Math Teacher Chelsea & Lawrence

Math Teacher ) - Chelsea & Lawrence

• Full-time

The Phoenix Academy Network currently operates three high schools in Massachusetts - one in Chelsea, one in Lawrence and one in Springfield - with plans to open additional schools in the coming years. The Phoenix Network is the only network of schools in Massachusetts that operates both charter and traditional, in-district schools. We are at the forefront of education, particularly alternative education, in Massachusetts.

The mission of all Phoenix schools is to challenge teenagers with an academically rigorous and individually tailored curriculum. Talented students who have not succeeded in other schools will have the support, resources and training needed at Phoenix to succeed academically in high school and college, and become economically secure in their future. Phoenix is named after a mythological figure of strength, healing and renewal.

We believe in the capacity of our students to regain control of their academic future and recast themselves as strong, independent and self-sufficient adults.

Phoenix teachers do more than simply teach academic lessons; they serve integral roles as advisers and mentors for scholars as they move through their secondary school experience at Phoenix toward postsecondary success in college and beyond.

It is a given that all of the faculty work very, very hard. All staff acknowledge that we will do more than just work hard; we each seek – through formal and informal feedback – to dramatically improve our own progress and that of our students. At PCA, an ongoing quest for leadership improvement is not considered remedial, it is essential and ongoing for all staff.

• Teach four core-block classes, Monday through Friday
• Teach one (1) Advisory on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings from 9-9:15 AM
• Tutor struggling scholars when necessary
• Participate in 3 hours weekly of professional development on Fridays from 1:30– 4:30 PM
• Participate in weekly department team meetings, supervision and meet or exceed the deliverables set by the department team, according to the school Accountability Plan
• Use “PCA WAY”: BBC, weekly overviews, quarterly Scopes and Sequences, Final Assessments are aligned to frameworks; deadlines for all deliverables met.
• Upload all planning materials and planned lessons to Sharepoint following PCA protocol
• Collaborate with ESL and Academic Support staff in order to best reach all students
• Actively participate in the data cycles process as a way to improve instruction and student learning
• Participate in mid-year and end of year formal evaluations with Department Chair, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, or Head of School

• Internalize mission and make this central to all decisions and actions inside and outside of the classroom
• Communicate with parents/adult supporters through phone calls, email correspondence, and/or in-person meetings at least 10 times per week
• Commit to growing professionally through consistent and constant feedback and reflection; remain humble and relentless
• Fulfill school support and coverage duties deemed necessary by the staff community and Head of School
• Set high standards and big goals for students; constantly use real data to measure growth towards these goals; assess students informally, formatively and summatively each quarter in each course; and meet or exceed goals set forth by PCA, department and individual classrooms
• Publicly display evidence of great scholarship in and around your classroom
• Seek to create personal, warm relationships with ALL students, sending a clear message that the academic work is important and that the teacher will not give up on them
• Communicate “kid issues” with Director of School Culture and Social Work whenever necessary

It is understood that this Job Description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the position. It is not intended to be a complete and total description of each and every duty and responsibility. As such, this job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this…