Secondary English Teacher: School Year 2026-27

Anticipated Vacancies  - Teacher:
Secondary English - JOB # 13876

• Position Type: K-12 Teaching
• Date Posted: 3/26/2026
• Date Available:
  
  08/17/2026
• Closing Date: 08/15/2026

Since 1966, the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) has been dedicated to providing innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective educational programs and services to meet the diverse needs of children and adults in Greater Hartford. Serving 33 member districts and reaching additional communities statewide, CREC supports approximately 12,000 students annually through more than 120 educational programs. Our offerings include professional learning and coaching for educators, specialized programming for students with diverse needs, and PreK-12 education across 16 interdistrict magnet schools.

Additionally, CREC provides school construction, operations, and cooperative business services, while also delivering programs that help adults build real, job-ready skills.

Position Title:
Teacher - Secondary English

Classification:
102, Certified CEA

Reports To:
Building Principal

Effective Date:
08/2026

The purpose of this posting is to create a pool of talented employees for the 2026-27 School Year. CREC seeks talented Secondary English teachers for a teaching position at our various magnet schools. Please apply to this position if you are a committed educator who is looking to work in a diverse school setting with a social justice mindset. To find out more about CREC Magnet Schools and locations visit: crecschools.org.

Secondary English teachers work under the general supervision of their school principal performing the essential performance responsibilities listed below.

• Develop and administer curriculum consistent with district goals and objectives.
• Promote a classroom environment that is safe and conducive to individualized and small-group instruction, and student learning.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials for English, and translates lesson plans into learning experiences to develop pertinent sequential assignments, challenge students, and best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Conduct ongoing assessment of student learning and progress, and modify instructional methods to fit individual students' needs; conduct individual and small group instruction as needed.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

• Demonstrate a dedication to all learners – especially those historically marginalized.
• Demonstrate commitment to lifelong professional learning and growth.
• Design, strengthen, and participate in positive learning environments (i.e., school and classroom culture) that support individual and collaborative learning.
• Build strong relationships with students, peers, families, and learning community members that contribute to individual and collective success.
• Contribute to the lifelong success of all learners, particularly those who have been historically marginalized due to background, demographics, neurodiversity, ability, or culture.
• Utilize in-depth understanding of content and learning progressions to engage learners and lead individual learners toward mastery.
• Demonstrate awareness of and employ culturally responsive teaching (CRT) to center students' diversity as a strength and asset in their learning journey.
• Employ techniques for developing students' skills of metacognition, self-regulation, and perseverance.
• Personalize learning experiences through assessments, supports, progressions, relationships, and technology.
• Develop student agency, ownership, self-advocacy, and effective communication skills with regard to learning.
• Uses technology in the service of learning and completing professional responsibilities (e.g., various learning platforms, gradebook, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office).

• Deep understanding of CT Common Core Standards for reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language.
• Familiarity with recent research in reading and writing acquisition.
• Ability to design and implement engaging, standards-aligned lesson plans.
• Designs and implements assignments, assessments, and rubrics that align with standards-based grading (SBG) to accurately measure and provide feedback on student proficiency on learning objectives.
• Skill in differentiating instruction for diverse learners, including those with special needs and English Language Learners (ELLs).
• Experience with integrating technology (e.g., educational software, online platforms).

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university in education discipline applicable to teaching assignment.

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