General Education Teacher SY22-23 (Cesar Chavez PCS)

ABOUT CESAR CHAVEZ PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC POLICY:

Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy has served District of Columbia youth for more than two decades, providing a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, a unique public policy program, and a supportive learning environment with comprehensive support services. Located in the Parkside community in Northeast Washington, DC, Chavez serves youth in grades 6-12.

To learn more about Chavez, visit chavezschools.org.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Teachers are highly effective and dedicated educators committed to the mission of Chavez Schools. Chavez teachers are focused on building relationships with students and are accountable for their students’ academic growth and the school’s success.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Set and reinforce clear expectations and routines that are aligned with the school’s overall vision
• Develop and implement curricula and activities to meet academic standards
• Thoughtfully plan daily lessons and implement specific strategies to meet the needs of all students, providing extra support, enrichment, or variation of work when necessary
• Develops instructional plans that are engaging, rigorous and ensure all students achieve mastery of the stated learning objectives
• Demonstrate strong content knowledge
• Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards and diagnose areas of student misunderstanding
• Lessons and assignments are rigorous and demand that students think critically.
• Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices
• Consistently use assessment data to drive instruction and plan activities.
• Be accountable for students’ academic growth and increase each individual student’s achievement
• Create a positive, achievement-oriented learning environment
• Establishes high academic and behavior expectations for every student
• Fosters respectful interactions between and among students and staff.
• Collaborate and engage with peers and administrators to improve instructional practice and achieve student learning goals.
• Provide additional instruction and support to students outside of content area to achieve school-wide goals and address student needs
• Reflect on successes and areas of growth as a teacher, seek to improve performance, and respond to feedback
• Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, professional development and school-wide functions
• Invest parents and families in their children’s academic success through regular communication
• Perform additional duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE SKILL REQUIRED 

• Bachelor’s degree
• Achieved Highly Qualified designation as defined by Chavez Schools
• Demonstrated Mastery of the applicable subject matter
• Experience facilitating a student-centered classroom (cooperative learning, inquiry or project- based learning)
• Strong instructional skills and classroom management.
• Demonstrated success in using data to monitor student understanding and drive practice
• Exercise excellent judgment in decision-making
• Think strategically and proactively problem-solve
• Work with only the highest ethical standards
• Unrelenting commitment to students, self, and school’s constant learning and development.
• Ability to self-reflect on teaching practices and be responsive to feedback