TEACHER SECONDARY (GENERAL)

• Curriculum Writers – Teachers will develop Project-Based Learning experiences related to district standards with a focus on transferrable and real-world skill development.
• Coaches – Teachers will guide students through student-centered learning, connected directly to students’ strengths, interests, and post-secondary goals.
• Collaborators – Teachers will co-design and co-teach lessons in cross-curricular teams, centering learning around a common theme or community-based topic.
• Case Managers – Teachers will manage Individualized Student Learning Plans to ensure that the student learning experience is meaningful, robust, and tied directly to the student’s post-secondary goals.
• Interventionists – Teachers will design and facilitate tiered re-engagement workshops to support student’s success in their attendance, academics, and behavior. We hope to take a restorative approach to our interventions and support systems.
• Community Liaisons – Educators will build deep and meaningful connections with community partners,
• mentors, and families in support of student’s success within the instructional program and in preparation for post-secondary goals.
• Mentors – Educators will build strong relationships with students, leveraging their name, strengths, and needs to create strong connections throughout our school community.
• Wellness Advocates – Educators will facilitate daily wellness workshops to ensure that students practice the habits of life balance, developing strategies for personal, mental, physical, and emotional wellness.

Independent PBL– Job Specific Duties:

• This position will focus primarily on helping students build Independent PBL Projects based on the IHA competency model. Class compositions will primarily be made of seniors who are approaching graduation who need specific competencies (credit equivalencies) in order to graduate. The teacher must have an ability to balance a flexible approach based on students’ goals, skills, and interest and the intentional structure necessary to create individual projects. Experience with Project Based Learning is highly valuable for this position.
• A secondary focus will be to create learning experiences for students to demonstrate skills acquired throughout their high school experience through a community-based experience. This class will be closely tied to students’ High School and Beyond Plans where they will create a pathway towards their future ready goal.

• EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Current Washington State Teacher’s certificate with appropriate subject area endorsement(s).
• ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Criminal background clearance and all certificates, licenses, endorsements, permits, and vaccines (absent exemption) as required for this position by state and local authorities.

• Culture of Belonging: A culture where all are welcome, valued, and safe.
• Innovative Learning: Academic experiences that engage, empower, and challenge every student.
• Bilingual & Biliterate: Multicultural skills that enable students to live, work, and communicate across cultures.
• Future Ready: Students explore possibilities and develop mindsets that prepare them for a changing future.

Highline Public Schools, District #401, complies with all federal rules and regulations and does not discriminate in admission, access, treatment, or employment in education programs or hiring practices on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, marital status, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in educational programs and/or extracurricular activities. Highline Public Schools also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. See Board Policy 5010 for Highline’s commitment to nondiscrimination and affirmative action. Any person having inquiries should contact: Age Discrimination Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Act (employees), and Title IX: Chief Talent Officer, 206.631.3121, title.ix@highlineschools.org; Civil Rights Act (students): Ombudsman, 206.631.3104, civilrightscoordinator@highlineschools.org; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act- Director of Social Services and Mental Health, 206.631.3255, 504coordinator@highlineschools.org, Address: 15675 Ambaum Blvd. SW, Burien, WA 98166.