Mathematics Algebra Teacher

Algebra Teacher Role

Our Algebra Math Teacher will ensure our students develop deep algebraic understanding, strong procedural fluency, a love of math, and excellent exam results. Our Math Teacher will help continue to build and join a department that prepares every student to apply their knowledge to succeed in STEM majors and careers.

Our Algebra Math Teacher needs to be an excellent classroom teacher, have a passion for curriculum design, and must have a strong skill set for differentiating lessons to meet students' needs. The Algebra Math Teacher will:

• Work with the Department Chair to design a math program that delivers excellent results, teaches students to problem solve, and shows students the connections between algebra and their other STEM courses (CS and Physics);
• Work with our ICT Algebra Teacher to ensure all class materials are differentiated for SpEd students;
• Teach four sections of ICT algebra, leveraging both class time and prep opportunities like Mock Exams and Saturday prep to ensure that 95%+ passing the Regents Exam;
• Build strong relationships with students, families, and the Bronx community;
• Lead an advisory, supporting and mentoring 10-15 students and building close relationships with their families;
• Collaborate with faculty, students, and parents to build an innovative, exciting, and effective school model that achieves our mission and impacts education reform nationwide.

Teachers' hours will be 8:15-4:30 daily, with the student academic day running from 9:00-1:00 on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 9:00-4:15 on other days. Teachers may elect to lead an after-school extra-curricular club or coach a sport for an additional stipend. In the summer of the upcoming school year new teacher PD will begin around August 15th, and the school year will begin in late August.

Salary: $73,000 - $120,000. We offer very competitive benefits, commensurate with experience, and great opportunities for professional and career development.

We believe students succeed when adults build a close, collaborative community and strive relentlessly for excellence. We are also constantly innovating because we aim to create and run a different kind of school. With those things in mind, we are looking for teachers who seek to embody our SCORE values:

• Self-Awareness:
  Understand my impact on students, families & colleagues; invite feedback and make meaningful changes over time.
• Consistency:
  Honor commitments through presence, punctuality, and follow-through; communicate proactively when I can't meet my responsibilities.
• Ownership of the Community:
  Build respectful relationships with students, families & colleagues, seek to learn about and gain competence in the cultures of the communities we serve; foster a welcoming environment; speak directly to colleagues rather than about them; and take responsibility for mistakes by acknowledging their impact.
• Resilience:
  Recover from setbacks & negative interactions, seek to repair poor working relationships, and move forward with determination and purpose.
• Excellence:
  Believe in the boundless capacity of our students by pushing them to grow and excel; deliver high-quality work for students, families & colleagues.

Experience teaching in an urban school, with a track record of excellent student growth across ability levels; a passion for math; experience writing/designing curriculum; experience differentiating for students of many abilities; a demonstrated commitment to working with kids and having standards for them;
Special Education certification, preferred.