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Why Friendship Online

Friendship Public Charter School Online (Friendship PCS Online) is a unique partnership between the Friendship Public Charter School and Stride K12. Our students are proud members of the Friendship family who engage with their education in a virtual environment. Friendship PCS Online offers the engaging and rigorous Stride K12 curriculum in an effort to provide our students with current meaningful and interactive lessons in reading language arts mathematics history science music and art. Friendship PCS Online even offers world language courses in five languages including Spanish German French Latin and Chinese.

Our students range from kindergarten to grade 8 and are assisted by highly motivated passionate teachers both virtually and in person. Our academic leaders and teachers also support parents or other adults in the home as they take on an important role as a students Learning Coach. Although many of the lessons and learning activities occur online and in the home Friendship Public Charter School Online students are often brought together through face-to-face learning sessions at the Nicholson Street Campus. Our students and families are also invited and encouraged to attend a wide variety of fun and educational family outings and field trips each month.

Thank you for your interest in joining Friendship Public Charter School!We are excited to review applications foranticipated vacancies for the school year.

Ourformal interview process will begin in January 2026for all confirmed openings. Please note that some roles may be posted in advance of confirmation andinternal applicants will be considered firstfor any potential vacancies.

Friendship Public Charter School operates a network of high-performing college-preparatory public charter schools serving students frompre-K3 through 12th grade. Our mission is to provide aworld-class educationthat equips students with the knowledge skills and character necessary for success in college career and life.

We are seekingdedicated mission-aligned professionalsto join our team for the school year. If you are committed to accelerating student achievement fostering joyful and rigorous learning and preparing students for bright postsecondary futures we encourage you to apply.

We look forward to learning more about you and your passion for serving students in Washington DC.

For more information about our schools please visit the following Social Media pages:YouTubeLinkedinFacebookInstagram&Twitter!

Please see the available salary scales:FPCS Compensation

• Team members working at one of Friendships Online Academies will work the majority of time virtually in collaboration with other team members scholars and learning coaches. Throughout the year there will be times when team members will report in-person to support testing participate in check and connect sessions field trips in-person tutoring professional development etc. Friendships Online Academy Team Members are required to participate in all in-person activities. The number of in-person days varies from month to month depending on scheduled activities.
• Create a virtual classroom culture of high achievement and student ownership of their learning that helps foster students intellectual social and emotional development.
• Provide daily instruction including clear learning outcomes well-designed lessons and high-quality assessments that align to Friendships curriculum and standards.
• Incorporate into lessons creative hands-on learning experiences that broaden students exposure and interests help foster student ingenuity and require application of knowledge and skills acquired through daily instruction.
• Provide a classroom environment that is visually appealing rich with resources aligned to curriculum and standards and honors students achievement with current and accurate displays of exemplary student work.
• Communicate to students to understand their talents interests and needs and to convey learning expectations and their progress toward meeting those expectations.
• Communicate regularly with families to identify students talents interests and needs and update parents regarding students achievements and progress.
• Collaborate with school-based staff and throughout the Friendship network in staff meetings regular analysis sessions and professional learning designed to enhance students learning experience and increase student achievement.
• Team members working at one of Friendships Online Academies will work in a hybrid capacity with a potential of 3 days a week in person and 2 days a week virtually in collaboration with other team members scholars and learning coaches. Throughout the year there will also be times when team members will report in-person to support testing participate in check and connect sessions field trips in-person tutoring professional development etc. Friendships Online Academy Team Members are required to participate in all in-person activities. The number of in-person days varies from month to month depending on scheduled activities.

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university
• Commitment to providing a world-class education to students from historically underserved communities
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the role
• Identified as in field
• Has a university degree in their field of teaching;
• Has an active certification in their field of teaching; and/or
• Has demonstrated at least one year of effective teaching in their field as measured by the LEAs teacher evaluation system.
• Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and above
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and/or continuing education

Praxis Certification Information:

• For upcoming Praxis test date please visit the website at HQ requirements visit

FPCSs policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of their race color religion sex age national origin disability sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status genetic information veteran status status as a special disabled veteran or any other protected criteria as established by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to recruitment and hiring training promotion compensation benefits transfer layoff termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. Employment decisions at FPCS are based solely upon relevant criteria including an individuals capabilities qualifications training experience and suitability.