Dual certified PreK Teacher

Dual Certified PreK Teacher

Location: Somerville, Massachusetts

Job : 5259104
Posted: Jun 26, 2025
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Starting Date: Immediately

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School is a highly successful urban PK‑12 public school located in Somerville and Cambridge. We enroll over 1,100 students from cities and towns throughout the greater Boston metro area. Our inclusive and restorative school celebrates and serves a diverse community—87 % BIPOC, 27 % ELL, and 16 % of our students qualify for special education services. Our mission is to prepare all students for success in college, foster responsible citizenship, and inspire a lifelong love of learning.

We center anti‑racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work and use culturally sustaining, inquiry‑based, student‑centered instruction. To invest in our educators, we offer professional development, coaching, and mentorship, and our campuses foster a collaborative team environment. The Pre‑K program is inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy with a child‑centered emergent curriculum. Teachers work in two‑person teaching teams to create an innovative, nurturing play‑based learning environment.

Dual‑Certified PreK teachers also provide case management for students with disabilities.

• Demonstrate depth of content knowledge.
• Incorporate departmental/subject area expectations into lesson plans.
• Develop age‑ and developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
• Design lessons that accommodate multiple learning styles.
• Activate and build upon students’ prior skills, interests, and knowledge.
• Align lesson objectives with school and state standards as identified on curriculum maps.
• Adapt curriculum in accordance with student IEPs and 504 plans.

• Interact respectfully with all students.
• Convey enthusiasm for the subject matter.
• Hold all students accountable to high expectations for achievement and growth.
• Promote and manage collaborative learning.
• Establish effective classroom routines and procedures.
• Organize the physical environment to maximize student learning.

• Communicate clear directions and procedures.
• Identify and communicate learning objectives.
• Communicate clearly and effectively through speech and writing.
• Allocate and manage instructional time effectively.
• Facilitate smooth and efficient transitions to maximize instructional time.
• Incorporate questioning strategies to improve student thinking and learning.
• Facilitate engaging and inclusive classroom discussion.
• Vary instruction to accommodate different learning styles.
• Execute departmental/subject area expectations into instruction.
• Design, select, and incorporate materials and resources that stimulate student learning.
• Adapt instruction in accordance with student IEPs and 504 plans.

• Align assessments with instructional goals.
• Design assessments around clear criteria or standards.
• Provide ongoing, timely, and useful feedback to students.
• Utilize a variety of assessment strategies.
• Use assessment data to inform and improve curriculum and instruction.
• Adapt assessments in accordance with student IEPs and 504 plans.

• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date records, including paperwork associated with students’ IEPs, progress reports, and related documents.
• Participate in the IEP team process for students on caseload.
• Communicate frequently and professionally with parents.
• Collaborate with other Pre‑K teaching team members, including associate teachers, to plan for and implement an inclusive classroom environment.
• Maintain respectful, collegial, and collaborative relationships with colleagues.
• Support the extracurricular life of the school.
• Seek and participate in collaborative inquiry as professional development.
• Adhere to and uphold school rules and procedures.
• Reflect positively on the PHA community.
• Fulfill basic professional responsibilities.
• Contribute positively to the professional culture of the school.

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Master’s preferred.
• MA licensure in Early Childhood Education and Special Education preferred or working toward completion of licensure.
• Understa…