Democracy Prep Public Schools currently seeks Middle School Science Teachers for the [redacted] School Year. As a teacher, you will play a vital role in creating a classroom culture that reflects high expectations and high support, fostering academic and personal growth for every scholar.
Who You Are:- Mission-Driven Educator: You are deeply committed to Democracy Prep's mission focusing on fostering college success and authentic civic engagement for scholars.
- Outstanding Classroom Teacher: You maintain consistently high behavioral and academic expectations, supporting scholars in meeting those expectations.
- Self-Reflective Professional: You are dedicated to aligning your classroom to our commitment to antiracism and contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Results-Driven Assessor: You use data analysis to drive instructional decisions and teacher accountability, ensuring positive outcomes for all students.
- Content Area Expert: You engage scholars with differentiated instruction and deliver high-quality curriculum by preparing rigorous and engaging lessons through thoughtful lesson planning.
- Educator with Experience Preferred: You hold a Bachelor's degree (required) and have at least 2 years of teaching experience in urban areas. State certification is preferred. Note: We request transcripts as part of our onboarding process.
What You'll Do:- Ensure Classroom Culture: Create and maintain a classroom atmosphere characterized by high expectations and high support.
- Create an Inclusive Environment: Engage in training, reflection, and dialogue around issues of race, identity, diversity, equity, and inclusion for staff and scholars.
- Curriculum Implementation: Plan and prepare for the effective implementation of a coherent, research-based curriculum.
- Data-Driven Instruction: Develop and use a variety of assessment data to refine curriculum and instructional practice.
- Build Relationships: Maintain strong relationships with scholars, families, and colleagues through effective and frequent communication.
- Professional Growth: Continuously improve your practice through weekly coaching sessions, professional development, and collaborative, data-driven reflection with department and grade-level teams.
- Support Social-Emotional Well-Being: Cultivate the social-emotional growth of all scholars by building a positive classroom culture and leveraging strong partnerships with scholars, their families, and the scholar support team.
- Foster Active Citizenship: Engage students in age-appropriate conversations and activities about current events, participation in community service, and the celebration of culture, heritage, and identity.
- Whole-School Involvement: Participate in school-wide events and tasks, including transitions, family conferences, tutoring, and other activities as assigned by school leadership.
Qualifications:- A Bachelor's degree (required).
- 2+ years of teaching experience, preferably in urban education (preferred).
- State certification (preferred).
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to create an inclusive and positive classroom culture that emphasizes high expectations for all scholars.
- Commitment to professional growth through coaching, reflection, and collaborative work with colleagues.
Compensation The salary range for this role is $73,000 to $152,581. Our salary schedule is commensurate with years of lead teaching experience and your certification status. Our teaching salaries start at $73,000 for a first-year uncertified teacher and $76,000 for a first-year certified teacher and cap at $152,581 for a certified teacher with 29+ years of lead teaching experience. Democracy Prep employees are provided with a benefits package that includes medical, vision, and dental insurance, 403B matching, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, a smartphone, and a laptop.
This is an in-person position, reporting five days a week to one of our ten schools across Harlem and the Bronx.
