Summer School STEAM Academy Teachers at Ackerman Elementary School 2026 - Part-time

HIRING PROCEDURES

• Applications are to be submitted on-line by March 16, 2026.
• Hiring of elementary staff will first involve the attempt to provide a full schedule for teachers. To assist us in this endeavor, candidates must identify all of the courses they feel qualified to teach.
• Interviews for elementary positions will be conducted as needed. Further information will be provided at a later date regarding the time and place of interviews.
• Salary: Summer school teachers will be paid $34.00 per hour for teaching and planning time. 
• Planning time will be paid at the rate of one hour for every five hours of teaching.
• Every attempt will be made to ensure notification of teaching and staff assignments by May 11, 2026. Please note that adjustments may be made after this date to accommodate enrollment.

Teaching assignments will be made by the Summer School Administrator.

Organization & Planning Days 

Curriculum Distribution Meeting - date & time to be determined

Planning Day - date & time to be determined

Elementary STEAM Academy Courses 8:30 - 11:50

(All classes are three hours plus a scheduled recess.)

Teachers Work: 8:15 AM – 12:05 PM

June 8 - June 25, 2026  (M-TH)

No School June 19th

Grades 1-2

Bubble Bonanza (Materials Engineering)

Digital Programming and Storytelling

Intro to Computer Coding and Rocking Robotics 

Science of the Senses

The Science of SuperPowers

Grades 2-3

Lego Technics and Math Applications

Plants and Seeds

Roving Reporter with Green Screen

Unleash Your Wild Side

Grades 3-5

Animation Station

Computer Coding & Robotics, Level 1

Learning with Minecraft

Problem-Solving in a Maker Space

Rockets and Rovers

The Sky’s the Limit

Grades 4-5

Claymation Movie Making

Grossology

Invent-an-App

The Science of Magic

Additional Summer School Positions

Technology Support Specialist

Note: 

If you are employed for summer school, and planning to retire at the end of the 2025-2026 school year, Millard will report your last day worked at the conclusion of your summer school assignment in June or July (depending on sessions worked). This means your earliest retirement date is July (if you finish working in June) or August (if you finish working in July). Please contact Human Resources if you have any questions about working Summer School and starting your NPERS retirement benefit.