About the position
The Title I Summer Acceleration Academy provides structured academic programming in ELA and Math for students in grades K-5 during the summer. Students will receive instruction on grade-level topics in ELA and Math. The program will be free and held at the Parlin, Madeline English, Keverian, and Lafayette from 7:45 am-12:30 pm. The Acceleration Academy is funded through Title I and will serve students identified as most at-risk through the mid-year and end-year ELA and math data. Program teachers will participate in professional development before the beginning of the program on implementing small group reading instruction. Teachers will participate in ongoing coaching throughout the program on the implementation of the strategies, including one hour a week meeting to discuss the implementation of small group reading practices.
Responsibilities
- Plan and facilitate lessons aligned with DESE Standards in ELA and math.
- Use best practices in ELA and math curriculums that encourage higher-order thinking, critical thinking, and collaboration.
- Implement specific literacy-based strategies for small group reading instruction using decodable texts identified for the summer program and participate in coaching opportunities to strengthen the implementation of the strategies.
- Participate in training before the program and weekly meetings to support the implementation of small group reading instruction.
- Use all available technology and curricula the district provides to create engaging lessons and supports linked with 21st-century skills.
- Manage classroom behavior with strategies that motivate students, support an inclusive learning community, and empower students to participate actively and appropriately in all program activities.
- Incorporate social-emotional learning standards and curriculum that promote self-confidence, team-building, and informed decision-making.
- Utilize inclusive practices that support students with disabilities and English language learners.
- Implement SEI strategies that support the language acquisition of English Learners.
- Incorporate language activities that align with the WIDA Language Proficiency Standards into content instruction, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
- Communicate with student's families regularly using culturally responsive strategies that promote two-way conversations.
- Report daily attendance to the Manager of Extended Learning and contact students and families attending inconsistently.
- Support recruiting students to join the class, support families with online registration, and ensure equitable outreach to families.
- Contribute to school-wide Summer School initiatives and events, which may be assigned by the Principal, Assistant Principal, and/or Summer School Site Coordinator.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Education and/or Liberal Arts
- Massachusetts Teaching Licensure in Elementary Education, Early Childhood, Special Education, English as a Second Language, or related fields.
- SEI Endorsement
Nice-to-haves
- Master's Degree in Education
- 3 or more years of elementary or middle school teaching experience
- Current EPS employee in good standing
- Dual Licensure and/or relevant experience in Special Education and/or English as a Second Language
- Previous experience working in Extended Learning programs - after school, before school, summer learning, Acceleration Academies, coaching, tutoring, etc.
- Coursework in Foundational Literacy Instruction and/or Applied Linguistics
- Foreign Language Proficiency
Benefits
- $40/hour total stipend up to a total maximum stipend of $7550
