Middle School ELA Teacher - 25-26

Job Description

BACPS is seeking dynamic talented and dedicated mathematics teachers to join our team for theschool year. Teachers will serve as the primary teacher in a single subject area collaborate with gradelevel teams to implement an inquirybased standardsbased curriculum and serve as Crew Leaders to a crew (group of students. Teachers will participate in continuous assessment of students including ongoing targeted feedback studentled conferences and endofunit exhibitions. Teachers will collaborate with the school principal dean of students and curriculum coach in designing projectbased expeditions as well as family workshops and events and be responsible for implementing and integrating new policies and services that support the schools mission and instructional objectives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Teaches subject area according to curriculum guidelines specified by the charter school
• Further develops and refines a highlevel challenging curriculum in the subject area
• Maintains ongoing curriculum evaluation and development to meet the needs of students
• Collaborates with other faculty in the delivery of appropriate instructional approaches and best practices working to serve the various learning styles and needs of students
• Implements curriculum and instruction in a manner consistent with BACPS mission statement including understanding modeling and fostering independent thinking skills creative problem solving and abstract reasoning
• Facilitates and mediates positive and restorative resolution of problems that might arise with students and/or parents
• Assesses student performance continuously and objectively
• Develops with parents and students a cooperative partnership based on mutual respect and objectivity
• Holds parent/student/teacher conferences in a manner consistent with BACPS guidelines
• Participates in all professional development activities
• Participates in all staff meetings including school governance
• Demonstrates awareness of school/community needs and initiates activities to meet those identified needs
• May perform other projects and duties as directed by the principal

Education/Experience/Skills:

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in an applicable field of English from an accredited college or university
• Current or eligible for teacher licensure in English preferably in MA required
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the teaching and learning process and expertise in the specific content areas
• Classroom teaching experience
• Demonstrated experience working with challenge groups in a standardsbased environment including utilizing assessments to place students flexible pacing flexible instruction grouping and regrouping acceleration enrichment and independent study to meet student needs
• Demonstrated success in effectively solving challenging problems through a positive collaborative approach
• Bilingual English/Spanish desirable
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work with diverse populations
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with students parents administrators colleagues community and other school community staff
• A strong sense of personal accountability for student achievement.

Compensation:Competitive Salary and benefits package is offered to all candidates.