Exam School Initiative- Enrichment Music Teacher (Summer 2026)
About The Position
The Exam School Initiative (ESI) is a racial equity initiative intended to expand access to Exam Schools for students who have been historically underrepresented as compared to the overall BPS student demographics. The goal of the program is to serve the students who have been historically underrepresented in the three exam schools: Boston Latin Academy (BLA), the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science (O’Bryant) and Boston Latin School (BLS). The Office of Opportunity Gaps seeks culturally responsive instructors who believe in the talent and potential of ESI students and will advance the racial equity mission of the program. ESI teachers will provide rigorous instruction during the four-week program while cultivating positive relationships with students and families.
Requirements
- Current teacher in the Boston Public Schools.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Massachusetts teaching license in the appropriate area.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- 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
Responsibilities
- Teach music to 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th graders each Music Core Competencies: Using the Rubric of Effective Teaching in alignment with the ESI curriculum
- Sets ambitious learning goals for all students, creates cognitively demanding tasks, and models the belief that all students can master challenging material through effective effort
- Assesses students’ understanding regularly with ambitious learning goals in mind and takes ownership of making necessary adjustments to instruction to reach goals despite setbacks
- Passionate and optimistic about their students, their content, and the teaching profession
- Demonstrates mastery of and enthusiasm for the content area and the pedagogy it requires
- Demonstrates understanding of how the subject matter applies in real-world settings and connects to other content areas and relevant standards
- Can convey content in creative and engaging ways that align to standards
- Scaffolds and differentiates instruction in order for all students to do complex thinking and rigorous academic work
