Teacher Grade 4, One-Year appointment, Haggerty

Position: Grade 4 Teacher One-Year appointment

Available for the2026-2027 school year

Haggerty School

Haggerty School Community:

Our school motto Everyone is Different Everyone Belongs is the foundation of our commitment to diversity and inclusion. We believe that all students can achieve at high levels.

At Haggerty we believe that learning unfolds when we provide conditions in which children can explore inquire and shape their own understandings. The school values the culture and beliefs that each child brings to the classroom and teachers believe that children must engage with their world in order to make sense of it and build their knowledge. Each student is expected to take responsibility for his/her own learning while collaborating supporting and respecting others. We are committed to relationships and rapport being foundational to the conditions needed for successful collegiality caregiver engagement and student success.

The Opportunity:

The Haggerty School seeks an experienced 4th-grade teacher to join our caring and innovative community for the 2026-2027 school year. The successful candidate will have experience planning implementing and adapting curriculum based on the Massachusetts State Frameworks. 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 of 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 MLK School and be fully committed to continually 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 of race and education critical conversations that ground our improvement efforts.

Key responsibilities include:

• The teacher will teach all elementary subjects.
• The teacher will implement the Wayfinder SEL model.
• 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.
• Integrating social-emotional learning into the classroom 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
• 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 in their learning
• Experience and practice teaching at the 3rd 4th or 5th grade level
• At least 3 years of full-time classroom instruction
• Demonstrated success in elevating the achievement levels of a diverse student body

How to Join Our Team:

Apply online at . 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.

Required Experience:

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