Teacher - SLIFE Native Literacy Multilingual K-8 (SY26-27)

Boston Public Schools • Boston, MA

7h

About The Position

Orchard Gardens is a K-8 Pilot School nestled in the heart of Roxbury, with a strong academic and arts focus and a continued commitment to growth as a Transformation School. We seek educators who bring expertise, innovation, and a collaborative spirit to improve outcomes for all students in the OGPS community. We are working to strengthen purposeful learning, student leadership, and inclusive classrooms grounded in meaningful relationships among students, staff, and families. Our PRIDE values, Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Daring, and Excellence, guide our shared efforts to ensure every student is challenged, supported, and inspired to achieve. This is a teaching position in a classroom for Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) . This position is a Native Literacy teaching position, meaning candidates must be bilingual and biliterate in Multilingual and hold licensure in the appropriate content area. In this program model, students are all newcomer English Learners who are ages 9 or older, have ELD levels 1 or 2, are at least two years behind their grade level peers in native language literacy, and have limited or interrupted formal schooling. Students will receive instruction in the student’s native language while students in the SLIFE Multilingual program are from various linguistic backgrounds. Students receive intensive literacy instruction in the native language, and age-appropriate core content instruction in the native language. Reports to: Principal/Head of School

Requirements

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree.
• Hold a Massachusetts Teaching License in appropriate content area and grade level.
• Meet all state and federal guidelines in order to be fully licensed and Highly Qualified.
• Ability to meet the Standards of Effective Teaching established by the BPS 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

• Experience teaching in urban schools.
• Fluency in one of BPS' official languages: Spanish, Cabo Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole , Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.
• Hold a degree in Education.
• Hold a Bilingual Education Endorsement in one of BPS' official languages.
• Please note, a valid Transitional Bilingual Education license or Transitional Bilingual Learning endorsement issued by the Department shall be deemed the equivalent of the Bilingual Education Endorsement.
• In order to best serve all students, BPS prefers all core content teachers to be certified in their subject area and one or both of the following: Moderate Disabilities, English as a Second Language (at the appropriate grade level(s)).

Responsibilities

• Teach: High Intensive Literacy in a SLIFE Native Literacy setting
• Creatively provide an interdisciplinary course of study that integrates reading, writing, and analytical skills development in alignment with state curricular frameworks for core content areas.
• Implement district learning goals and objectives using TERC Math Investigations Curriculum and Readers and Writers Workshop Model.
• Create developmentally appropriate, child centered environment that establishes positive student behavioral expectations conducive to all learners needs through structured routines and positive behavioral interventions.
• Establish classroom structure that values positive relationships through intentional implementation of appropriate curriculum
• Administer district mid-year and end-of-year assessments in accordance with district guidelines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time