Stipend : Twilight - Content Teacher; Fall

STIPEND OPPORTUNITY:
Twilight
- Content Teacher (Fall 2026)

Boston Public Schools Central Office
- Teaching & Learning
- Boston, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Boston Public Schools

Starting Date: To Be Determined

THIS IS A STIPENDED POSITION. EMPLOYMENT IS SEASONAL AND TEMPORARY

PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION:

Twilight is a 10-week intensive credit recovery program designed to give high school seniors who have failed courses in any major subject area a chance to earn back credits to graduate on time. It is held twice per year in the Fall and Spring semesters at the John

D. O’Bryant School. Students can choose from a range of core courses and can earn up to two credits per Twilight session.

REPORTS TO: Position reports to the Office of Academics and Professional Learning .

PROGRAM

SCHEDULE:

Twilight Teachers are required to attend all scheduled planning meetings, training and professional development sessions, work all required program hours, as well as complete all required wrap up duties, as indicated in job description.

The Program will run during the following dates and times ( see full calendar here ):

• Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4-7pm (Session 1: 4-5:30; Session 2: 5:30-7)
• Teachers are required to be present at least 15 minutes before program start daily (3:45PM)
• October 6 - December 15 (snow makeup days as needed December 17 & 22)
• One hour staff orientation session, Tuesday September 29, on Zoom, 5-6PM

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Twilight Teachers provide students with rigorous instruction that demonstrates the BPS core competencies for effective teaching listed below. Due to the short duration of Twilight and the critical need to boost student learning during this time, it is particularly important that teachers in the Twilight program:

• Prepare cognitively-demanding lessons, assignments and enrichment activities (requires some planning work outside of regular program hours)
• Differentiate instruction so that all students complete rigorous academic work.
• Establish a productive learning environment and classroom culture in which all students are respected.
• Work with site coordinator to maintain timely student attendance and progress records.
• Work with site coordinator and other program staff to ensure all outcome goals are on track to be met, including academic outcomes and social-emotional skill development outcomes.
• Provide students, families, site coordinators and program staff with relevant and timely data.
• Oversee classroom management; enforce discipline code.
• Care for program materials and resources.
• Perform other related duties as requested.

Using the Rubric of Effective Teaching, the Office of Human Capital has identified priority skills and abilities that all BPS teachers should possess:

• Accountability for Student Achievement
  • Set ambitious learning goals for all students, create cognitively demanding tasks, and model the belief that all students can master challenging material through effective effort.
  • Assess student understanding regularly with ambitious learning goals in mind and take ownership of making necessary adjustments to instruction to reach goals despite setbacks.
  • Display passion and optimism about students, content, and the teaching profession.
• Communicating Content Knowledge
  • Demonstrate mastery of and enthusiasm for content area and the pedagogy it requires.
  • Demonstrate understanding for how subject matter applies in real‑world settings and connects to other content areas and relevant standards.
  • Convey content in creative and engaging ways that align to standards.
• Equitable & Effective Instruction
  • Scaffold and…