program

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Paraprofessionals provide in-classroom support to the teachers assigned to the youngest students participating in Summer Program. 

The compensation for this role is $5,600.00

The role responsibilities are listed below:

• Participate in all required team meetings, including Summer Program Team Meeting - date TBD, week of June 23rd  

• Keep Monday-Friday on-site hours of 7:45 AM - 3:45 PM from July 6 - August 7, 2026

• Work with assigned classroom teacher to support students in completing group or individual work, monitoring students during classroom transitions, lunch and recess, restroom breaks, etc.

• Maintain frequent and open communication with assigned classroom teacher to ensure students are benefiting from the presence of two adults in the classroom

• Support Enrichment programming in the afternoon

• Provide trauma-informed, restorative-based student supports that reinforce the student's ability to meet DLA’s community expectations of Take Care of Yourself, Take Care of Others, Take Care of Your Space

• Participate as a chaperone for the August 7th earned Attendance Incentive trip

• Communicate with designated Summer Program Lead when/as needed to find solutions to barriers impacting students’ success

• Communicate emergency time off to Admin On-Site by 7 a.m. by calling or texting their phone; paraprofessionals commit to missing no more than two days of school throughout the five-week program

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The Special Education Teacher provides accommodations and modifications to students' grade-level work that align to their IEP goals to provide equitable access to grade-level appropriate, rigorous instruction.

The Special Education Teacher will identify the most-appropriate IEP goal-area to offer either push-in or pull-out services for students, being mindful to keep students In the general education setting as much as possible. This teacher will have access to all grade-level Lavinia curriculum to modify as-needed to address IEP goals and/or grade-level skill acquisition. The Special Education Teacher may be asked to lead a small group of SEL daily, depending on enrollment numbers and classroom sizes.

The compensation for this role is $6,000.00

The role responsibilities are listed below:

• Participate in select required trainings (Most relevant days TBD)

• Week of June 23rd (specific dates TBD) from 10:00 - 3:00 PM virtually - select days to be determined 

• Twice weekly during the five weeks of Summer Program for ongoing training and student work review from 12-1 and/or 3-4 PM - to be determined once grade level placements are completed

• Pre-plan for student instruction using provided class schedules and coordinating with the Summer Program Lead

• Continually coordinate and collaborate with Summer Program teachers to ensure adult readiness to implement lesson/teaching support to students with IEPs

• Keep Monday - Friday on-site hours of 7:45 AM - 12:45 PM from July 6 - August 7, 2026 (until 3 PM on last day)

• Lead daily instruction according to the provided schedule, using lessons and tools provided by CharacterStrong and Lavinia, creating a stimulating, supportive, and JOYFUL summer learning experience

• Grade and give feedback on student work

• Provide trauma-informed, restorative-based student supports that reinforce the student's ability to meet DLA’s community expectations of Take Care of Yourself, Take Care of Others, Take Care of Your Space

• Participate as a chaperone for the August earned Attendance Incentive trip

• Be available by phone and/or email for flexible 'office hours' to students/families to answer questions about the program; communicate regularly with enrolled students and families

• Communicate emergency time off to Admin On-Site by 7 a.m. by calling or texting their phone; teachers commit to missing no more than two days of school throughout the five-week program

If you would like to read more about the Lavinia curriculum used in all classrooms, please visit their website here.

Common Q&A:

• When will teachers know which students are in their class?

  • • Final rosters will be ready for team review at the Summer Program Team Meeting, date TBD - week of June 23rd, 10:00-3:00 PM.

• Will students with IEPs receive support from a special education teacher?

  • • Yes, the timing of that support will be planned into the final schedule; it may look like push-in, pull-out, or a combination thereof.

• Will there be paraprofessional support in early elementary classrooms? 

  • • A paraprofessional will be assigned to the classrooms with the youngest enrolled learners.

• What are student attendance expectations?

  • • We want our students present as much as possible to benefit from the program! That said, we do not exclude students for missing Summer Program days. Teachers should reach out to students when they miss days to encourage them to come and request support from the Site Coordinator to help address barriers students may be experiencing that are interrupting their attendance. Students who meet our 80% attendance goal earn an incentive trip on the final day, August 9th!

• What are student behavioral expectations?

  • • The same behavioral expectations are in place as during the school year; we follow our Community Expectations of 'Take Care of Myself, Take Care of Others, Take Care of My Space"

      • 1. Teachers follow the Consequence Continuum: 

           • 1. Positive Narration Around Student

             2. Direct Reminder/Correction

             3. Stay in the Game Conversation

             4. Out of Class Support from Behavior Interventionist or Lead Administrator followed by a Restorative Conversation to Re-enter the Classroom

    • Actions that by-pass this Continuum: 

      • 1. Putting the physical or mental well-being of self, others, or adults at risk

        2. These situations will be addressed on a case-by-case basis and could result in permanent removal from Summer Program

• Are field trips included for students?

  • • There are no Field Lessons (trips connected to in-class learning) during Summer Program. There is an end-of-program Attendance Incentive Trip in August (AM portion of the day) for students who have met the attendance goal of 80% attendance. 

• Why do all teachers have to use the same curriculum?

  • • Quality, continuity of learning between classrooms and grade levels and connections to specific grade-level learning during the school year. It also provides a common language for all teachers and allows for very intentional instructional support from Lavinia content experts and the school Summer Program Lead. We continue to make strong investments in the Lavinia RISE program because of its high-quality lessons centered around rigorous, engaging, culturally responsive texts and tasks, developed by leading content experts. This means teachers don't have to spend time on what to teach, but on preparing themselves for how.

• Do teachers have to create lesson plans?

  • • Lavinia will provide all lesson plans for Instruction; teachers will need to engage in intellectual preparation ahead of lessons by reviewing materials, reading students' literature, grading students' work and providing feedback, etc.

• Do students take assessments?

  • • Yes; there is a pre-assessment and post-assessment for reading and for math so that we can determine how impactful summer instruction was for each student and be able to share that Information with students and their families.

• Will teachers participate in coaching the same way as during the school year?

  • There are two types of coaching support that teachers will participate in this summer:

    • Content coaching provided by Lavinia content experts. This will happen in twice-weekly one-hour meetings during which groups of teachers from across the country teaching the same content will meet virtually to review lessons and student work and prepare for upcoming instruction.

    • Instructional strategy coaching is provided by a CEN coach. We expect all teachers to utilize the same strategies during summer as we use during the school year (precise directions, positive narration, focused instruction, etc.). Teachers should expect a CEN coach to conduct regular observations and feedback cycles. This can be up to 1 hour of weekly instructional strategy coaching, which will be scheduled between the coach and teacher based on need. Teachers can request additional coaching / academic support meetings as needed.

• Do teachers provide student supplies?

  • • No! Classroom/student supplies needed to provide instruction will be given to each teacher during the Summer Program Team Meeting - date TBD, week of June 23rd. The school provides all supplies - teachers/students are NOT asked to contribute. If a teacher individually decides to purchase materials that are beyond what is determined to be needed for instruction, those costs are the responsibility of the teacher. The Summer Program Lead is responsible for the purchase and distribution of materials.

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The Assistant Site Coordinator assists with all administrative tasks for Summer Program and will report directly to Jaime Ray (Sr. Director of Operations) to provide on-site and on-call support of general operations of the building and Summer Programming needs. 

The compensation for this role is $5,500.00

The role responsibilities are listed below:

• Participate in all required team meetings, including Summer Program Team Meeting - date TBD, week of June 23rd  

• Keep Monday-Friday on-site hours of 7:30 AM-3:45 PM from July 6 - August 7, 2026 (30-min lunch included)

• Take direction from the Sr. Director of Operations in the areas of custodial management, busing transportation, food service, and general building maintenance - all directly and exclusively related to the smooth functioning of Summer Program.

• Maintain a clean, organized front entrance area for families and students; assist the Program Coordinator in creating and updating a weekly Information Board for Summer Program families and students

• Welcome families, students, and visitors with warmth and joy, providing excellent customer service

• Answer office phone throughout the day, directing calls to the appropriate on-site staff; take and deliver clear messages when needed; answer basic family questions about Summer Programming

• Ensure daily attendance is completed by all classroom teachers by 8:30 AM, in provided Attendance Tracker

• Call families of all absent students daily by 11:00 AM, following provided call script

  • • Communicate with designated Summer Program Coordinator, Administrator on-site, and/or Operations Assistant when/as needed to find solutions to family barriers to student attendance at Summer Program

• Provide tardy passes to students who arrive after 8:30 AM; mark them as tardy in the Attendance Tracker

• Monitor student dismissal, ensuring that non-bus riders are leaving with approved guardians

• Support preparation of students' afternoon snacks for distribution to Enrichment classrooms

• Support the Site Coordinator in organizing and distributing purchased teacher supplies

• Other administrative-support tasks, as requested by the Site Coordinator

• Communicate emergency time off to Admin On-Site by 7 a.m. by calling or texting their phone; the Office Receptionist must commit to missing no more than two days of school throughout the five-week program

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