Interviewed for a teaching role at ACE Charter School. After the interview, there was no communication for approximately two months. I only received a decision after I followed up. Timely updates are important for candidates making employment decisions. Improving communication timelines would strengthen the hiring process.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ACE Charter Schools (San Jose, CA) in Apr 2023
Interview
I applied online and scheduled a phone interview with HR. The HR is very experienced and professional. Then, I scheduled for an on campus demo lesson. Before the demo lesson, I had about 30 minutes to meet admin team as panelists. I answered their questions in turn and did a demo lesson. There was two round. I received feedback on my first demo and modified my second demo.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There are many questions focus on experience working with historically underserved students. Be prepare to answer questions about classroom management, like if the student is not following what you will do, if they still not follow, what will do, and etc.
I interviewed at ACE Charter Schools (San Jose, CA)
Interview
They did the call ahead and asked about my past teaching experience. Specifically they wanted to know about what subject areas I could teach since they have teachers do more than one section of a subject for different grade levels. After the phone interview I was asked to go in person to do a demo lesson, they gave me a tour of the school and definitely had the most well behaved and loved students share their experiences. It makes the kids seem really appealing and what they offer really well put together.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you handle difficult classroom behaviors? What are ways that you connect with a student other than academics?