Associate Kindergarten Teacher

School Overview

Classical Charter Schools are high-performing public charter schools in the South Bronx. We maintain an uncompromising but purposeful structure that liberates teachers and scholars from distraction, transforming the classroom into an environment sharply focused on learning. Despite serving students typically deemed ‘at-risk,’ we consistently outperform over 90% of New York schools and won the National Blue Ribbon Award for Exemplary High Performance in 2014. Founded in 2006, South Bronx Classical I serves Kindergarten to eighth grade. South Bronx Classical II and III opened in 2013 and 2015 and will grow one grade each year through eighth grade. We seek mission-driven educators as we broaden our impact across the city.

Associate Teacher Fellowship

The Associate Teacher Fellowship is a selective one-year program designed for recent college graduates or career changers of all backgrounds. Teachers in this program share the responsibilities of a kindergarten classroom with a lead teacher while they develop their skills and receive a competitive salary and full benefits. We provide teachers in our Associate Program with extensive development and training as well as support all costs associated with obtaining a NYS Assistant Teacher Certification. The program allows Associate Teachers to rapidly increase their impact and forge a path to a lead position the next year.

Position Summary

All our teachers share the undying belief that maximizing student achievement is their primary goal. Our teachers have a razor-sharp focus on the school’s mission and the drive to meet their key responsibilities:

• Leading all scholars to gap-closing academic gains. Scholars must achieve mastery and advanced mastery of grade-level Common Core State Standards to succeed to and through college.

• Establishing and maintaining a highly ordered classroom culture where scholars demonstrate respect, responsibility, caring, trustworthiness, fairness, and citizenship.  

Our teachers work relentlessly to achieve these challenging, mission-critical goals. Successful associate teachers:

• Study, practice, and execute lessons that lead scholars to master daily standard-aligned objectives, faithfully using our rigorous, classical curriculum.

• Collect and analyze academic and behavior data to pinpoint scholar needs. 

• Collaborate in teams and with coaches to resolve challenges and implement instructional improvements driven by quantitative and qualitative data.

• Proactively seek and implement feedback from team leaders and instructional coaches to improve their practice.

• Support instruction, behavior management, classroom organization and administrative duties.

Above all, our teachers care deeply about their scholars, who inspire them to achieve life’s greatest joy: doing good work well.

Qualifications   

• Alignment to Classical Charter School’s mission and approach

• Excellent work ethic and organizational skills

• Demonstrated interest in education a plus but not required

• Bachelor’s degree from a top college

• Demonstrated application of our core values: Accountability, Innovation, Professionalism, Rigor, Tenacity, Transparency, and Urgency

Compensation

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, plus 401(k) matching.  

Seeking teachers to start August 2017 for school year 2017-2018. There may be opportunities to start during this school year 2016-2017, depending on interest and availability.