25-26 Co-Curricular Art Teacher

Who We Are

Achievement Prep is an awardwinning public charter school network dedicated to empowering underserved communities in Southeast Washington DC. Our mission is to prepare students to excel as highachieving scholars and leaders not only in school but also in life.

Our Values:

• All Scholars are Deserving: Every scholar receives an equitable toptier education
• Love is at the Core: We embrace authenticity while setting high expectations
• Exceptional Academic Results: Achieved through daily datadriven individualized learning
• Platinum Teachers are a Main Ingredient: YOU are the key to excellent outcomes for our scholars
• Families as Partners: Together we do threegenerational work

What You Will Do

Achievement Prep CoCurricular Teachers seek to create wellrounded scholars by teaching a performing art to scholars daily. CoCurricular Teachers are a part of a determined team of educators who push one another to create and sustain an outstanding environment for teaching and learning characterized by joyful rigor. As the content expert for scholars the CoCurricular Teacher is driven by the belief that the quality of instruction has the most immediate impact on Achievement Preps ability to achieve our mission.

Reporting to the Assistant Principal:

Scholar Achievement

• Teach a cocurricular subject to scholars daily
• Implement a coherent researchbased curriculum
• Supplement curricular materials to enhance scholar learning experience
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of Star Scholars (scholars who have IEPs)
• Design refine and implement ongoing assessment data collection and data analysis to ensure mastery of standards across the content area
• Utilize a variety of assessment data to adjust shortand longterm plans refine curriculum and diversify instructional practice to meet scholars learning needs
• Work with leadership to set datadriven academic goals and outcomes for self and scholars monitor progress and adjust as necessary towards the same
• Exhibit an unwavering commitment to high academic achievement and character development in our scholars
• Embody our core values of Determination Respect Enthusiasm Accountability and Mastery
• Create monitor and sustain a disciplined classroom culture of high academic and behavioral standards
• Adhere to classroom and schoolwide behavior management systems with fidelity to reinforce rules incentivize positive behavior and disincentivize negative behavior
• Hold yourself and peers accountable to create and sustain an outstanding environment for teaching and learning

Family Engagement

• Establish and maintain relationships with scholars and families based on trust and respect
• Communicate effectively proactively and often with families to communicate scholar progress triumphs and challenges
• Call and/or meet immediately with parents/guardians when scholar grades decline significantly or when a scholar is failing
• Attend and support monthly Family Nights/events that invite families into the building

Continuous Development

• Work with colleagues on a daily basis to improve scholar achievement
• Improve professional practice through regular formal and informal observations weekly coaching sessions weekly professional development and datadriven reflection
• Participate actively in weekly professional development sessions gradelevel meetings content team meetings and other opportunities to analyze scholar work data and goals.
• Receive continuous feedback from peers and school leaders on your practice and be expected to give the same

General School Support

• Fully integrate into the school community
• Support other teachers with the management of advisories (homerooms)
• Assume additional schoolwide responsibilities such as lunch/recess duty hallway posts events committees etc.
• Manage time tasks deadlines and responsibilities in a fastpaced environment
• Be on campus from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday and until 5:00 PM on Wednesday

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelors degree in any field with deep content knowledge the subject matter
• 2 years of experience as a teacher of record in a K 5 setting
• 1 years of experience working with children in historically underserved communities

It Would Be Nice for You to Have

• A Masters degree in education
• Teacher leadership experience (grade level lead department chair mentor teacher etc.

• Teaching license or passing Praxis scores in the area you want to teach

Is this YOU

You are a missiondriven educator who believes in the power of education. You are committed to making a difference in underserved communities. You value a quality public education for all and are dedicated to serving every child. You are resultsdriven and an expert in your content area constantly seeking ways to improve. You respect timelines and embrace feedback knowing the mission isnt easy but energizes you. You thrive in ambiguity and find joy in the daytoday.

Why Work With Us

Our teachers are worth more than gold theyre platinum!

• Development: Teachers receive ongoing (weekly or biweekly) development from school leaders:
  • Formal and informal observations and feedback
  • 1:1 meetings to discuss teaching practice scholar data curriculum and goals
  • Content team meetings
  • Wednesday afternoon professional development tailored to teacher needs
  • $150 Classroom Reimbursement fund
• Compensation & Benefits: Achievement Prep offers highly competitive compensation and benefits
  • Generous medical vision and dental benefits
  • Flexible spending accounts for transit dependent care and medical expenses
  • 401K plan with immediate employer matching up to 4
  • 4460 days of Paid Time Off including holidays break periods sick and personal time
  • Wellness benefits including reimbursements for gym massages counseling etc.
• It Pays to Stay: Upon completion of 2 full school years of service employees become eligible for annual loyalty incentives
  • Personalized gifts and Achievement Prep swag
  • Compensation Bonuses

Ready to Get Started

If youre excited to be part of a dedicated and passionate team please submit your resume and cover letter to this job posting. Lets make a difference together!