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Transitional Kindergarten Teacher -… at Aspire Public… · Stockton
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Job Summary
We are accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year for Aspire Central Valley Regional Elementary Schools.
About Aspire: Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998—in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist through—Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.
Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Teacher provides high quality instruction within a small, nontraditional preschool environment where every student is known and valued as an individual; serve students in transitional kindergarten; uphold the mission and values of Aspire Public Schools and contribute to our goal that every student in California has access to a high quality public education. Some Transitional Kindergarten Teachers teach solely TK students, while others teach a combination of TK and Kindergarten depending on the year, school, and enrollment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Establish a culture of high expectations that includes the shared belief that every student will attend college. To be knowledgeable about current ideas, trends, methods, programs, and materials related to early childhood and preschool education. Plan and implement a developmentally appropriate program geared to transitional ki