Summer Session Online Coordinator (Summer 2019)
**THIS IS A SUMMER SCHOOL POSITION. EMPLOYMENT IS SEASONAL AND TEMPORARY**

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Summer Session 2019 is a program designed to give high school students who have failed courses in any major subject area a chance to earn back credits to graduate on time. This year, Summer Session will consist of one site offering online courses only. Content teachers will offer support to students taking online courses in order to ensure effective completion.

REPORTS TO: Position reports to the site coordinator, who works in close collaboration with the Office of Expanded Learning Time.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
The Program will run during the following dates and times:
8:00am - 12:00pm
Monday - Thursday
July 8, 2019 - August 8, 2018
2 Additional Office Hours per week. See Responsibilities for additional information.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Teachers in this program provide students with content-area support that demonstrates the BPS core competencies for effective teaching listed below. Due to the short duration of summer programs and the critical need to boost student learning during this time, it is particularly important that teachers in BPS summer programs:

• Monitor student progress in online courses closely.
• Manage student enrollments in courses and report course completions via Aspen.
• Provide timely contact for students who are struggling to complete the coursework.
• Host two Office Hours per week in the evening for students to reach out with technical difficulties. Schedule of these hours TBD by Site Coordinator and with input from teacher.
• Provide students, families, site coordinators and program staff with relevant and timely data.
• Participate in all scheduled professional development.
• Care for program materials and resources.

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.

TERMS:

• $40/hr - Anticipated total of 100 hours including professional development, on-site program time, and additional duties, for an estimated total amount of up to $4000.

• Payroll will be processed on a biweekly basis after receipt of completed timesheets in accordance with BPS summer payroll schedule.

• All employees must read and agree to the BPS 2019 Summer Program Terms of Employment

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Massachusetts teaching or counselor licensure.
• Strong technology skills.
• Experience managing online courses in Acellus or Apex.
• Demonstrated ability to meet the Core Competencies of Effective Teaching established by the Boston Public Schools as outlined above.
• Current authorization to work in the United States. Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.

QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED:

• Current teacher in the Boston Public Schools.
• 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.