What are the responsibilities and job description for the Math Teacher (SY 25 -26) position at Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter School?

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About APR

Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School (APR) is a tuition-free, public charter school offering a rigorous, college preparatory program in Grades 5-12 to 540 students from Boston. For 25 years, APR has empowered diverse learners (90% students of color; 11% English Learners; 25% on IEPs) of all racial and ethnic backgrounds to achieve their full intellectual and social potential through high-quality academic and enrichment programs to promote college and career exploration, cultural immersion, and community service. Our supportive and inclusive community actively counters patterns of inequity through dynamic learning partnerships between staff, students, and families. This work is grounded in the vision that all students graduate with a focused mind and a big heart, having the critical thinking, mastery of academic and social skills and a deep sense of self and others to joyfully pursue post-secondary education, careers, and civic life based on their passions and interests. Our 570 alumni have a six-year college graduation rate of 70% - double the national average of their demographic peers.

About the Position

We believe that exceptional student outcomes are the result of excellent teaching and teamwork. Teachers and staff who thrive at APR are driven, passionate educators who love kids, are dedicated to their craft, embrace feedback, and constantly push themselves and their peers to learn and grow. This position will perform a variety of responsibilities, including but not limited to, the responsibilities listed below.

Primary Responsibilities

Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Assessment

Leading a classroom in which students are affirmed for their brilliance, curiosity and intellect
Modeling a deep passion, expertise and excitement for content matter
Designing and implementing standards-aligned courses and curricular units that are rigorous, enriching and foster critical thinking
Creating a classroom with a strong culture of achievement, through the use of best practices, that promotes student growth and achievement
Continually providing students with feedback to strengthen their mastery of daily, weekly and unit learning targets
Collaborating with co-teachers and other specialists to deliver instruction to meet the individual needs of students with diverse learning needs
Leveraging data to provide students with high impact, targeted and individualized intervention
Developing students understanding of core values, critical consciousness and social-emotional capacity through APR’s advisory structure, Dragon Circles
Providing regular tutoring and office hour supports for students

Family and Community Engagement

Mentoring 10-15 students, through regular advisory meetings and family meetings

Developing strong relationships and partnerships with families through regular communication around academic and behavioral successes and challenges

Maintaining and communicating up-to-date, accurate student grades and progress relative to academic benchmarks

Attending occasional family and community partnership events

Professional Responsibilities

Actively participating in professional development at the school and individual level including summer Dragon Institute, weekly professional development and individualized coaching sessions

Engaging in a reflective process to continually strengthen teaching and learning practices

Performing necessary support duties including (but not limited to) coverage, bus, lunch, and dismissal duties to ensure that students learn and thrive in a safe and supportive school environment

Regular, predictable attendance according to APR’s school calendar and staff attendance policy

Living our Values

Embodying our belief that all students can achieve

Active, regular collaboration and communication with the team to advance APR’s mission

Committing to continual personal and organizational growth

Tenaciously fostering the learning of every student

Embracing diversity and the goals of equity and inclusion

The ideal candidate has :

Demonstrated belief that all children can achieve their full intellectual and social potential

Epitomizes APR’s values in all interactions

A Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s degree is preferred;

Teachers must either be certified or licensed to teach in Massachusetts or have passed, prior to the end of their first year of employment, the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL). This includes a passing score on the Communication and Literacy Skills test and a passing score on the relevant subject matter knowledge test(s).

Teachers should hold an SEI (Sheltered English Immersion) endorsement or complete this prior to the end of their first year of employment;

Expertise in and enthusiasm for content area(s);

A minimum of two years teaching experience in a charter or district school setting serving a similar demographic preferred, but not required;

APR is committed to a diverse workplace and to ensuring that all of its programs and facilities are accessible to all members of the public. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law (“protected class status”).

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis.

For more information, please visit our website at www.pacrim.org

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