STIPEND OPPORTUNITY: Teacher - Adult Education (SY26-27)

Boston Public Schools•Boston, MA

About The Position

The Adult Ed Instructor position resides in the Department of Adult Education. The mission of BPS Adult Ed is to provide a variety of flexible programs to ensure that Boston residents have access to quality instruction, job training, and college and career advising. BPS Adult Ed annually serves about 800 adult students who want to learn English, participate in vocational training, improve their academic level and/or graduate from high school. The high school classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 5:00 pm and 9:30 pm. Start times for each 90-minute class are 5:00, 6:30, and 8:00. Teachers will be compensated for receive 30 minutes of prep time per 90 minutes of instruction. Most positions are for two consecutive classes. Assignments vary based on student need.

Requirements

Hold a Bachelor's degree.
Hold a valid Massachusetts Teaching License in the relevant content area(s).
Complete state and federal guidelines in order to be fully licensed and “Highly Qualified."
Ability to meet the Standards of Effective Teaching established by MA DESE ACLS as outlined above.
Current authorization to work in the United States - Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.
Able to model excellent spoken and written English for students learning English in school.
Documented success teaching online.
Documented ability to teach engaging, organized online lessons that are accessible to students with diverse levels of digital literacy.

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching in an urban setting.
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.
Prior experience working with adult learners.

Responsibilities

Teach: A core high school content area (ELA, Humanities, Math, Science, History, Technology, Spanish)
Provide high school-level instruction.
Deliver appropriate lessons for students with diverse abilities.
Demonstrate cultural proficiency and use effective and culturally-relevant instructional practices.
Integrate technology into the classroom as an instructional tool and for personal productivity
Collaborate and communicate with the school’s leadership and student support team to ensure students receive academic and social-emotional assistance.
Prepare for and assist with the organization of student orientations twice per year.
Assist in student retention and engagement efforts by maintaining communication with students absent from class and communicating issues with the student support team.
Plan and deliver lessons utilizing the Massachusetts College and Career Readiness Standards for Adults and/or DESE curriculum frameworks ≈deliver appropriate lessons for students with diverse abilities.
Demonstrate cultural proficiency and use effective and culturally-relevant instructional practices.
Integrate technology into the classroom as an instructional tool and for personal productivity.
Assist the administration team in the administration of all mandated state and local assessments. , including DESE pre and post-tests and MCAS
Attend district and state-sponsored professional development opportunities sufficient to stay current with instructional strategies for adults
Maintain and submit accurate attendance and records on student growth and achievement using the school’s department’s SIS (ALMA).
Use the school's SIS, ALMA, to record and post student grades on a weekly basis.
Collaborate with colleagues to ensure a rigorous, joyful, and safe environment.
Attend staff meetings and read weekly staff memos in order to stay informed about program and student issues and events.
Use the school's SIS, ALMA, to record student grades and attendance.