Anticipated Requisition SY Fellow

Position Type:
Union Position

The Prescott community—faculty, staff, administration, parents, and partners—are dedicated to creating rigorous, high‑quality learning for children. At Prescott, we’re committed to getting students to grade‑level or above on their way to a college‑preparatory high school. We know that this goal starts in Pre‑Kindergarten and extends through 8th grade. The Prescott faculty, staff, and parent leaders strive to build excellent learning experiences that ready our children for college preparatory high schools, college, and beyond.

To this end, we attend to children’s academic, social, emotional, and physical needs.

• Support and facilitate high‑quality professional development for teachers and staff, so they continuously improve their students’ learning.
• Develop and mentor teacher and parent leadership capacity on Wellness/Whole Child Committee and create metrics and data system to measure effectiveness.
• Lead systems improvements to SEL learning @lunch & recess; and coordinate technology systems improvements with Tech Team and individual staff.
• Learning Hub provider for CPDUs.
• SEL assessment Coordinator and data analysis.
• Fulfill other responsibilities as determined by the principal.

• Type of
  
  Education Required:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree or currently enrolled in a program at Northwestern University.
• Type of Experience
  
  Required:
  
  Minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience. Successful implementation of programs.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Ability to plan and problem‑solve closely with teachers, staff, families, and community partners to begin or extend learning systems in the classroom and school via weekly Grade Level Team (GLT) meetings and other ways.
  • Communicate sensitively and completely with teachers, staff, and families regarding continuous improvements in student learning systems.
  • Strong communication skills (speaking—including presentations—listening, and writing).

As a condition of employment with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to live within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date and must maintain residency throughout their employment with the district.