What are the responsibilities and job description for the ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) TEACHER position at Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn?
Position Description: English Language Art (ELA) Teacher
About Hyde Leadership Charter School
Hyde is built on the belief that every person has a unique potential and larger purpose in life, and character growth is key to exposing that potential and purpose. Hyde maintains a student-centered culture that motivates character development and emphasizes curiosity, courage, concern, integrity and leadership. Our goal is to prepare children for college and beyond, and to live their lives according to standards of personal excellence. We believe in order to provide the best possible education for our young leaders, we as educators need to be in a continuous growth process. Working at Hyde-Brooklyn is a unique and rewarding experience because our staff receives both professional development and participates in their own self- discovery process through the Hyde process of journaling, facilitated discussion, workshops and seminars.
Summary
The Teacher works to support student progress by coordinating on lesson planning, sharing data, team teaching and providing information and materials to families. Through excellent communication, organizational skills and great energy the ELA Teacher supports the academic and personal growth of our students, while making sure all students are successful and develop strong characters. The Teacher makes sure the students understand the school wide expectations and policies while consistently asking the students to follow the outlined expectations for common areas within the school. In addition Teacher supports staff in the scheduled arrival, mealtime and dismissal duties.
Job Duties
Plan lessons and manage classroom in an inspiring, rigorous and urgent way
Use State Standards as a guide for planning
Implement all approved curricular programs
Contact families via telephone or face to face to inform on students progress and keep an updated log of the contact
Manage classroom communities as effective learning communities and follow school-wide common area expectations
Submit lessons plan on a weekly basis demonstrating a seamless connection to the Scope & Sequence
Plan, organize and replenish lesson plans for substitute teachers in case of emergency absence
Schedule planning time with Special Ed. Teachers and provide them with copies of completed lesson plans for collaborative review and revision
Collaborate fully with grade level team teachers in planning, student supports, transitions and materials management
Provide students with a report card each quarter for performance and behavior in addition to quarterly progress reports
Work collaboratively with AIS and SPED specialist to support student progress by coordinating on lesson planning, sharing data, team teaching and providing information and material
Attend Child Study Team (CST) meetings in order to create a comprehensive RtI plan and participate in a productive and positive way to identify interventions for students both, academically and developmentally
Meet all test and data reporting deadlines
Maintain anecdotal and formal evaluative records (checklists, anecdotal notes, quiz/test, etc.)
Participate actively in weekly grade level team planning meeting by planning units of study and weekly lessons collaboratively with team teacher(s), specialist and administrators
Attend all faculty meetings
Skills and Characteristics
Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with colleagues, families and students
Be a team player
Display maturity, humility, strong work ethic, follow-through, sense of humor, willingness to respond positively to feedback and a roll-up-my-sleeves attitude
Strong instructional and classroom management skills
Mastery of and enthusiasm for subject matter
A belief that everyone is gifted with a unique potential
Show commitment to character development and family partnerships
Requirements
Demonstrated success working in an urban school setting
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
A Masters degree in Education or relevant content area (preferred)
New York State Certification (preferred)
