Teacher - Language and Literary Arts Teacher, Gr. 10 (SEI Endorsement Required)

Boston Arts Academy is a public high school for the visual and performing arts, with students in Grades 9-12. It is a joint project of the Professional Arts Consortium, Inc., comprising the Berklee College of Music, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston Architectural Center, Emerson College Massachusetts College of Arts, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Boston Public Schools. Boston Arts Academy serves as a laboratory and a beacon for artistic and academic innovation, preparing a diverse community of aspiring artist scholars to be successful in their college or professional careers and to be engaged members of a democratic society.

This innovative school features a college preparatory curriculum supporting integrated and interdisciplinary teaching and learning among arts and academic disciplines. Students explore the arts in both traditional and new media forms. The Academy’s program is enriched by the involvement of the six members of the Professional Arts Consortium. Both the program and the student body at Boston Arts Academy reflect the culture, ethnic and linguistic diversity of Boston.

BAA is an autonomous school within the BPS that holds Pilot School status. This allows us autonomy over our schedule, staffing, budget, governance, and curriculum. As a result, we have an Election to Work Agreement (EWA) , which outlines the ways in which we leverage our autonomy, with specific attention to additional working days, hours, and other working conditions that fall outside of the BTU agreement. Teachers who choose to work at BAA do so with the understanding that our Election to Work Agreement establishes expectations beyond the standard BTU contract, including additional professional development days, extended learning time, and a commitment to our full inclusion model. BTU members are required to work an additional 146 hours above the contracted time. That time includes attending 2 days of professional development before the BTU start day in August, attending 2.5 additional days of professional development in June beyond the contracted days, and attending a weekly hour department meeting outside of the contracted hours.

The Boston Arts Academy seeks an exceptional Language and Literary Arts teacher who is also a skilled interdisciplinary and artistic thinker to join our community of teachers, learners, and leaders. At BAA, the teachers and leaders are committed to the vision of high expectations for achievement, equal access to high levels of instruction, the achievement of academic and artistic proficiency for all students, and the closing of the achievement gap among subgroups within the schools. BAA is a great place for those who seek to work in an environment that supports their creativity and innovation, and respects their skills and abilities as a teacher.

Reports to : Principal / Head of School

Responsibilities

• Teach : 10th grade ELA and Creative Writing with a focus on literature as an art form.
• Develop thematic units for Language and Literary Arts classes using the backwards design model that integrates artistic thinking, literature, composition, and other literary artistic elements.
• Deliver daily lessons that are engaging, relevant, rigorous and integrate literature as art.
• Understand and apply effective strategies for intervention and differentiation in the classroom, including serving English language learners and students with individualized education plans (IEPs).
• Embed opportunities for student critical-thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity, as well as use of technology and digital media, into lesson and unit plans.
• Maintain strong classroom management and hold students accountable for upholding school rules, student-developed norms, and classroom expectations.
• Collaborate with specialist education teachers and other support specialists to deliver differentiated curriculum and instruction in a full inclusion classroom.
• Communicate regularly with parents on progress of students.
• Collaborate with a team of Language and Literary Arts educators to support all department events, productions and curricular initiatives.
• Interact with parents and students regularly by being visible and accessible via Google Classroom, E-mail, and student information system.
• Serve as an advisor to a group of 12 to 15 students in grades 9-12 who you meet with twice a week. Develop a sense of community within the advisory group, and provide coaching for students around goal-setting and development of our shared values : community with social responsibility, vision with integrity, passion with balance, and diversity with respect.
• Attend evening meetings, one per semester, with families of students.
• Perform general administrative tasks to teaching including but not limited to grading students and communicating.

Core Competencies : Using the Rubric of Effective Teaching, the Office of Human Resources has identified priority skills and abilities that all BPS teachers should possess :

Qualifications - Required

Qualifications - Preferred

Terms : BTU, Group I

Please refer to (under "Employee Benefits and Policies") for more information on salary and compensation. Salaries are listed by Unions and Grade / Step.

The start and end times of BPS schools vary, as do the lengths of the school day. Some BPS schools have a longer school day through the "Schedule A" Expanded Learning Time (ELT) agreement.

The Boston Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, does not discriminate in its programs, facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, age, criminal record (inquiries only), disability, homelessness, sex / gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetics or military status, and does not tolerate any form of retaliation, or bias-based intimidation, threat or harassment that demeans individuals’ dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.

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