Middle School Math Teacher

Bronx Charter School for the Arts • Bronx, NY

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About The Position

Bronx Charter School for the Arts (Bronx Arts) is a public k-8 school, located in both the Hunts Point and Soundview sections of the South Bronx. Bronx Arts is founded on the principle that a rich and vibrant background in the arts is a key component of achieving academic excellence. We strive to serve as a model that encourages creativity and innovation in the classroom and inspires students to develop the intellectual and personal fortitude to realize their dreams. At Bronx Arts, students receive daily instruction in theater, dance, music, and visual arts, and lessons in these subjects are integrated into the academic curriculum. Bronx Charter School for the Arts seeks a Middle School Math Teacher who will be responsible for ensuring that all students achieve both academically and socially at high levels in his or her discipline.

Requirements

• An outstanding classroom teacher who holds students to consistently high behavioral and academic expectations.
• A results-driven educator with experience in, and commitment to, the use of data analysis and assessments to drive instructional decisions and teacher accountability.
• A graduate of a Bachelor's degree program (required) from an accredited college or university. Master's Degree preferred.
• Minimum three years teaching experience in their discipline.
• NYS teaching certification or pending in their discipline and/or meets NYS certification eligibility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plans purposefully in order to provide individual students with opportunities for constructing meaning and developing understanding of math concepts.
• Utilizes developmentally appropriate and rigorous curricula and instructional materials that are tightly aligned to Bronx Arts' benchmarks and New York State standards.
• Presents students with new ideas and concepts through a variety of strategies, and inspires and guides them to explore, express and uncover new ideas of their own.
• Administers, collects, and analyzes both qualitative and quantitative data gathered from a variety of assessments on each student.
• Reflects regularly on data from student assessments alone and with colleagues, administration, or students' families in order to inform his or her work, modify practices, and increase student achievement.
• Collaborates with inclusion teachers to design and execute individualized instructional plans for students with special needs in order to ensure they achieve academically at high levels, and are fully included in the Bronx Arts community.
• Collaborates with the inclusion and Arts teachers in designing and co-teaching lessons that integrate the arts into other content areas and classroom routines when appropriate.
• Builds relationships with his or her students' families through regular communication about students' progress and ways in which families can support their children's learning.
• Researches, develops, and shares resources and materials with other staff members.
• Leads, in collaboration with the school's leadership team, the promotion and implementation of the Bronx Arts Middle School Method and BASS the middle school's Positive Behavior Intervention System.
• Creates a classroom community that maintains the school's high social expectations for students as defined by the Bronx Arts operating principles.
• Participates in the on-going effort to establish a school culture that reinforces the school's mission, goals, and operating principles.
• Collaborates with the other arts specialists, Art Director, and staff members on the design and execution of school-wide performances, exhibitions, and family events that promote the arts.
• Actively works to improve his or her own practice in order to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for excellent instruction.
• Actively strives to embody the operating principles in his or her work.
• Operates according to the professional standards of the school, which are defined in detail within the schools' staff policies and procedures handbook.
• Takes responsibility for the success of the organization by maximizing all opportunities to further the mission of the organization.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time-off
• Short and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Commuter benefit program
• 403b retirement plan (optional)
• Dependent care FSA (optional)
• Medical flexible spending account (optional)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree