Math Interventionist (SY 25-26)

Position:

Math Interventionist

Morse School

The Morse School Community:

The Morse School serves children and families from every Cambridge neighborhood and from over 40 different countries. At the Morse School we nurture not only our childrens curiosity and intellectual skills but also their healthy social and emotional development. Morse School families teachers and staff members work together to foster a sense of safety and belonging and to support students in developing a sense of civic responsibility and an appreciation for people with different origins identities beliefs and learning styles. We strive to promote a sense of community where all adults and children feel respected and appreciated. The Morse School follows an inclusion model with English learners and students with moderate disabilities learning alongside their general education peers with support from special educators ESL teachers related service providers and interventionists.

We are actively working towards becoming an antiracist school and are taking steps towards identifying and dismantling racist structures hearing and elevating underrepresented voices and striving to achieve an equitable and just educational experience for all students.

The Opportunity:

Morse School seeks a talented energetic and flexible educator to join us as a Mathematics Interventionist. This position is responsible for working with grade level teams to support classroom instruction and targeted math support. The Mathematics Interventionist is a key team member in the school mathematics team ensuring that students are provided differentiated and targeted math supports.

Key Responsibilities:

• Skillfully support student learning of Gr. 15 Mathematics content and practice standards.
• Empower a diverse group of learners through individualized and small group math instruction guided by curriculum materials using researchbased resources recommended by the mathematics department and informed by the data.
• If not already trained receive intensive training as a Math Recovery Specialist and provide Math Recovery instruction in small groups and oneonone.
• Identify unique student needs and collaborate with team members to effectively address those needs and improve instructional practice..
• Incorporate a variety of assessment tools and strategies in order to inform and modify instruction as well as target intervention and enrichment needs.
• Participate in team meetings with grade level colleagues as assigned.
• Participate in districtwide Interventionist meetings to collaborate and engage in professional learning.
• Participate in school and department meetings.
• Partner with families to include them in each students learning and development guided by a profound understanding of the importance of this connection.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Your Skill Set:

As the incoming Math Interventionistyou will possess many though perhaps not all of the following characteristics and qualifications:

• Mathematics teaching experience in Grades 15 with a proven track record of promoting high achievement in the classroom.
• Experience differentiating math instruction for a range of learners using techniques such as visual models student discourse and opportunities to explain reasoning instructional routines such as number talks openended problems with multiple solution paths and strategies for increasing engagement.
• Experience writing lesson plans with clear attainable learning goals and aligned activities.
• Experience using a range of assessments to analyze student learning to inform instruction.
• Understanding of the developmental needs of elementary learners and strategies to meet those needs through the curriculum.
• Ability to identify and build on students strengths and interests in order to support the development of a growth mindset in math learners.
• Experience building computational fluency through conceptual understanding
• Strong classroom management skills.
• Experience leading instruction in urban school settings.
• Strong knowledge of Common Core/MA Curriculum Framework for Mathematics (Content and Practice Standards)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with a diverse staff student body and community.
• Strong understanding of the Massachusetts Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
• Strong work ethic alongside a commitment to doing whatever it takes for students to excel; instructional flexibility in order to meet students needs using effective strategies
• Ability to be reflective and open to feedback.
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university required; Masters in Education strongly preferred.
• Massachusetts Teacher Certification/Licensure in Mathematics Grades 16 required.

How to Join Our Team:

Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity.

At the Cambridge Public Schools we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race color ancestry national origin religion age gender marital/domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity disability status and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end we welcome and encourage applicants to bring their authentic selves when considering employment opportunities within our school district.