Middle School Science Teacher; SY

Middle School Science Teacher (26-27SY)
The Organization
Lighthouse Community Public Schools

At Lighthouse Community Public Schools we are engaged in an educational movement that goes beyond our classrooms working to disrupt inequities by providing our students and families exceptional educational opportunities every day. Grounded in our core values of community, integrity, agency, love, and social justice rooted in the EL Education Model, LCPS is a leader in fostering innovative schools achieving exceptional student outcomes where each child is at the center of their own learning.

Our mission is to prepare diverse students for college, a career of their choice, and to be lifelong changemakers. Founded in 2002, LCPS operates two high-achieving K-12 public charter schools—Lighthouse and Lodestar—serving over 1,600 students in East Oakland. Lighthouse is a beacon for public education and our graduates fulfill the promise of a better, brighter Oakland.

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Lighthouse Community Public Schools is looking for a talented Middle School Science Teacher to join our team who is relentlessly committed to ensuring that traditionally underserved students of color achieve our mission of completing college, securing a career of their choice, and becoming lifelong changemakers in their communities. LCPS teachers believe that this important mission is not only attainable; it is essential to transforming our Oakland community.

You will embody the following Core Competencies to be an effective change-agent:

• Be an anti-racist educator committed to educational justice as evidenced by respectful and supportive relationships, well-planned instruction, rigorous daily assessment, and daily opportunities for students to revise and refine their work.

• Facilitate cognitively engaging student-centered learning.

• Demonstrate a keen belief in and ability to create, collect and analyze achievement data to drive student learning and outcomes for all students.

• Be a strong community builder and team collaborator.

• Model and foster a growth mindset with agency, persistence, and flexibility.

• Be a collaborative and responsible professional educator.

• Specific teaching responsibilities of this role include:

  • Teach multiple sections of Middle School Science, possibly an elective, and a grade-level Crew/advisory each day.

• In addition to your content courses, all LCPS teachers are assigned an advisory (known as a “Crew”), morning or afternoon duty (yard supervision) up to 2 times per week, and either a guided study hall or designated ELD course depending on