At American Legacy Academy, we believe great teachers deserve great support. Our compensation, benefits, and instructional model are designed to help educators grow, collaborate, and thrive—professionally and personally.
We offer regionally competitive pay aligned with experience, education, and certification.
✔ Clear, transparent step-pay schedule
✔ Annual salary increases built into our progression system
✔ Performance bonuses for meeting or exceeding school goals
✔ Longevity bonuses beginning in Year 6
Salary Examples:
All full-time employees participate in ASRS, one of the strongest retirement systems in the nation.
✔ Guaranteed lifelong pension
✔ Immediate vesting from day one
✔ 12% employer matching contribution
✔ Disability & survivor benefits
✔ Optional early retirement
ALA covers 75% of health insurance premiums for all full-time staff.
✔ High-quality medical plan options
✔ Low deductibles and copays
✔ Coverage begins Day One
✔ Part-time staff (20–29 hrs/week): prorated sick leave + PD access
ALA invests deeply in teacher development.
✔ Weekly Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
✔ Annual pre-service training & onboarding
✔ Instructional coaching (beginning Year 2)
✔ Mentorship for new teachers
✔ Leadership pathways for high-performing educators
Teachers grow here—professionally and personally.
We value staff well-being and stability.
✔ 5 paid sick/personal days per year
✔ Fall, winter, and spring breaks
✔ Supportive leadership and a collaborative school culture
✔ Balanced workload thanks to our departmentalized structure
Every Humanities and STEM teacher pair works as a supportive team with the same cohort of students. This structure reduces burnout and boosts instructional quality.
Teachers collaborate on:
✔ Student progress notes
✔ Behavior and SEL supports
✔ Lesson planning and alignment
✔ Scheduling and pacing
✔ Parent communication (shared responsibility)
✔ Weekly PLC meetings
✔ Instructional coaching cycles
Our departmentalized model gives teachers:
✔ A focused content load—teach only Humanities or STEM
✔ A manageable planning scope
✔ Two consistent student cohorts
✔ A strong partnership with a fellow teacher
✔ Clear, predictable routines
✔ Strong relationships with students and teammates
This structure reduces burnout, increases effectiveness, and allows teachers to do what they do best.
With competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, meaningful professional development, and a positive school culture, American Legacy Academy is committed to being an exceptional place to build your career—
and your Legacy as an educator.
At American Legacy Academy, our instructional model is intentionally designed to support high-quality teaching, manageable workloads, and strong student relationships. All teachers specialize in a focused content area and teach only the subjects in which they excel.
Teachers at ALA will specialize in one instructional track:
This structure allows teachers to deepen their expertise, plan more effectively, and deliver stronger instruction.
All grade levels at ALA are departmentalized, meaning students move between two classrooms each day:
Teachers do not self-contain all four core subjects. Instead, each teacher focuses on their specialty and collaborates closely with their instructional partner.
Each full-time teacher at ALA will teach two groups of students:
This model reduces burnout, increases consistency, and ensures every student receives instruction from a subject-area expert.
Each Humanities and STEM teacher pair functions as a teaching team, sharing:
Weekly PLCs and coaching cycles further support alignment and collaboration.
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