Grade 8 ELA; English Language Arts Teacher

Position: 2026/2027 School Year Grade 8 ELA (English Language Arts) Teacher
Lawrence Family Development Charter School

www.lfdcs.org

Strengthening families…building community

The Grade 8 ELA Teacher develops curriculum and lesson plans, provides instruction to Upper School students, and participates in overall planning with other Grade Level and Content teachers.

Responsibilities:

* Provide the English instructional program for students to reflect content and standards for the LFDCS standards and benchmarks and aligned with the Massachusetts Common Core

* Plan English lessons and post to Schoology each week

* Teach the lessons as planned

* Complete all required documentation of the teaching program and student progress including daily and weekly lesson plans aligned with standards and benchmarks; student portfolios and assessments to determine individual progress; attendance and other documentation as required by law or by school administration

* Use the learning management system Schoology, and grade recording system MMS to post lesson plans, homework, assessments, and other resources, and input attendance and grades

* Participate in weekly Common Planning Time Meetings

* Participate in the Response to Intervention meetings of grade level assigned

* Teach in a two-year looping organization

* Communicate with parents to ensure a cooperative family partnership in accord with the school's mission and to increase student achievement

* Invest in personal and professional development through on-going training in accord with an approved professional development plan

* Participate in and adopt school-based professional learning, innovations, and technology advances

* Attend all meetings and professional development requirements after school

* Provide letters of reference for high school admissions process as requested

Experience/

Qualifications:

* Master's degree preferred;
Bachelor's degree required

* Massachusetts Certification for teaching English 5-8 or a Humanities license

* SEI endorsed or become SEI endorsed by the end of the first year

* 3 years' successful experience as classroom or English teacher preferred

* Demonstrated excellent communication skills (oral and written)

* Demonstrated interpersonal, planning, and organizational skills

* Proven ability to communicate well with adults and children

* Experience teaching urban students of Hispanic backgrounds preferred

* Strong commitment to education reform initiatives, particularly raising educational equity for low-income and linguistic minority students

* Commitment to the specific mission and goals of LFDCS

* Ability to work independently as a classroom leader and as a team member of the grade- level staff and school community

Schedule:

Full-Time, School-Year Position

Reports to:

Head of School

Lawrence Family Development Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.