Challenge Preparatory Charter School

Challenge Preparatory Charter School

K-1 Experienced Elective Teachers: Music, Science, World Languages (26-27 SY)

Queens, New York · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$65k-$95kDetected 303 days ago
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About the role

  • We currently serve over 1200 scholars from Kindergarten to 12th grade across 3 sites.
  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • Believing that all students can succeed with ample social-emotional support in and out of the classroom
  • Developing an individual growth plan, which includes professional goals and objectives in collaboration with the Principal and/or Assistant Principal
  • We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, particularly in the Far Rockaway area, and committed to educating students.

Compensation

  • Challenge Charter School's staff members receive a competitive salary, paid time off, matching of retirement contributions up to 3%, and more.

Benefits

  • Challenge Charter School's staff members receive a competitive salary, paid time off, matching of retirement contributions up to 3%, and more.
  • Comprehensive benefits package including four health plans to choose from, two dental plans, and vision insurance
  • We also offer flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care, and transit
  • We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
  • We welcome all applicants who share our mission and vision to join us in our relentless work.
  • Challenge Charter School offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.

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. 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.
  • Overall Job Goals and Responsibilities
  • The staff of CPCS is committed to teaching students the values of scholarship, respect, honesty, courage, and balance in a collaborative technology-infused, inclusive family-like environment. Teachers assist all scholars in their content area classes so they may reach their full potential by focusing on their individual aspirations and strengths. Planning for students of all ability levels, including English Language Learners and students with disabilities is expected so that these students may achieve academic mastery. Additionally, the school will offer opportunities for teachers to participate in the following:
  • After-school and/or Saturday tutoring, sports, enrichment, arts and family programs
  • 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.
  • In-house committees of special programs
  • Professional development such as inquiry work, intervisitations, common planning, and collaborative conversation
  • Because roles in small schools are varied and complex, serious consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate in their resume and cover letter experience and/or willingness to commit to the school's mission and core beliefs and to become involved in these essential aspects:
  • Collaborating with colleagues to write unit plans and interim assessments; sharing teaching strategies, visiting peer classrooms, analyzing student data, and developing best practice pedagogy that supports literacy and critical thinking skills across all subject areas

Equal opportunity

  • An Equal Opportunity Employer Challenge Charter School is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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