Exam School Initiative- Enrichment Music Teacher; Summer

Position: Exam School Initiative- Enrichment Music Teacher (Summer 2026)
Location: Roxbury

THIS IS A SUMMER SCHOOL POSITION. EMPLOYMENT IS SEASONAL AND TEMPORARY

PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION:

The Exam School Initiative (ESI) is a racial equity initiative intended to expand access to Exam Schools for students who have been historically underrepresented as compared to the overall BPS student demographics. The goal of the program is to serve the students who have been historically underrepresented in the three exam schools:
Boston Latin Academy (BLA), the John

D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science (O'Bryant) and Boston Latin School (BLS). The Office of Opportunity Gaps seeks culturally responsive instructors who believe in the talent and potential of ESI students and will advance the racial equity mission of the program. ESI teachers will provide rigorous instruction during the four-week program while cultivating positive relationships with students and families.

REPORTS TO:

Exam School Initiative (ESI) Site Coordinator

PROGRAM DATES & HOURS FOR TEACHERS:

Monday July 6, 2025 - Friday, July 31, 2026 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM

STUDENT DAILY

SCHEDULE:

8:30 AM - 12:50 PM

SITE:
Boston Latin School, 78 Avenue Louis Pasteur Boston, MA

ADDITIONAL ANTICIPATED STAFF HOURS (Subject to change)

* Anticipated 140 hours of on-site time

* Additional 10 hours of training, progress reporting, curriculum implementation, cultural competence, and additional preparation time.

* Total compensation is set based on hours of work, including professional development, on-site program time, and additional duties.

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

* Teach music to 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th graders

* each Music

Core Competencies:

Using the Rubric of Effective Teaching in alignment with the ESI curriculum

* Sets ambitious learning goals for all students, creates cognitively demanding tasks, and models the belief that all students can master challenging material through effective effort

* Assesses students' understanding regularly with ambitious learning goals in mind and takes ownership of making necessary adjustments to instruction to reach goals despite setbacks Passionate and optimistic about their students, their content, and the teaching profession

* Demonstrates mastery of and enthusiasm for the content area and the pedagogy it requires Demonstrates understanding of how the subject matter applies in real-world settings and connects to other content areas and relevant standards Can convey content in creative and engaging ways that align to standards

* Scaffolds and differentiates instruction in order for all students to do complex thinking and rigorous academic work

CORE COMPETENCIES:

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 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 differentiate instruction so that all students do complex thinking and rigorous academic work.

* Use instructional practices that are likely to challenge, motivate, and engage all students and facilitate equitable, active student participation.

* Build a productive…