Summer School Success 2025: General Education Teachers - Elementary School (Grades 1-3)

Summer School Success 2025: General Education Teachers - Elementary School (Grades 1-3)

The filling of this position is based upon continued funding in the Board of Education budget.

Note: Teachers dually certified in TESOL, Bilingual Education or ESL, with experience in Sheltered Instruction or fluency in a language other than English, will be given preference for all Stamford Public School positions.

GENERAL STATEMENT:
The Summer School 2025 elementary school program will focus on elements of mind, body, heart for elementary school students. The Summer School General Education Teacher Grades 1 - 3 will plan, implement, and assess students in their assigned classroom during summer school and must make a four-week commitment to teach in the Summer School Program.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be able to commit to work the entire 4 weeks of summer school.
• Implement the Summer School curriculum which includes literacy and math.
• Align and adjust classroom strategies and activities to Tier 1 Instructional Strategies
• Set appropriate and demanding expectations for students’ learning and motivation.
• Set clear targets for students’ learning, building on prior attainment.
• Ensure effective teaching of whole classes, groups and individuals so that teaching objectives are met, momentum and challenge are maintained, and best use is made of teaching time.
• Use teaching methods which keep students engaged, including stimulating students’ intellectual curiosity, effective questioning and response, clear presentation and good use of resources.
• Set high expectations for students’ behavior, establishing and maintaining a good standard of discipline through well-focused teaching and through positive and productive relationships.
• Assess how well learning objectives have been achieved and use this assessment for future teaching.
• Create a safe and welcoming environment so all students can interact and learn
• Mark and monitor pupils' class work providing constructive oral and written feedback, setting targets for students’ progress.
• Recognize that learning takes place outside the school context and provide opportunities to develop students' understanding by relating their learning to real and work-related examples.
• Understand the need to liaise with agencies responsible for pupils' welfare.
• Establish effective working relationships with professional colleagues including support staff.
• Identify clear teaching objectives, content, lesson structures and sequences appropriate to the subject matter and the students being taught.
• Provide weekly communication to parents regarding the focus of learning in literacy and math and suggestions for how parents can support at home
• Participate in professional development activities.
• Perform other duties as requested by the Summer School Administrator and Summer School Head Teacher.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current Connecticut Educator Certificate.
• Currently employed by the Stamford Public Schools.
• Demonstrated excellence in grade level/subject appropriate teaching. Demonstrated successful experience working with students.
• Evidence of the ability to work cooperatively with staff.
• Enthusiasm and commitment to his/her work.
• Familiarity with national, state and local curriculum standards and framework. Demonstrated experience utilizing research-based instructional strategies.
• Knowledge and experience of differentiated instruction
• Evidence of organizational skills and willingness to pursue tasks to a successful completion.
• Evidence of experience in small group instruction
• Knowledge of and/or demonstrate the ability to learn and implement Operating Systems (i.e. Windows); Office suites (i.e. Microsoft Office, Google Docs); Presentation Software (i.e. PowerPoint, Keynote); Spreadsheets (i.e. Excel, Google Spreadsheets); Communication and Collaboration tools (i.e. Skype); Accounting Software (i.e. QuickBooks); Student Information Systems (i.e. Naviance, PowerSchool); or any other technology deemed relevant for this position.

Location:

• Julia A. Stark Elementary School
• Rogers International School
• Strawberry Hill

Sites are subject to change due to unexpected circumstances

Term:

• 4 Week Program: Monday, June 30th through Friday, July 25th, 2025 (19 days; tentative dates subject to change)
• No class July 4th
• Planning/Staff Development - TBD

Compensation:

Compensation is as per SEA Teachers Contract.

• Locations and schedule are subject to change due to unexpected circumstances

Application Procedures: Online application is required.