Challenge Preparatory Charter School

Middle School Science Teacher

Queens, New York · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$65k-$95kDetected 377 days ago

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About the role

We currently serve over 1200 scholars from Kindergarten to 12th grade across 3 sites.
Specifically: Educators at Challenge Prep share a common understanding of what quality teaching looks like by adopting the Danielson Framework for Teaching.
We conduct annual professional evaluations that use multiple measures to determine effectiveness, including classroom observations and student outcomes.

Responsibilities

Plan for class activities, including preparing units and daily lesson plans, identifying materials to implement class activities, preparing class projects, giving children feedback on completed work to ensure mastery of presented material, and grading tests and assignments in a timely manner
Maintain grades and curriculum assessments online. Attend weekly faculty meetings with the division head and curriculum meetings as needed.
Collaborates as a team player with teaching colleagues and administration.
Supports school by attending school-sponsored events and activities.
Deliver instruction in the curricular area that is aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Create and maintain a warm and inclusive classroom environment.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with students and their families, focusing on how to align school and home life around continued student growth and success.
Challenge cultivates and supports the intellectual, aesthetic, social, emotional, and ethical development of its students and prepares them to be responsible 21st century citizens.

Requirements

1-2 years of experience in urban Middle School classroom instruction
Experience in integrating technology into classroom instruction
Experience with curriculum design
Prior experience with new school, "start-up" processes
Experience in delivering Common Core-aligned instruction
Master's degree (preferred) NYS certification in Science and or special education 7-12.
Demonstrated ability to create safe, supportive, and challenging classroom environments.
Passion and commitment to teaching students from underserved communities and closing achievement gaps.
Relentless drive to set and achieve ambitious learning goals for students.
Eagerness to share and collaborate with peers on continuously improving teaching and learning.The desire for continuous professional growth and development.

Nice to have

Provide academic subject instruction in science, ensuring that curriculum maps and schedules are followed.
Confer with other teachers concerning cross-curricular opportunities.
Communicate with parents on a regular basis about schedules, assignments, events, and individual student needs.
Meet with parents during scheduled conferences during the school year.
Attend weekly faculty meetings with the division head and curriculum meetings as needed.
Exhibits enthusiasm for science, engineering, and STEAM.
Sees the school as a community.
Commits to ongoing professional development via workshop attendance, visiting other schools, and webinars.

Compensation

We conduct annual professional evaluations that use multiple measures to determine effectiveness, including classroom observations and student outcomes.

Benefits

Background in urban education serving a broad range of students
The successful candidate will share Challenge Prep's vision for our educational culture and program.
Use formal and informal assessment data to personalize and accelerate learning for all students.
Engage in and support new initiatives, including the use of blended learning, project-based learning
Our school's mission is to prepare students from the greater Far Rockaway community to excel academically, to demonstrate mastery of the NY State Learning Standards, and to achieve their career aspirations.

Company info

Since its founding in 2010, Challenge Preparatory Charter School (Challenge Prep) has provided students and families with a successful academic program in Far Rockaway, Queens. We currently serve over 1200 scholars from Kindergarten to 12th grade across 3 sites. Our school's mission is to prepare students from the greater Far Rockaway community to excel academically, to demonstrate mastery of the NY State Learning Standards, and to achieve their career aspirations. Challenge cultivates and supports the intellectual, aesthetic, social, emotional, and ethical development of its students and prepares them to be responsible 21st century citizens. To accomplish its mission, Challenge offers a rigorous instructional program in a safe, supportive, technology-infused and data-enriched and social-emotional learning sequence, authentic field experiences, career counseling, and college coursework. It is understood that we are one organization with multiple sites, and it is expected that all members of the team collaborate to support all of our scholars. Educational Culture at Challenge Charter Middle School: Our school's mission is to cultivate the intellectual, social, emotional, and ethical development of our students and prepare them for long-term success both inside and beyond the classroom. We aim to accomplish this mission by building a culture among students, faculty, staff, parents, and community members that conveys excitement about learning
fosters creativity and collaboration, and celebrates success. Specifically: Educators at Challenge Prep share a common understanding of what quality teaching looks like by adopting the Danielson Framework for Teaching. Challenge Prep educators believe that how children learn is as important as what they learn and that academic success is inextricably tied to building social-emotional competencies. All members of the Challenge Prep community take full responsibility for the academic progress of our students, and this is reflected in our methods of evaluating the effectiveness of faculty, staff, and school leadership. We conduct annual professional evaluations that use multiple measures to determine effectiveness, including classroom observations and student outcomes. We provide intensive support for new teachers to help ensure their success.
Since its founding in 2010, Challenge Preparatory Charter School (Challenge Prep) has provided students and families with a successful academic program in Far Rockaway, Queens.
To accomplish its mission, Challenge offers a rigorous instructional program in a safe, supportive, technology-infused and data-enriched and social-emotional learning sequence, authentic field experiences, career counseling, and college coursework.
It is understood that we are one organization with multiple sites, and it is expected that all members of the team collaborate to support all of our scholars.
Educational Culture at Challenge Charter Middle School: Our school's mission is to cultivate the intellectual, social, emotional, and ethical development of our students and prepare them for long-term success both inside and beyond the classroom.
We aim to accomplish this mission by building a culture among students, faculty, staff, parents, and community members that conveys excitement about learning; fosters creativity and collaboration, and celebrates success.
Challenge Prep educators believe that how children learn is as important as what they learn and that academic success is inextricably tied to building social-emotional competencies.
All members of the Challenge Prep community take full responsibility for the academic progress of our students, and this is reflected in our methods of evaluating the effectiveness of faculty, staff, and school leadership.

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