Job Title: PSP - ELL Teacher 19-20
Date Posted: 8/30/2019
Job Function: Teachers
Grade Level: Elementary/Middle School
Job Type: Full-Time
Start Date:

About Perry Street Prep
Perry Street Prep serves 375+ elementary and middle school students in Northeast DC. We are a community of diverse learners, with students from all eight wards of the city, that builds relationships with families and empowers students to be college-ready and to thrive in a global society. Our goal is to provide every student, PreK-8th grade, with the knowledge, the abilities, the attitudes and the support they will need to succeed in college and beyond.

Perry Street Prep is a school on the rise! Our students' growth in reading and math outpaces peers in the District of Columbia and nationally and is amongst the highest in the District. We raised our score on the DC Public Charter School Board's Performance Management Framework (PMF) 30-points in the past four years, and we are on the cusp of becoming a Tier 1 school.

For additional information about Perry Street Prep, visit pspdc.org.

Teaching at Perry Street Prep
An ELL Teacher is responsible for delivering instruction to identified students identified as English Language Learners in an inclusion setting and working to develop and manage a classroom environment that supports differentiated instruction and student progress.

A teaching position at Perry Street Prep is a full-time, salaried, 10-month position. ELL Teachers at Perry Street Prep are responsible for the following:

• Collaborating with colleagues to develop and deliver specialized instruction in the classroom designed to help students meet grade-level standards and achieve personal learning goals
• Support ELL students' English language development and their classroom instructional needs
• Partner and interact with school's instructional leadership team, coaches and administration to ensure ELL students receive language support and other forms of academic assistance
• Support oversight and delivery of ACCESS administration
• Tracking and monitor assessment results in order to regularly refine teaching practices and design differentiated lesson plans
• Participate in ELL student's transition meetings for those ready to transition out of ELL services
• Initiate and maintain consistent communication and develop constructive partnerships with ELL families
• Communicate with parents about student progress in ESL and recommend ways families can support student at home

Qualifications
Perry Street Prep is seeking educators with the following education and experience:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university required. Special education or master's degree preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish/English (strongly preferred)
• Two or more years of teaching experience as an elementary or middle school special education teacher in an urban environment preferred
• Experience with co-teaching models, writing and monitoring IEPs, and ELL strategies preferred

Compensation and Benefits
Perry Street Prep offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package.

How to Apply
Do you believe that every child deserves the right to a high quality education? Do you want to prepare students for unlimited global opportunities? Apply today!

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin or ancestry, marital status, veteran's status, or any other factor, which would constitute a violation of the D.C. Human Rights Act or other applicable laws or court order.