High School Science Teacher

Teacher Job Description About APR

Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School (APR) is a tuition‑free, public charter school offering a rigorous, college preparatory program in Grades 5–12 to 540 students from Boston. For 25 years, APR has empowered diverse learners (90 % students of color; 11 % English Learners; 25 % on IEPs) of all racial and ethnic backgrounds to achieve their full intellectual and social potential through high‑quality academic and enrichment programs to promote college and career exploration, cultural immersion, and community service.

Our supportive and inclusive community actively counters patterns of inequity through dynamic learning partnerships between staff, students, and families. This work is grounded in the vision that all students graduate with a focused mind and a big heart, having the critical thinking, mastery of academic and social skills and a deep sense of self and others to joyfully pursue post‑secondary education, careers, and civic life based on their passions and interests.

Our 570 + alumni have a six‑year college graduation rate of 70 % – double the national average of their demographic peers.

We believe that exceptional student outcomes are the result of excellent teaching and teamwork. Teachers and staff who thrive at APR are driven, passionate educators who love kids, are dedicated to their craft, embrace feedback, and constantly push themselves and their peers to learn and grow. This position will perform a variety of responsibilities, including but not limited to, the responsibilities listed below.

• Leading a classroom in which students are affirmed for their brilliance, curiosity and intellect
• Modeling a deep passion, expertise and excitement for content matter
• Designing and implementing standards‑aligned courses and curricular units that are rigorous, enriching and foster critical thinking
• Creating a classroom with a strong culture of achievement, through the use of best practices, that promotes student growth and achievement
• Continually providing students with feedback to strengthen their mastery of daily, weekly and unit learning targets
• Collaborating with co‑teachers and other specialists to deliver instruction to meet the individual needs of students with diverse learning needs
• Leveraging data to provide students with high impact, targeted and individualized intervention
• Developing students understanding of core values, critical consciousness and social‑emotional capacity through APR’s advisory structure, Dragon Circles
• Providing regular tutoring and office hour supports for students

• Mentoring 10‑15 students, through regular advisory meetings and family meetings
• Developing strong relationships and partnerships with families through regular communication around academic and behavioral successes and challenges
• Maintaining and communicating up‑to‑date, accurate student grades and progress relative to academic benchmarks
• Attending occasional family and community partnership events

• Actively participating in professional development at the school and individual level including summer Dragon Institute, weekly professional development and individualized coaching sessions
• Engaging in a reflective process to continually strengthen teaching and learning practices
• Performing necessary support duties including (but not limited to) coverage, bus, lunch, and dismissal duties to ensure that students learn and thrive in a safe and supportive school environment
• Regular, predictable attendance according to APR’s school calendar and staff attendance policy

• Embodying our belief that all students can achieve
• Active, regular collaboration and communication with the team to advance APR’s mission
• Committing to continual personal and organizational growth
• Tenaciously fostering the learning of every student
• Embracing diversity and the goals of equity and inclusion

• Demonstrated belief that all children can achieve their full intellectual and social potential
• Epitomizes APR’s values in all…