Job Description
Job Description
26-27 High School Math Teacher
Libertas Academy Mission
Through rigorous academics, character development, and strong supports for every learner, Libertas Academy Charter School prepares all sixth through twelfth grade students to succeed within the college of their choice and to be positive, engaged members of their communities.
Organizational Overview
Libertas Academy Charter School is a high expectations, high achieving school that replicates the successful models of other high performing charter schools in Massachusetts and across the country. Within an achievement-oriented culture in which expectations are clear and routines are consistent, and in which the joy of learning, the power of intellectual curiosity, and the development of life-building values are at the center of our seamless 6-12 school, all learners build the skills, knowledge, and character required for college and professional success and a life of positive community engagement.
Imagine teaching at a school where everyone in the building is on the same page, holding students to a relentlessly high bar of academic and behavioral expectations. We are looking for teachers who know that holding high expectations and relentlessly pushing students to reach them is a profound form of love. We are looking for teachers who aren't afraid to do whatever it takes-teachers who know the finish line is college graduation and are in it for the long haul.
Qualities Sought
All staff members at Libertas Academy Charter School have a strong commitment to, belief in, and alignment with the mission and vision of our school. Therefore, we seek individuals who believe in our mission and vision; will maintain high expectations for our students both academically and behaviorally; will model our school values of:
We seek individuals who will do whatever it takes to ensure that the mission of Libertas Academy is fulfilled.
Job Overview:
The High School Math Teacher reports to the Dean of Academics, and is responsible for delivering rigorous instruction aligned to Math standards while supporting students to meet ambitious growth and achievement goals. This role is responsible for ensuring students are growing in reading and writing , specifically that students are working towards meeting/exceeding grade level expectations for their grade level by their MCAS exam in the Spring.
This role requires deep content expertise, strong instructional skills, and a commitment to data-driven practice that ensures all students are prepared for future academic challenges.
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Responsibilities of the Math Teacher include but are not limited to:
Maintain high expectations for students' academic achievement and conduct
Reinforce school-wide rules and expectations
Deliver high-quality, engaging instruction aligned to math standards.
Plan and execute daily lessons that drive student mastery of rigorous content.
Develop and administer a variety of formal and informal assessments to measure students' growth and mastery and to evaluate and refine instruction
Provide targeted support, scaffolds, and extensions to meet diverse learners' needs.
Use data to inform instruction, reteach skills, and differentiate support to meet the needs of all learners-including multilingual learners and students with IEPs.
Identify students who are academically at risk and initiate effective intervention strategies
Maintain and enrich subject matter expertise
Set ambitious content & academic goals for all students.
Monitor student progress using formative and summative assessments.
Create a classroom environment that is structured, joyful, inclusive, and grounded in high expectations.
Equip students with the critical thinking, analytical writing, and evidence-based reasoning skills that form the foundation of college-level learning
Equip students with the skills question, interpret, and construct arguments
Collaborate closely with fellow teachers and other staff members
Participate actively in professional development
Build strong relationships with students, staff, and families
Prepare all students for the annual MCAS exam
Participate in the Teacher Evaluation Process
High quality teacher preparation; materials printed and aligned to the teacher, IPP completed to excellence (exemplar, pacing, priority questions, misconceptions etc)
Common Picture - being on time and in correct place for all common picture/hallway post
IPP (daily)
Grading (weekly)
Create/Revise SFMs (weekly)
Data prework (bi-monthly)
Planning prework (weekly)
Unit Unpacking (as needed)
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications; Desired Skills, and Characteristics:
Bachelor's Degree required
Must have a valid Massachusetts Teaching License OR take and pass Communications & Literacy, and Content MTEL (Massachusetts Test of Educator Licensure) within 1 year of employment with LACS.
Must obtain Sheltered English Immersion Endorsement within 1 year of Employment
Strong commitment to, belief in, and alignment with mission and vision of Libertas Academy
Strong subject-matter expertise in math
Demonstrates persistence in overcoming and removing obstacles to goal achievement.
Demonstrates a drive, commitment and sense of urgency that inspires others to
achieve results.
Demonstrated success working with students in traditionally underserved communities
Strong belief that all students can succeed
Critical thinker and problem-solver
Collaborative team player
Willingness to engage in frequent dialogue and to be self-reflective with regard to teaching practices
Commitment to analyzing student data to push student achievement forward
Ability to work with a variety of learning abilities and differentiate for those students with special needs and English Learners
Successful classroom manager who firmly believes that a structured environment and high behavioral expectations for all students lead to student achievement
Spanish fluency highly desirable
All candidates must successfully pass a background check and CORI review
Salary & Benefits
$51,000 - $75,000 annually
*This position contributes to the Massachusetts Teacher Retirement System (MTRS)- 11% of bi-weekly salary.
Apply Now
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].
Commitment to Diversity
As an equal opportunity employer, Libertas Academy hires without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable law.
Welcome to ATX Learning
Be A Part Of Our Founding Team!
We are looking for high-quality, growth-minded, mission-driven teachers who push students to achieve at the highest levels in our city and to be competitive with student achievement rates across the state. If this describes you, please send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].
Why Libertas?
Libertas Academy provides a desirable place to work, develop as a professional, and build a career in urban education. We provide a working environment where respect of teachers is the norm and teachers will have leader support in addressing classroom challenges. We provide ongoing PD that will consist of coaching and support: it will involve frequent, short observations that include coaching in real time and immediate feedback with manageable action steps. Because we will be growing each year, there will are opportunities for professional growth. Teachers will be compensated for additional duties such as teaching at our Saturday Math or our Summer Academy.
Teachers will be provided with significant professional development opportunities, including:
30 full professional development days, with 20 days of summer training;
10 full professional development days through the year including five (5) focused on data analysis;
Two hours of weekly professional development on early dismissal Fridays;
Weekly classroom observations followed by feedback sessions and practice-based coaching with instructional leadership;
A minimum of 110 minutes of planning time daily;
Common planning time over the summer and for two periods daily throughout the school year, allowing them to plan together, design common assessments, and ensure horizontal and vertical alignment;
And ongoing coaching in classrooms.
APPLICATION AND HIRING PROCESS
Submit resume and cover letter
Phone Interview
In-Person Interview
Reference Check
Offer is Made
26-27 High School Math Teacher
Libertas Academy Mission
Through rigorous academics, character development, and strong supports for every learner, Libertas Academy Charter School prepares all sixth through twelfth grade students to succeed within the college of their choice and to be positive, engaged members of their communities.
Organizational Overview
Libertas Academy Charter School is a high expectations, high achieving school that replicates the successful models of other high performing charter schools in Massachusetts and across the country. Within an achievement-oriented culture in which expectations are clear and routines are consistent, and in which the joy of learning, the power of intellectual curiosity, and the development of life-building values are at the center of our seamless 6-12 school, all learners build the skills, knowledge, and character required for college and professional success and a life of positive community engagement.
Imagine teaching at a school where everyone in the building is on the same page, holding students to a relentlessly high bar of academic and behavioral expectations. We are looking for teachers who know that holding high expectations and relentlessly pushing students to reach them is a profound form of love. We are looking for teachers who aren't afraid to do whatever it takes-teachers who know the finish line is college graduation and are in it for the long haul.
Qualities Sought
All staff members at Libertas Academy Charter School have a strong commitment to, belief in, and alignment with the mission and vision of our school. Therefore, we seek individuals who believe in our mission and vision; will maintain high expectations for our students both academically and behaviorally; will model our school values of:
We seek individuals who will do whatever it takes to ensure that the mission of Libertas Academy is fulfilled.
Job Overview:
The High School Math Teacher reports to the Dean of Academics, and is responsible for delivering rigorous instruction aligned to Math standards while supporting students to meet ambitious growth and achievement goals. This role is responsible for ensuring students are growing in reading and writing , specifically that students are working towards meeting/exceeding grade level expectations for their grade level by their MCAS exam in the Spring.
This role requires deep content expertise, strong instructional skills, and a commitment to data-driven practice that ensures all students are prepared for future academic challenges.
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Responsibilities of the Math Teacher include but are not limited to:
Maintain high expectations for students' academic achievement and conduct
Reinforce school-wide rules and expectations
Deliver high-quality, engaging instruction aligned to math standards.
Plan and execute daily lessons that drive student mastery of rigorous content.
Develop and administer a variety of formal and informal assessments to measure students' growth and mastery and to evaluate and refine instruction
Provide targeted support, scaffolds, and extensions to meet diverse learners' needs.
Use data to inform instruction, reteach skills, and differentiate support to meet the needs of all learners-including multilingual learners and students with IEPs.
Identify students who are academically at risk and initiate effective intervention strategies
Maintain and enrich subject matter expertise
Set ambitious content & academic goals for all students.
Monitor student progress using formative and summative assessments.
Create a classroom environment that is structured, joyful, inclusive, and grounded in high expectations.
Equip students with the critical thinking, analytical writing, and evidence-based reasoning skills that form the foundation of college-level learning
Equip students with the skills question, interpret, and construct arguments
Collaborate closely with fellow teachers and other staff members
Participate actively in professional development
Build strong relationships with students, staff, and families
Prepare all students for the annual MCAS exam
Participate in the Teacher Evaluation Process
High quality teacher preparation; materials printed and aligned to the teacher, IPP completed to excellence (exemplar, pacing, priority questions, misconceptions etc)
Common Picture - being on time and in correct place for all common picture/hallway post
IPP (daily)
Grading (weekly)
Create/Revise SFMs (weekly)
Data prework (bi-monthly)
Planning prework (weekly)
Unit Unpacking (as needed)
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications; Desired Skills, and Characteristics:
Bachelor's Degree required
Must have a valid Massachusetts Teaching License OR take and pass Communications & Literacy, and Content MTEL (Massachusetts Test of Educator Licensure) within 1 year of employment with LACS.
Must obtain Sheltered English Immersion Endorsement within 1 year of Employment
Strong commitment to, belief in, and alignment with mission and vision of Libertas Academy
Strong subject-matter expertise in math
Demonstrates persistence in overcoming and removing obstacles to goal achievement.
Demonstrates a drive, commitment and sense of urgency that inspires others to
achieve results.
Demonstrated success working with students in traditionally underserved communities
Strong belief that all students can succeed
Critical thinker and problem-solver
Collaborative team player
Willingness to engage in frequent dialogue and to be self-reflective with regard to teaching practices
Commitment to analyzing student data to push student achievement forward
Ability to work with a variety of learning abilities and differentiate for those students with special needs and English Learners
Successful classroom manager who firmly believes that a structured environment and high behavioral expectations for all students lead to student achievement
Spanish fluency highly desirable
All candidates must successfully pass a background check and CORI review
Salary & Benefits
$51,000 - $75,000 annually
*This position contributes to the Massachusetts Teacher Retirement System (MTRS)- 11% of bi-weekly salary.
Apply Now
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].
Commitment to Diversity
As an equal opportunity employer, Libertas Academy hires without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable law.
Welcome to ATX Learning
Be A Part Of Our Founding Team!
We are looking for high-quality, growth-minded, mission-driven teachers who push students to achieve at the highest levels in our city and to be competitive with student achievement rates across the state. If this describes you, please send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].
Why Libertas?
Libertas Academy provides a desirable place to work, develop as a professional, and build a career in urban education. We provide a working environment where respect of teachers is the norm and teachers will have leader support in addressing classroom challenges. We provide ongoing PD that will consist of coaching and support: it will involve frequent, short observations that include coaching in real time and immediate feedback with manageable action steps. Because we will be growing each year, there will are opportunities for professional growth. Teachers will be compensated for additional duties such as teaching at our Saturday Math or our Summer Academy.
Teachers will be provided with significant professional development opportunities, including:
30 full professional development days, with 20 days of summer training;
10 full professional development days through the year including five (5) focused on data analysis;
Two hours of weekly professional development on early dismissal Fridays;
Weekly classroom observations followed by feedback sessions and practice-based coaching with instructional leadership;
A minimum of 110 minutes of planning time daily;
Common planning time over the summer and for two periods daily throughout the school year, allowing them to plan together, design common assessments, and ensure horizontal and vertical alignment;
And ongoing coaching in classrooms.
APPLICATION AND HIRING PROCESS
Submit resume and cover letter
Phone Interview
In-Person Interview
Reference Check
Offer is Made
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