SY25-26 Discovery High School Adjustment Counselor

Grade Level: 9-12

Location: Discovery High School at Chestnut Campus

Teaching at Discovery High School

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Are you looking to join the founding team of a one-of-kind High School where students are prepared for high demand high paying high-tech jobs of tomorrow Are you looking to be part of a school community where teachers are lead learners and are energized by their work Are you looking for a Principal who is hugely invested in the development diversification and fulfillment of his teachers Do you want to be part of a school with a growth mindset about its students unlimited potential and a commitment to achieving equity through innovation

At Discovery High School we will ask a lot of our students and staff and yet we believe that school should be a fun and interactive place where students and staff look forward to coming to school every day. As educators we believe that relationships with our students are the foundation on which all social and academic success is built. Additionally we strengthen our practice through five hours of professional learning per week built within our 7:20-3:30 school day. Collaboration and peer to-peer learning are central to our growth as educators.

As a small school we will be able to provide our students with a personalized progression of learning that includes internships externships entrepreneurship industry mentors stackable career certificates and extensive accrual of college credits while in High School. If you are up for the challenge join our team!

Teaching in SEZP

SEZP is seeking educators who are excited and ready tomake an impact in a collaborative engaging diverse and high energy environment. We are seeking educators who believe teachers are activists - promising instructional access rigor advocacy and a tenacious commitment to anti-racism for all students. SEZP teachers are expected to:

• Create a safe purposeful classroom environment that prioritizes learning for all students
• Collaborate with other teachers instructional leaders and partners to ensure instruction is meeting the needs of all students
• Assess students regularly analyze data and determine appropriate next steps for instruction
• Ensure that instruction meets the needs of all students including students with special needs English Language Learners and students performing below grade level
• Build relationships and communicate regularly with students and their families to solicit input and share academic progress
• Engage in learning about issues of racism diversity equity and inclusion in education to examine your own biases; reflect on how those biases affect you your students and their families; and plan and deliver instruction in a culturally responsive way
• Participate in and learn from regular professional development opportunities before and during the school year

School/Role Specific expectations:

• Using your passion for technology to design and teach project-based classes to students
• Collaborating with our curriculum partners
• Designing and maintaining simulation labs and tinker spaces in the school

Qualifications

• Experience as a Guidance (School) Counselor at the middle and/or high school levelpreferred
• Appropriate content/program area and grade level educator license from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Educators who are not yet licensed by MA DESE in the appropriate content/program area and grade level may be eligible for a licensure waiver and are still encouraged to apply.)
• Experience as an active anti-racist or advocate for equitypreferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanishpreferred
• Bachelors degreerequired

If you meet some of the qualifications above we encourage you to apply or to reach out for more information. We know that historically marginalized groups including people of color women people from working class backgrounds and people who identify as LGBTQ are less likely to apply unless and until they meet every requirement for a job. Therefore we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities. We are actively seeking educators of color.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits: First year teachers earn a salary of $57396; with five years of experience in the classroom exemplary teachers can earn up to $90424 annually. Teachers who take on additional responsibilities are also eligible for school-based stipends determined at the school level. Teachers in SEZP qualify for benefits (personal/sick days retirement health insurance etc.) offered to other teachers in the Springfield Public Schools. Signing Bonus or Relocation Support May Be Available for Qualified Applicants. More details regarding eligibility will be available during the hiring process

In addition there are several opportunities unique to SEZP schools to increase earnings above base salary. While not guaranteed those opportunities currently include but are not limited to:

• Expanded Learning Time stipends at some schools based on the yearly schedule
• Annual stipends for Capstone Projects associated with national-level professional development opportunities following an application and selection process
• Empowerment Academies: Intervention and instruction opportunities we implement during February April and summer breaks following an application and selection process

Positions will be filled on a rolling basis; applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. Please contact with any questions.

About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership

While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) - established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS) the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of the more than 5000 students in our eleven middle and high schools.

As a zone of schools within the city of Springfield SEZPs approach draws on a deep and embedded partnership with the school district and local teachers union while harnessing the flexibility and innovation found in autonomous school models. As a result each school within SEZP is accorded significant school-based autonomies - in curriculum talent calendar schedule and budget while being held accountable for realizing achievement gains for historically marginalized all of our work SEZP is in pursuit of equity and anti-racism acknowledging the systemic oppression our students and families encounter daily and working to disrupt these provision gaps urgently and courageously.

NONDISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion national origin sex gender identity sexual orientation sex characteristics sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct genetic information ancestry age disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race color sex gender identity sex characteristics sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct religion national origin or sexual orientation disability or homelessness.

NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination including sex-based harassment in any education program or activity that it operates as required by Title IX and its regulations including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator the U.S. Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights at or both.

The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Katie OSullivan Senior Administrator of Human Resources 1550 Main Street Springfield MA 01103 ext. 55428

Springfield Public Schools sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX please refer to

epartment of Education Office for Civil Rights 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington DC 20202-1100 telephone .