Summer Arts Boost Teacher (Academics & Arts)
Bronx, NY
Summer School 2024 /
Temporary /
On-site
An Invitation to Apply for the Position of
Summer Arts Boost Teacher Teacher (Summer 2024) (Academics & Arts)
Boys Prep Bronx (Grades K-8)
Bronx, NY
What Sets Public Prep Apart?
Public Prep is a network of single-gender K-8 schools and co-ed PreK rooted in the belief that all scholars can and will achieve exemplary academic results. In addition to rigorous, joyful and engaging academics, Public Prep emphasizes social-emotional learning as critical to supporting the whole child. Strong learning partnerships between families and staff are key to living out our core value of community and building the collaborative structures needed to ensure that our scholars are loved and supported both at school and at home. Each school has a deeply committed leadership team and staff that strives to work collaboratively to build a warm, joyful, and rigorous culture.
Public Prep is committed to investing in our adult learning culture. As a team member at Public Prep, you can anticipate a learning environment where the best interest of scholars, their growth, and success is at the center of everything we do. As such, we tailor adult development opportunities to ensure that high expectations, the embodiment of a growth mindset, displays of humility, and data-informed decision-making is evident in our work. Our professional development takes place within coaching cycles, ongoing observation and feedback, and targeted professional development opportunities within the network and from outside providers.
Public Preparatory Network is an Equal Opportunity employer. Public Preparatory Network is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.
Primary Function & Position Overview
As an educator at Public Prep Academies we encourage our students to build independence as learners. We fully support the development of our educators to broaden their interpretation of culturally and linguistically diverse students’ learning behaviors. Lead Teachers at Public Prep elementary schools are held accountable for the academic and social-emotional success of each of the students in their classes and must consistently plan for, and monitor the progress, of each of their students in order to meet this responsibility. The Lead Teacher reports to the Academic Director or Principal.
Lead Teachers meet regularly with their grade-level team members and other collaborators in order to address planning curriculum, analyzing data, organizing and developing family communication, discussing and implementing academic and behavior intervention, and academic learning goals for all students. They are responsible for content instruction in mathematics, English Language Arts, PE and the arts (visual arts, dance, theater, and music) and social-emotional learning.
Lead Teachers in Math/ELA will effectively plan and implement Lavinia’s Summer Boost curriculum to drive scholars’ academic growth. Lead Teachers in the Arts will teach artistic skills inspired by ELA and Math source material/concepts.
Lead Teachers in the Arts will implement arts integration lessons in either Math or ELA content areas twice a week to support scholars’ Math/ELA skill development.
Lead Teachers receive frequent feedback and observation, coaching cycles, and professional development based on the Charlotte Danielson framework for teaching.
The Summer School Teacher will report to the Summer School Principal, under the direction of the Superintendent. The compensation for this role is $7,500.
Duties & Responsibilities
Classroom Instruction and Student Assessment
- Create a positive, achievement-oriented, and structured learning environment that motivates and supports students.
- Deliver literacy and/or math instruction through the Lavinia’s Summer Boost program to a class of about 20-23 scholars. Use PPN Data to inform instruction.
- Conduct Lavinia baseline and exit assessments.
Build Partnerships with Family Members
- Build relationships with parents/caretakers.
- Assist in family orientation(s) prior to programming.
- Make positive calls to families throughout the program.
- Celebrate success at an end of programming culminating event.
Participate in coaching and Professional Learning Community
- Submit lesson plans for feedback and review.
- Take part in feedback and coaching conversations with the Summer School Principal following classroom observation.
- Participate and engage in weekly coaching/faculty workshops to review student data, plan interventions, and share best practices.
- Seek input, resources, and advice from the Summer School Principal as needed.
Prepare for Programming
- Attend and engage in SummerBoost training: Teacher Orientation, Family Engagement PD, and Lavinia PD.
Hours:
- Professional Development: June 24-28: 9am-3pm
- Math/ELA Teaching Hours: Monday - Friday, July 8th - August 5th 7:30 am-1 pm
- Arts-based Teaching Hours: Monday - Friday, July 5th - August 4th 10 am-3:30 pm
- Monday, August 5th: 7:30am-4:30 pm mandatory field trip.
- One 90 minute orientation meeting TBD in May.
Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- An M.A., Ed.M or master’s degree in the relevant content area, preferred
- New York State Certification for relevant grades and content area, or demonstrated process towards receiving reciprocity for certification from other states
- A minimum of 2 years of demonstrated success as a full-time elementary/middle school classroom teacher
- Demonstrated success working in a high-performing, urban school setting preferred
- Preferred candidates who have a desire to work with a diverse population of students and linguistic backgrounds
- Evidence of excellence in teaching through continuous learning and data analysis
- Commitment to engaging in an arts-integration/project-based learning model to support ELA and Math skill development.
- Exceptional organizational and planning skills
- Superior communication skills
- An ability to work collaboratively
