Legendary high school seeks highly motivated and skilled talent to join our team. We seek individuals who are passionate about transforming the DC school system and making a significant difference in the lives of public-school students, parents, principals, teachers, and central office employees.

Our public-school students need your expertise, passion and leadership!

Vision

Every student feels loved, challenged, and prepared to positively inuence society and thrive in life.

Mission

Ensure that every school guarantees students reach their full potential through rigorous and joyful learning experiences provided in a nurturing environment.

Strategic Priorities

• Promote Equity: Dene, understand, and promote equity so that we eliminate opportunity gaps and systematically interrupt institutional bias.
• Empower our People: Recruit, develop, and retain a talented, caring, and diverse team.
• Ensure Excellent Schools: Increase the number of excellent schools throughout the city.
• Educate the Whole Child: Provide rigorous, joyful, and inclusive academic and social emotional learning experiences to ensure all students are college and career ready.
• This position is a safety-sensitive position. As a result, throughout employment this position will be subject to the Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy.

Position Overview **** **
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High School English Teacher

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**Full-Time

Salary: Commensurate with experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned.

• Sets and reinforces clear expectations and routines that are aligned with the school's overall vision
• Develops and implements curricula and activities to meet academic standards.
• Thoughtfully plans daily lessons and implements specific strategies to meet the needs of all students, providing extra support, enrichment, or variation of work when necessary.
• Demonstrates strong content knowledge.
• Designs and implements assessments that measure progress towards academic standards, and diagnoses areas of student misunderstanding.
• Uses assessment data to refine curriculum; and informs instructional practices
• Is accountable for students' academic growth; and increases each individual student's achievement.
• Creates a positive, achievement-oriented learning environment.
• Reflects on successes and areas of growth as a teacher, seeks to improve performance, and responds to feedback.
• Participates in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions. Invests parents and families in their children's academic success through regular communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Previous experience as an English teacher.
• Possesses or is eligible for a valid District of Columbia teaching license issued by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE).
• Successful completion of Praxis I and II exams (unless already holding a standard teaching license).
• Strong instructional skills and classroom management.
• Enthusiasm for and demonstrated mastery of subject matter.
• Unrelenting commitment to students, self, and school's constant learning and development.
• Ability to self-reflect on teaching practices and be responsive to feedback.