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ELL Teacher Prospective Vacancy (SY21-22)

Grade Level: All Grades

Start Date: August 1, 2021

Locations: Various (Boston and Lawrence, MA)

About UP Education Network

UP Education Network is a school turnaround organization whose mission is to rapidly transform chronically underperforming district schools into extraordinary schools that sustain high achievement over time. UP transforms schools into exceptional learning environments in partnership with families and communities. Students in UP schools cultivate sharp minds, share their kind hearts, and explore their path and potential. UP graduates succeed on the path to college and pursue their passions. Today, UP is the largest nonprofit school network in Massachusetts and is privileged to serve a highly diverse group of more than 2,500 PK-8th grade students across five schools in Boston and Lawrence. All of our school based staff are district employees and receive district benefits. 

COVID POLICY:

  • All City of Boston employees (which includes all Boston Public School employees) will be required to be fully vaccinated and will need  to verify their vaccination status with their employer, unless granted a reasonable accommodation for medical or religious reasons.  Employees who are not fully vaccinated and have not been granted a reasonable accommodation so as to not comply with the vaccination component of this policy are required to engage in regular testing, and reporting of test results. Please refer to the City of Boston Vaccination Verification Requirement for more details. UP Education Network is also adhering to this policy for all of their network roles. At the current time, there is no vaccination requirement for Lawrence Public Schools. Should you have further questions in regards to this feel free to reach out to the recruiter or UP employee you are in contact with.

Role

Lead Teachers are full-time members of the school staff. All lead teachers have regular duties in the course of the day that may include lunch duty, arrival and dismissal duty, recess duty and or hallway coverage. Lead teachers must have a deep desire to work with educationally underserved student populations and their families

Responsibilities:

  • Provide an exceptional and rigorous learning environment for students to ensure they are performing at grade level or beyond by the end of the school year
  • Responsible for the development and/or execution of curriculum and the instruction of content aligned to the MA Curriculum Frameworks
  • Able to create and execute quality lesson plans 
  • Ability to analyze student data to inform instruction and monitor student progress
  • Consistently hold students accountable to school-based behavior management plan and aligning with Social Emotional Learning practices
  • Communicate and partner effectively with all students, staff and families to support student success
  • Participate in school-wide professional development and activities, as well as cohort meetings; this includes 2 weeks of staff professional development in August
  • Perform all other assigned school duties

Qualifications:

  • A deep desire to work with educationally underserved student populations and their families;
  • A passionate belief in UP Academy’s mission, values, and educational model;
  • An ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and a capacity to remain calm and focused when faced with unexpected challenges;
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including strong public speaking skills;
  • A sense of humility and a growth mindset
  • Bachelor’s degree is required, Master’s degree is preferred
  • Current authorization to work in the United States – A candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment.
  • Appropriate Certification Preferred 

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for any open position for which they are qualified. Our students must be exposed on a daily basis to a diverse group of powerful role models. Therefore, we have a responsibility to recruit, retain, develop, and reward a diverse and talented staff from a wide range of backgrounds to join our creative, mission-driven team. 



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