SEI Math Teacher, Gr. 6-8, Vassal Lane Upper School (SY 25-26)
SEI Math Teacher, Gr. 6-8, Vassal Lane Upper School (SY 25-26)
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Job Description
Position:
SEI Math Teacher Grades 68
Multilingual Learner Education Department/Vassal Lane Upper School
Overview of Cambridge Public Schools:
The Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) in partnership with our families and community provides all students with rigorous joyful and culturally responsive learning as well as the social emotional and academic supports each student needs to achieve their goals and postsecondary success as engaged community members. CPS students and staff as members of a learning organization engaged in continuous improvement will demonstrate a growth mindset and embrace risk taking and innovation.
About 7000 students choose CPS each year and our diverse student enrollment continues to rise. Over 30% of CPS students speak a language other than English at home and over 70 languages are spoken by our families. Among the most common are Spanish Haitian Creole Amharic Arabic Bengali Chinese and Portuguese. Our schools proudly embrace this diversity.
The Role:
The SEI Math teacher will teach math to English Learners in grades 68 in the Sheltered English Immersion Program at the Vassal Lane Upper School using the Math Department Curriculum the Massachusetts Mathematics Curriculum Frameworks and appropriate English language development pedagogy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan gradelevel math lessons that are appropriately scaffolded for English language learners.
- Modify math department curriculumto fit the academic linguistic and literacy needs of EL/SLIFE students.
- Work cooperatively with personnel from the MLE Department Math Department and Vassal Lane Upper School staff.
- Provide culturally responsive instruction for EL students.
- Attend schoolbased and department professional learning opportunities
- Keep accurate grades and communicate with parents on a regular basis throughout the year.
- Perform other duties as requested by the Director of Multilingual Learner Education
Your Skill Set:
As the incoming SEI Math Teacher you will possess many though perhaps not all of the following characteristics and qualifications:
- Massachusetts Educator License in Math 58 and SEI Endorsement required; additional ESL 512 license preferred.
- Bachelors degree or higher from an accredited college or university with a concentration in mathematics.
- One or more years experience working with diverse student populations in grades 612 in an urban multicultural setting preferred.
- Proficiency in English and fluency in a language other than English (Spanish Portuguese Haitian Creole Amharic or Arabic) preferred.
How to Join Our Team:
Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter outlining how your skills experience and commitment to equity in education meet the qualifications of the position as well as 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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
