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5th Grade ELA Teacher (2024-2025 School Year)

Presencial, El trabajo se debe realizar en o cerca de Washington, DC
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  • Descripción

    Tipo de contrato:A Tiempo Completo
    Educación:Licenciatura
    Salario:USD $63.373 - $90.095 / año

    Descripción

    Our students need your expertise, passion, and leadership. Are you ready to join something bigger?

    We are looking for highly motivated, skilled, and equity-minded 5th Grade ELA Teacher to join our team at Langley Elementary School for the 2024-25 school year. We seek individuals who are passionate about transforming the DC school system and making a significant difference in the lives of our public school students, parents, and the greater DC community.

    Langley Elementary School is a PreK-Grade 5 neighborhood school located in the Eckington neighborhood. We are a loving school family committed to educating the whole child with joyful and rigorous learning experiences; we believe social emotional development is just as important as academics! We use the Conscious Discipline and Restorative Justice practices to instill children and adults with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and self-regulate, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for one another, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

    DCPS serves approximately 51,000 students in the nation's capital through the efforts of approximately 4,200 educators in 116 schools. As part of a comprehensive reform effort to become the preeminent urban school system in America, DCPS intends to have the highest-performing, best paid, most satisfied, and most honored educator force in the nation and a distinctive central office staff whose work supports and drives instructional excellence and significant achievement gains for DCPS students.

    Position Overview

    Vision

    Every student feels loved, challenged, and prepared to positively influence and thrive in life.

    Mission

    Ensure that every school guarantees students reach their full potential through rigorous and joyful learning experiences provided in a nurturing environment.

    Strategic Priorities

    • Promote Equity: Define, understand, and promote equity so that we can eliminate gaps and systematically interrupt institutional bias.
    • Empower Our People: Recruit, develop, and retain a talented, caring, and diverse team.
    • Ensure Excellent Schools: Increase the number of excellent schools throughout the city.
    • Educate the Whole Child: Provide rigorous, joyful, and inclusive academic and social emotional learning experiences to ensure all students are college and career ready.

    This position is a safety-sensitive position. As a result, throughout employment this position will be subject to the Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy.

    The Teacher (10-month) will report to the Principal.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities

    The statements below are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned.

    • Sets and reinforces clear expectations and routines that are aligned with the school’s overall vision.
    • Develops and implements curricula and activities to meet academic standards.
    • Thoughtfully plans daily lessons and implements specific strategies to meet the needs of all students, providing extra support, enrichment, or variation of work when necessary.
    • Demonstrates strong content knowledge.
    • Designs and implements assessments that measure progress towards academic standards and diagnoses areas of student misunderstanding.
    • Uses assessment data to refine curriculum and informs instructional practices.
    • Is accountable for students’ academic growth and increases each individual student’s achievement.
    • Creates a positive, achievement-oriented learning environment.
    • Reflects on successes and areas of growth as a teacher, seeks to improve performance, and responds to feedback.
    • Participates in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions.
    • Invests parents and families in their children’s academic success through regular communication.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree.
    • Previous exposure to or experience in the education sector a plus.
    • Possesses or is eligible for a valid District of Columbia Teaching License issued by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE).
    • Strong instructional skills and classroom management.
    • Enthusiasm for and demonstrated mastery of subject matter.
    • Unrelenting commitment to students, self, and school’s constant learning and development.
    • Ability to self-reflect on teaching practices and be responsive to feedback.

    DCPS Values

    • STUDENTS FIRST: We recognize students as whole children and put their needs first in everything we do.
    • COURAGE: We have the audacity to learn from our successes and failures, to try new things, and to lead the nation as a proof point of PK-12 success.
    • EQUITY: We work proactively to eliminate opportunity gaps by interrupting institutional bias and investing in effective strategies to ensure every student succeeds.
    • EXCELLENCE: We work with integrity and hold ourselves accountable for exemplary outcomes, service, and interactions.
    • TEAMWORK: We recognize that our greatest asset is our collective vision and ability to work collaboratively and authentically.
    • JOY: We enjoy our collective work and will enthusiastically celebrate our success and each other.

    Apply here today! Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Feel free to email us at teach.dcps@k12.dc.gov if you have any questions.

    Our students need your expertise, passion, and leadership. Are you ready to join something bigger?

    We are looking for highly motivated, skilled, and equity-minded 5th Grade ELA Teacher to join our team at Langley Elementary School for the 2024-25 school year. We seek individuals who are passionate about transforming the DC school system and making a significant difference in the lives of our public school students, parents, and the greater DC community.

    Langley Elementary School is a PreK-Grade 5 neighborhood school located in the Eckington neighborhood. We are a loving school family committed to educating the whole child with joyful and rigorous learning experiences; we believe social emotional development is just as important as academics! We use the Conscious Discipline and Restorative Justice practices to instill children and adults with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and self-regulate, set and achieve positive goals, feel…

    Compensación

    Health Insurance

    • HMO (Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, or United HealthCare)
    • PPO (Aetna)
    • POS (United HealthCare)
    • Dental and Optical Insurance (Plans provided by the Washington Teachers’ Union)

    Other Insurance

    • Basic Life Insurance
    • Supplemental Life Insurance
    • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability Insurance
    • Long-Term Disability Insurance

    Other Benefits

    • Teacher’s Retirement Plan
    • Flexible Spending Accounts (for dependent care & health care)
    • 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuities
    • DC Teachers Federal Credit Union
    • 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
    • Loan Cancellation or Deferment
    • AT&T Discount Program for District of Columbia Employees
    • Employer Assisted Housing Program (Up to $11,500 for first-time homebuyers in DC)
    • HUD Good Neighbor Next Door Program (50% off the list price for HUD homes)
    • Discounted memberships to Washington Sports Clubs

    Please visit the DCPS Human Resources page for additional information.

    Health Insurance

    • HMO (Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, or United HealthCare)
    • PPO (Aetna)
    • POS (United HealthCare)
    • Dental and Optical Insurance (Plans provided by the Washington Teachers’ Union)

    Other Insurance

    • Basic Life Insurance
    • Supplemental Life Insurance
    • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability Insurance
    • Long-Term Disability Insurance

    Other Benefits

    • Teacher’s Retirement Plan
    • Flexible Spending Accounts (for dependent care & health care)
    • 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuities
    • DC Teachers Federal Credit Union
    • 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
    • Loan Cancellation or Deferment
    • AT&T Discount Program for District of Columbia Employees
    • Employer Assisted Housing Program (Up to $11,500 for first-time homebuyers in DC)
    • HUD Good Neighbor Next Door Program (50% off the list price for HUD homes)
    • Discounted memberships to Washington Sports Clubs

    Please visit the DCPS Human Resources page for additional information.

    Ubicación

    Presencial
    101 T St NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA

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