SYVan Sickle Academy Middle School Art Teacher

SY25-26 Van Sickle Academy Middle School Art Teacher

Join to apply for the SY25-26 Van Sickle Academy Middle School Art Teacher role at Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership

Grades: 6-8

Full-Time – Immediate Start

Base Salary: Up to $90,424, commensurate with experience

• Enacting anti-racist instructional practices that ensure students own the learning.
• Providing grade-level rigor in the course content using highly-rated, research-based curriculum.
• Providing embedded interventions for students needing additional support, time, or scaffolds.
• Working closely with a co-taught team of two to three additional educators in the classroom.
• Engaging with families as partners in learning around successes, challenges, and problem-solving on behalf of our scholars.
• Other duties as determined by the school Principal.

• Experience teaching in middle school or high school preferred.
• Appropriate content/program area and grade-level educator license (English) from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education required.
• Experience as an active anti-racist, LGBTQ+ advocate, or organizer for equity preferred.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

We encourage applications from educators who identify as historically marginalized or who belong to other underserved communities. If you meet some of the qualifications above, please apply or reach out for more information.

We encourage you to reach out to us at info if you have questions about the role or your qualifications.

• Up to $90,424 base salary.
• Substantial signing bonus in addition to base salary.
• Relocation award for candidates from regions beyond western Massachusetts.

The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) - established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS), the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) – seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of more than 5,000 students in our 16 middle and high schools.

As a “zone” of schools within the city of Springfield, SEZP’s approach draws on a deep and embedded partnership with the school district and local teachers’ union, while harnessing the flexibility and innovation found in autonomous school models. Each school within SEZP is accorded significant school-based autonomies while being held accountable for realizing achievement gains for historically marginalized students.

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Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools’ Title IX Coordinator, titleix, or the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Katie O’Sullivan, Senior Administrator of Human Resources, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103,  ext. 55428, titleix

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