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Summer Early Focus - Teacher

Employer
Boston Public Schools
Location
Boston, MA, US
Salary
Competitive

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**THIS IS A SUMMER SCHOOL POSITION. EMPLOYMENT IS SEASONAL AND TEMPORARY**

POSITION OVERVIEW: Deliver instruction and facilitate the grade-specific, standards based Department of Early Childhood Summer Early Focus curriculum. Teachers will work from 8:10 am - 2:40 pm each day, which includes collaborative planning time from 8:10 am - 8:30 am. Students will attend the program from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Summer Early Focus, led by the BPS Department of Early Childhood, will operate 3 sites in Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and Mattapan with one classroom at each grade level as part of the BPS Summer Learning Academies. Each site will be led by a Site Coordinator who will support 8 teachers and 80 students in 4 classrooms. We will serve incoming K2 children, and children completing K2, first grade, and second grade, who are currently enrolled in Boston Public Schools. Children might include those who have special needs and/or are English Language Learners. SEF is designed to provide integrated support in literacy, math, science, arts and social emotional development to help prepare children for the following school year. Two teachers will support 20 children in each classroom. Generations Inc. will provide focused support for children and families several mornings a week.

The BPS Summer Learning Academies serve as the primary academic summer offerings for BPS students, consisting of an array of high-quality academic and enrichment programs that provide services for targeted student populations in every grade level across the district.

BPS Summer Learning Academies aim to:
  • Stem summer learning loss and increase academic achievement
  • Develop student socio-emotional skills and increase student efficacy by building skills and competencies
  • Strengthen the effectiveness of school-community partnerships
  • Promote student health and wellness

REPORTS TO: Position reports to the Site Coordinator, who works in close collaboration with the SEF Program Director and the Project Manager of the BPS Department of Early Childhood.


PROGRAM SCHEDULE: The Department of Early Childhood will operate a five week 6 hour day Summer Early Focus program at three sites in Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and Mattapan. The sites are being confirmed. SEF will operate on Monday, July 9th, through Friday, August 10th, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm for students.

Summer Early Focus Teachers are required to attend all scheduled central and site-based planning meetings, trainings and professional development sessions, work all required program hours, as well as complete all required wrap up duties. Teachers are expected to work the entire day, every day of the summer, as we will not have substitutes.

Pre-Summer: Scheduled planning meetings, trainings & PD, and separate on-site planning (to be scheduled by site management te am).
During Summer: 8:10am-8:30am planning and 8:30am-2:30pm instruction, 2:30-2:40pm dismissal
Post-Summer: Some "wrap-up" duties (such as submission of end performance task rubric, curriculu m inventory) occur immediately following the conclusion of summer learning programming.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Professional Development and Program Planning
  • Build and maintain a safe, fair, and respectful learning environment for children, adults, and families, placing the value of relationships at the core.
  • Participate in the Professional Development on date TBD which includes classroom set-up and on-site planning.
  • Prepare cognitively-demanding lessons, assignments and enrichment activities (requires some planning work outside of regular program hours)
  • Collaborate, plan, and co-teach with a teaching partner for 20 minutes each morning.
  • Exhibit professional behavior that addresses job responsibilities, district policies and procedures, and the expectations of professionals working in a multilingual, multicultural, and economically diverse community.
  • Attend mandatory central training sessions and online modules (which include introduction to tracking attendance in Cityspan and administering SAYO-T test to a select group of students).
  • Prepare classroom space to be conducive to developmentally appropriate learning
Instruction and Classroom Management
  • Plan for and implement the Department of Early Childhood's literacy and math summer school curriculum with fidelity (includes hands-on Centers and engaging in a culminating project).
  • Differentiate instruction so that all students complete rigorous academic work.
  • Establish a productive learning environment and classroom culture in which all students are respected.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to excellence, equity, and high expectations for all children with an emphasis on building on the strengths that children bring to the teaching/learning process and closing the achievement gap.
  • Employ a wide range of strategies that address children's various learning styles and align with the Universal Design for Learning framework.
  • Record daily attendance in the summer school attendance system (Cityspan).
  • Use a variety of assessment tools and strategies to gather data to inform instruction.
  • Participate in off-site field trips (which may include trips to Mattapan Library and ReadBoston).
  • Provide students, families, site coordinators and program staff with relevant and timely data.
  • Oversee classroom management; enforce discipline code.
  • Care for program materials and resources.
Collaboration and Evaluation
  • Initiate, develop, and maintain consistent partnerships with families and welcomes families into the classroom throughout the program.
  • Work with site coordinator to maintain timely student attendance and progress records.
  • Work with site coordinator and other program staff to ensure all outcome goals are on track to be met, including academic outcomes and social-emotional skill development outcomes.
  • Collaborate with Generations Inc. to support literacy tutoring 2-3 times per week and family workshop 1x per week.
  • Receive feedback from Summer Early Focus Site Coordinator and Program Director to improve instruction and classroom management.
  • Smoothly and safely transition children at 2:30pm dismissal, ensuring that all children are accounted for.
  • Participate in organized staff meetings.
  • Administer the SAYO-T test to a sampling of students sometime in weeks 2- 4 of the summer program.
  • Assist Program Director and Site Coordinator with compiling inventory of curriculum materials after conclusion of programming.
  • Participate in mandatory feedback interviews with evaluators in order to support program wide evaluation through an outside observer to measure program quality and compare to other summer programs for future programming.
  • Perform other related duties as requested.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
Using the Rubric of Effective Teaching, the Office of Human Capital has identified priority skills and abilities that all BPS teachers should possess:
  • Accountability for Student Achievement
    • Set ambitious learning goals for all students, create cognitively demanding tasks, and model the belief that that all students can master challenging material through effective effort.
    • Assess student understanding regularly with ambitious learning goals in mind and take ownership of making necessary adjustments to instruction to reach goals despite setbacks.
    • Display passion and optimism about students, content, and the teaching profession.
  • Communicating Content Knowledge
    • Demonstrate mastery of and enthusiasm for content area and the pedagogy it requires.
    • Demonstrate understanding for how subject matter applies in real-world settings and connects to other content areas and relevant standards.
    • Convey content in creative and engaging ways that align to standards.
  • Equitable & Effective Instruction
    • Scaffold and differentiate instruction so that all students do complex thinking and rigorous academic work.
    • Use instructional practices that are likely to challenge, motivate, and engage all students and facilitate equitable, active student participation.
    • Build a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued as part of the class community.
  • Cultural Proficiency
    • Actively create and maintain an environment in which students' diverse backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected.
  • Parent/Family Engagement
    • Engage with families and build collaborative, respectful relationships in service of student learning.
  • Professional Reflection & Collaboration
    • Regularly reflect on practice, seek and respond to feedback, and demonstrate self-awareness and commitment to continuous learning and development.
    • Participate in and contribute to a collaborative adult learning community.
Compensatio n: Anticipated total of 171.5 hours including professional development, on-site program time, and additional duties, for an estimated total amount of up to $6860.

TERMS:
  • Compensation is set based on hours of work, including professional development, on-site program time, and additional duties. Teachers will not be paid for time not worked.
  • All employees must read and agree to the BPS 2018 Summer Program Terms of Employment . See BPS terms of employment for stipend dissemination guidelines (stipend includes pre-summer training and PD, on-site planning, summer programming, and any "wrap up" duties).
    • Payroll will be processed on a biweekly basis after receipt of completed timesheets in accordance with BPS summer payroll schedule.

  • HR/payment overseen by Blaire Horner of BPS Department of Early Childhood. Human resource-related questions should be directed to bhorner@bostonpublicschools.org.


QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Massachusetts teaching license or school administrator license.
  • Master's Degree. Early Childhood Certification preferred.
  • Certified (or will be certified) for K1, K2, 1st, or 2nd grade.
  • Worked with K1, K2, 1st, or 2nd grade children in a formal teaching role within the last three years.
  • Experience with the Department of Early Childhood's supported curriculum ( Focus on K0/K1, Focus on K2, Focus on First ) and/or instructional practices.
  • Experience with working with children with special needs (e.g, inclusion setting).
  • ESL Certification and/or Special Ed Certification preferred.
  • Demonstration of culturally and linguistically sustaining practices.
  • Willing to explore student learning in a non-traditional setting and connect student learning to project-based, experiential learning.
  • Willing to work in close collaboration with the Department of Early Childhood on shared goals in a student-centered, school-aligned, results-focused initiative.
  • Focused on whole-child approaches (academic and social-emotional development).
  • Experience working within a Summer Learning partnership such as Summer Early Focus preferred.
  • BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages:Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
The Boston Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, does not discriminate in its programs, facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, age, criminal record (inquiries only), disability, homelessness, sex/gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetics or military status, and does not tolerate any form of retaliation, or bias-based intimidation, threat or harassment that demeans individuals' dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.

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Telephone
(617) 635-1550
Location
2300 Washington Street
Roxbury
MA
02119
United States

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