Lower Elementary ELL Teacher - Gwanggyo

Saint Paul American Scholars (SPAS) is a growing K-12 school district that is designed to help teach young people to become responsible citizens and to prepare students for college. That means that they must learn the key attributes of ethical behavior including courage, compassion, integrity, justice, truth, reason, fairness, respect, and honesty in addition to the core academic subjects.

A positive school climate is characterized by quality teaching by instructors and effective learning by students. This requires a safe environment for all who work in and attend SPAS along with an emphasis on citizenship and adherence to rules applied equitably and fairly to all in the Saint Paul Scholars community. We believe that parents are essential partners in the educational process and must be properly involved and accountable for the achievement and behavior of their children.

SPAS hires educators, and we are looking for candidates who consider themselves to be educators, not just teachers. This means, at their core, they want to know how else to support struggling students, how else to challenge excelling students, and why the students are performing on their levels. Educators’ passion comes from hard work and effort to see a student not just survive, but thrive. Educators want to engage with other educators and stakeholders to support their students.

Educators understand that education is NOT just assigning, collecting, and checking work. If you agree, we look forward to hearing from you.

Contract Term: 1-year, renewable for a 2-year term

• Renewable upon successful evaluation and mutual agreement.

The initial contract for this role begins in June 2026 and ends in August 2027. The initial contract is considered a part of the candidate’s probationary period and can be renewed based on a successful evaluation.

SPAS prefers in-person interviews for this role, and will only contact candidates with either an F-Visa status in South Korea, or candidates who hold Korean Citizenship. We will be starting interviews as we receive candidates either virtually, on GoogleMeet, with the School Principal and General Manager, or, preferably, in person. We will close the position once it is filled.

This opening is for a Lower ELL Teacher position on our Gwanggyo Campus.

• Work Day: 7:40AM - 4:40PM

  • Once a week: -4:50PM for Staff Meetings

• Weekly Student Contact Hours: 25

  • Class Hours: 20

  • ASAs & Lunch Duties: Included in Contact Hours

  • Regular Collaborations: Grade-level PLCs and alignment PLCs

• Contract Term: 1 year

Standards: Common Core ELA

• The core SPAS standards are used to assess students on a Standards-Based Grading system

• The ELL role is tasked with classes that support students’ English acquisition for lower elementary - Grades 1-3

• Weekly lesson plans and LMS updates

Reports To:

• Vice Principal, Dean of Students, Counselor

SPAS Homeroom teachers are paired with a grade-level partner and meet regularly in PLCs to exchange ideas, plan together, and cooperate on lesson design. Candidates in this role are expected to be proactive when communicating with parents via email, have strong organizational habits for lesson plan design and record keeping, and have a practiced and proven system of student management for both positive and negative systems in the classroom.