Join a gifted team!

On top of being Ohio’s only K-8 public school for gifted children, the state’s #1 charter elementary school and #1 charter middle school, a regular recipient of “Auditor of State” Award, and among America’s top 1.5% of all public elementary schools, Menlo Park Academy is an amazing place to work! Ask our faculty what they like best about Menlo, and you’ll hear how much they enjoy teaching children eager to learn, supporting the most appreciative parents, and how much all staff enjoys being surrounded by some of the most creative and inspiring professionals in education.

Menlo’s unique educational home for gifted children draws families from eight counties, and over fifty Northeast Ohio public school districts. We offer a curriculum as unique as our 650 students. Menlo Park Academy is an equal opportunity employer and actively invites a diversity of candidates regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or religion.

BENEFITS

Menlo Park Academy offers a competitive benefits package for full-time employees, and their dependents.

• We partner with TriNet for all employee benefits.  Through our partnership with TriNet, you are eligible for a variety of health, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance plans
• Health insurance is effective from the first day of your employment (start date)
• Eligible teachers participate in the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS)
• Eligible employees participate in the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio (SERS)
• Parental Leave
• Sick and Personal Time Off

Professional Development

Every member of the Menlo Park Academy team is encouraged to feed their intellectual curiosities, and expland their knowledge pool throughout their career.  Menlo offers an array of professional development opportunities including,

• Monthly on-site professional development program
• Financial support and cohorts to join for gifted education licensure at various Universities; including virtual and in-person learning
• Assistance at varied levels to attend and/or present at conferences