Summer Early Focus - Teacher; Summer
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Education / Teaching
Early Childhood Education, Elementary School, Seasonal / Summer, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional
Summer Early Focus Teacher
Deliver instruction and facilitate the grade-specific, standards based Department of Early Childhood Summer Early Focus curriculum. Teachers will work from 8:15 am - 2:45 pm each day, which includes collaborative planning time from 8:15 am - 8:30 am, teachers will conduct family outreach from 2:30-2:45. Students will attend the program from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm. Start on July 7th through August 7th, 2026.
July 7th there will be no students. Teachers will report for 9:00 am- 2:00 pm
Program Delivery:
Fully In-Person
Program
Description:
Summer Early Focus, led by the BPS Department of Early Childhood, will operate 5 sites in the neighborhoods of Mattapan, East Boston, Roxbury, Hyde Park and Jamaica Plain with one classroom at each grade level as part of the BPS Summer Learning Academies. Each site will be led by a Site Coordinator who will support 10 teachers and up to 130 students in 7 classrooms.
SEF will serve incoming K1 children, and children completing K1, K2, first grade, and second grade, who are currently enrolled in Boston Public Schools. Children might include those who have special needs and/or are English Language Learners. SEF is designed to provide integrated support in literacy, math, science, arts and social emotional development to help prepare children for the following school year.
In grade K0 three adults will support 20 children in each classroom. In grades K1 to grade 1, two teachers will support 22 children in each classroom. In grade 2, it is possible that we may convert this model to one teacher supporting up to 15 students. Please let us know which grade level you would prefer to teach.
Students will have an enrichment period each day with a rotating specialist providing Physed, Dance, Visual Art for up to 50 minutes to the students. During this time, the teachers will be able to rotate taking a break or co-plan, but one teacher will remain to supervise students during the Specialty. Teachers will also take students on weekly field trips - either planned by the overall program or discussed with their Site Coordinator and classroom specific, making use of neighborhood opportunities to enhance the Summer Early Focus curriculum.
The BPS Summer Learning Academies serve as the primary academic summer offerings for BPS students, consisting of an array of high-quality academic and enrichment programs that provide services for targeted student populations in every grade level across the district.
BPS Summer Learning Academies aim to:
- Stem summer learning loss and increase academic achievement
- Develop student socio-emotional skills and increase student efficacy by building skills and competencies
- Strengthen the effectiveness of school-community partnerships
- Promote student health and wellness
Program
Schedule:
The Department of Early Childhood will operate a five week 6 hour student day Summer Early Focus program at 5 sites in the neighborhoods of Mattapan, East Boston, Roxbury, Hyde Park and Jamaica Plain. The Site Coordinator will work at one site.
SEF will operate on Tuesday, July 7th, through Friday, August 7th, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm for students.
Summer Early Focus Teachers are required to attend all scheduled central and site-based planning meetings, training and professional development sessions, work all required program hours, as well as complete all required wrap up duties. Teachers are expected to work the entire day, every day of the summer, as we will not have substitutes.
Pre-Summer:
Teachers will have to attend a total of 3 hours for a Professional Development Session. Professional development will be remote scheduled for Monday June 29th from 10:am-1:00 pm. Classroom setting will be on Monday July 6th. 9:00 - 2:00 pm. Teachers should also review the curriculum in advance and know what materials are provided and what they could bring from their own classrooms.
During Summer: 8:15 am-8:30 am planning, 8:30am-2:15pm instruction, 2:15__2:30 pm dismissal, Parent Outreach 2:30-2:45
Post-Summer:
Some "wrap-up" duties (such as submission of end performance task rubric, curriculum inventory) occur immediately following the conclusion of summer learning…
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