Teacher - Foreign Language Spanish; Anticipated ; SY

Overview

This position is an anticipated vacancy. It is expected to be vacant by 08/22/2026. The hire may start as a Long-Term Substitute if the position does not become vacant by the start of the school year.

Boston Public Schools seeks an exceptional Foreign Language Teacher who is highly qualified and knowledgeable to join our community of teachers, learners, and leaders. BPS is committed to high expectations for achievement, equal access to high levels of instruction, and the closing of the achievement gap among subgroups within the schools.

BPS is a great place for professionals who seek an environment that supports creativity, innovation, and respects teachers’ skills and abilities.

Teach:
Foreign Language

• Accountability for Student Achievement
  • Sets ambitious learning goals for all students, creates cognitively demanding tasks, and supports the belief that all students can master challenging material through effort
  • Assesses students' understanding regularly with ambitious goals in mind and makes necessary adjustments to instruction to reach goals
  • Passionate and optimistic about students, content, and the teaching profession
• Communicating Content Knowledge
  • Demonstrates mastery of and enthusiasm for the content area and required pedagogy
  • Shows understanding of how the subject matter applies in real-world settings and connects to other standards
  • Conveys content in creative and engaging ways aligned to standards
• Equitable & Effective Instruction
  • Scaffolds and differentiates instruction to support all students in complex thinking and rigorous work
  • Utilizes practices that challenge, motivate, and engage all students and promote equitable participation
  • Builds a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued
• Cultural Proficiency
  • Actively creates and maintains an environment in which students' diverse backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected
• Parent/Family Engagement
  • Engages with families and builds collaborative, respectful relationships in support of student learning
• Professional Reflection & Collaboration
  • Regularly reflects on practice, seeks and responds to feedback, and demonstrates self-awareness and commitment to continuous learning
  • Participates in and contributes to a collaborative adult learning community

Education: Hold a bachelor's degree.

Licensing: Hold the appropriate valid Massachusetts Teaching License in the required foreign language at the appropriate grade level.

Meet all state and federal guidelines in order to be fully licensed and Highly Qualified according to NCLB.

Standards: Ability to meet the Standards of Effective Teaching established by the Boston Public Schools as outlined above.

Work Authorization: Current authorization to work in the United States - candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.

Experience teaching in urban schools.

BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates fluent in one of BPS' official languages:
Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, and Somali.

In order to best serve all students, BPS prefers core content teachers to be certified in their subject area and to hold one or both of the following:
Moderate Disabilities, English as a Second Language (at the appropriate grade level(s)).

BTU, Group I

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