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Posted: 28-Jan-25
Location: Putney, Vermont
Type: Full Time
Categories
Math
The Putney School is seeking a full-time Math Teacher for the 2025-26 School Year beginning the fall trimester. For more information about math at Putney see: Math: Meeting the Individual and Understanding the World
About The Putney School: Putney is a progressive boarding school for 230 hardworking and curious students in Putney, Vermont. Hands-on learning is embedded in the school’s culture: a working dairy farm, expansive arts offerings, a robust work program, miles of wooded trails, and large solar arrays serve our curriculum. Employees are also part of an intentional residential experience that values belonging and community. We seek applicants who find joy in their work and help others realize how much fun authentic, student-centered learning can be. The school cultivates and sustains an educational community that values differences. Community members explore how they contribute to building a home at Putney where everyone, especially those from historically marginalized populations, can honor their individual racial, gender, ethnic, and socio-economic identities. Putney recognizes this is difficult, communal work, and the school supports all its employees in developing this critical skill set.
Responsibilities
Please submit a cover letter and resume via email to employment@putneyschool.org. We will continue reviewing applications until the position is filled.
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About The Putney School
Putney is a progressive boarding school for 230 hardworking and curious students in Putney, Vermont. Hands-on learning is embedded in the school’s culture: a working dairy farm, expansive arts offerings, a robust work program, miles of wooded trails, and large solar arrays serve our curriculum. Employees are also part of an intentional residential experience that values belonging and community. We seek applicants who find joy in their work and help others realize how much fun authentic, student-centered learning can be. The school cultivates and sustains an educational community that values difference. Community members explore how they contribute to building a home at Putney where everyone, especially those from historically-marginalized populations, can honor their individual racial, gender, ethnic, and socio-economic identities. Putney recognizes this is difficult, communal work, and the school supports all its employees in developing this critical skill set.
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Posted: 28-Jan-25
Location: Putney, Vermont
Type: Full Time
Categories
Math
The Putney School is seeking a full-time Math Teacher for the 2025-26 School Year beginning the fall trimester. For more information about math at Putney see: Math: Meeting the Individual and Understanding the World
About The Putney School: Putney is a progressive boarding school for 230 hardworking and curious students in Putney, Vermont. Hands-on learning is embedded in the school’s culture: a working dairy farm, expansive arts offerings, a robust work program, miles of wooded trails, and large solar arrays serve our curriculum. Employees are also part of an intentional residential experience that values belonging and community. We seek applicants who find joy in their work and help others realize how much fun authentic, student-centered learning can be. The school cultivates and sustains an educational community that values differences. Community members explore how they contribute to building a home at Putney where everyone, especially those from historically marginalized populations, can honor their individual racial, gender, ethnic, and socio-economic identities. Putney recognizes this is difficult, communal work, and the school supports all its employees in developing this critical skill set.
Responsibilities
- Teach eight classes per year; and work with students on independent, project-based work and senior exhibitions.
- Lead afternoon and/or evening activities in arts, athletics, or another area of expertise.
- Contribute to curriculum development and collaborate with faculty from various academic disciplines to design and co-teach interdisciplinary classes.
- Conference regularly with students and write detailed reports on student performance.
- Serve as a dorm parent and advise 6-8 students.
- Competitive compensation, depending on experience.
- Health benefits, paid vacation, and 403(b) retirement plan contributions.
- On-campus housing with dormitory responsibilities.
- Annual professional development opportunities.
- An academic background suitable for teaching math, preferably with extensions to the canonical high school curriculum i.e. robotics, computer programming, financial math, etc.
- Three or more years of experience teaching high school mathematics is preferred.
- Possessing a demonstrated ability to teach to a wide range of student abilities and levels.
- Possessing an interest in educational design and collaborating with colleagues to develop innovative pedagogies.
- The ideal candidate will be inquisitive, energetic, flexible, collegial, engaged by Putney’s mission and creative ethos, and committed to working with adolescents in all aspects of Putney’s program.
Please submit a cover letter and resume via email to employment@putneyschool.org. We will continue reviewing applications until the position is filled.
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About The Putney School
Putney is a progressive boarding school for 230 hardworking and curious students in Putney, Vermont. Hands-on learning is embedded in the school’s culture: a working dairy farm, expansive arts offerings, a robust work program, miles of wooded trails, and large solar arrays serve our curriculum. Employees are also part of an intentional residential experience that values belonging and community. We seek applicants who find joy in their work and help others realize how much fun authentic, student-centered learning can be. The school cultivates and sustains an educational community that values difference. Community members explore how they contribute to building a home at Putney where everyone, especially those from historically-marginalized populations, can honor their individual racial, gender, ethnic, and socio-economic identities. Putney recognizes this is difficult, communal work, and the school supports all its employees in developing this critical skill set.
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