Grade 4 Teacher (SY 25-26)

Position:

Grade 4 Teacher

Baldwin School

Maria L. Baldwin School Community:

Baldwin strives to deliver a welcoming inclusive and joyful learning environment that supports every student in taking risks learning and reaching their full potential; while building community individual responsibility and self-confidence.

Every class starts the day with a Responsive Classroom Morning Meeting which sets the foundation for a positive environment where ownership of learning and personal responsibility are the focus. Student-directed All-School Meetings support the idea that children are responsible for building our school expect all teachers to come to us with Responsive Classroom training or that applicants are open to attending Responsive Classroom training in their first years at Baldwin.

We expect our teachers to be life-long learners who are committed excellence in academics and who are committed to partnering with parents and thinking about social-emotional learning just as much as academic learning.

Technology and expanded arts instruction are integrated into teaching and learning at Baldwin so that students can become experts in using technology and creative expression to learn and explore.

We work hard to be a community that provides joy belonging challenge and growth to every Baldwin student every are also a community of adult learners.

The Opportunity:

The Maria L. Baldwin School seeks an experienced 4th grade teacher to join our caring and innovative community. The successful candidate will have experience planning implementing and adapting curriculum based on the Massachusetts State Frameworks and/or the Common Core. The candidate will set high expectations for all students and utilize scaffolding and differentiation to support students. The teacher will have an appreciation and awareness for the unique developmental needs of young people in this age band. As a professional the teacher will display a collegial spirit that supports and enhances continual professional growth consistent with the educational goals and philosophies of the Baldwin School and be fully committed to continuously learning improving reflecting and working together as a community to ensure that all students achieve at high levels. Applicants with training in culturally responsive instruction are highly candidates must be open to engaging in conversations about the intersection between race and educationcritical conversations that ground our improvement efforts.

Key responsibilities include:

• The teacher will teach all elementary subjects.
• The teacher will Implement the Responsive Classroom model including daily class meetings and responsive school discipline.
• The teacher will collaborate closely with the other 4th grade teacher.
• The teacher will collaborate with all team members including but not limited to the 4th grade team special educators instructional coaches paraprofessionals interventionists and other support personnel.
• Incorporate a variety of assessment strategies including district wide exams and formative assessment in order to inform instruction and target intervention and enrichment needs.
• Integrate social-emotional learning into the classroom and will work to foster a safe caring and active learning community.
• Partner with families and include them in the students learning and development.
• Other duties as assigned.

Your Skill Set:

As the incoming Fourth Grade Teacheryou will possess many though perhaps not all of the following characteristics and qualifications:

• Massachusetts State Elementary 1-6 teacher certification and SEI Endorsement (required)
• Bachelors degree required Masters degree preferred
• A strong work ethic alongside a commitment to doing whatever it takes for students to find joy belonging challenge and growth each day
• Experience and practice working with children at the 3rd 4th or 5th grade level
• Knowledge and experience with Responsive Classroom culturally responsive teaching practices and RTI
• At least two years of full time classroom instruction
• Demonstrated success elevating the achievement levels of a diverse student body

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.