About Miles Ahead Charter School
Miles Ahead Charter School is a tuition-free, public charter school authorized by the State Charter Schools Commission (SCSC) of Georgia serving grades K-5 in the 2025- 2026 academic year. As an SCSC authorized school, Miles Ahead operates as a Local Educational Authority (LEA) and has a statewide attendance zone. Miles Ahead is committed to providing an educational opportunity students may not have been afforded outside of their local options.
Mission of Miles Ahead Charter School
Miles Ahead Charter School (MACS) is an authorized tuition-free, public school focused on student growth and academic achievement through a whole child approach to education. Our mission is to provide all students with the social and academic skills necessary to help them realize their potential for local impact and global change within a 21st century learning environment. Therefore, our vision is to prepare scholars to be knowledgeable, responsible individuals ensuring we live in a compassionate, digital society.
Overview of Position
Substitute teachers at MACS have the unique opportunity to implement our innovative curriculum by ensuring student growth and academic achievement during the absence of the Lead Teacher. Substitutes ensure the implementation of lesson plans aligned to the specification of the Lead Teacher while ensuring they are growing whole, healthy, happy people in 21st century classrooms.
Substitutes at MACS must:
- Implement lesson plans as detailed from the Lead Teacher.
- Collaborate as a co-teacher including planning, instructing, grading, and leading a classroom as a team teacher.
- Prepare, plan, and implement high-engaging, highly-effective lessons aligned to the best practices for co-teaching.
- Differentiate instruction based on the needs of students within their classroom leveraging teacher teams to maximize instructor effectiveness and scholar learning.
- Implement accommodations or modifications according to IEPs.
- Collaborate and plan with instructional team to ensure the greatest successes for all MACS scholars.
- Engage in meaningful professional development and learning sessions scheduled during all contractual hours.
- Communicate with families when/if necessary regarding scholars being supervised.
Whole Child Supports
- Create a warm-welcoming environment for all scholars by developing morning and afternoon Crew structures.
- Model MACS High Five Habits for scholars.
- Communicate to scholars alongside MACS High Five Habits to ensure positive behavior management techniques.
- Use appropriate digital platforms to monitor scholar well-being including Infinite Campus, LiveSchool, and ParentSquare.
- Complete all annual required trainings related to scholar safety and well being including neglect and abuse.
MACS Employee
- Ensure compliance to all policies, procedures, and codes of conduct within the Employee Handbook.
- Promote joy and positive culture throughout the school.
- Model the MACS High Five Habits.
- Uphold the MACS vision to create whole, healthy, happy people ready for the 21st century for scholars and colleagues.
- Other duties as assigned by manager, Director of Academics and Culture or Executive Director.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree Preferred.
- Experience working with Elementary Aged Children
- Clear Criminal Background Check
- Authorized to Work in the United States
- Strong communication abilities
- Strong technical skills
- Experience working with instructional technology
- Exceptional Hiring Skill: Bilingual or Multilingual
Experiences:
- 1-2 years working in the elementary setting.
- Experience working in inclusive classrooms across at the elementary level.
- Interpreting IEPs and BIPs to ensure learning is maximized.
- Desire to continuously learn and increase effectiveness as a professional
- Unwavering commitment to MACS’s mission and willingness to go above and beyond to meet the needs of MACS scholars, families, and staff
Additional Information
Compensation
MACS pays substitutes at a daily rate of $150 per day.
Statement of Non-Discrimination
Miles Ahead Charter School is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to the school. Miles Ahead Charter School does not discriminate based on race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
