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Dean of Curriculum and Instruction: ELA/History (Springfield, SY22)

Veritas Prep

Dean of Curriculum and Instruction: ELA/History (Springfield, SY22)

Springfield, MA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    WHAT YOULL DO

    As the Dean of Curriculum and Instruction (ELA/History) you will coach, develop, and manage ELA/History Teachers at Veritas Prep, ensuring they have the support they need to grow and strengthen their teaching practice and provide excellent instruction for all students. Youll be a key instructional leader in the building, leading curriculum development and implementation, providing input around yearly goals, and influencing a strong and joyful student and adult culture.

    Youll also:

    • Regularly observe and coach teachers around classroom management, key school-wide routines and procedures, content knowledge, and instructional delivery, tailoring coaching plans to teachers needs.
    • Create and facilitate weekly, practice-based professional development for teachers.
    • Lead weekly team meetings with ELA/History Content Leads, ensuring strong subject matter knowledge and setting clear expectations for strong student work.
    • Use data regularly to influence coaching decisions, PD decisions, and team meeting facilitation.
    • Support the planning and implementation of school-wide assessments and lead the data analysis and reteach follow-up plans for ELA/History content teams
    • Integrate the teaching of social emotional program skills into both formal and informal teaching moments with students and model this for teachers.
    • Be highly present and visible during school hours and key moments in the school.
    • Foster strong relationships with and among team members, providing clear, consistent communication, expectations, and support, as well as opportunities for team collaboration and problem solving.
    • Participate in biweekly network professional development for DCIs across Veritas schools
    • Collaborate with ELA/hisotry DCI in our Holyoke school to continue to refine the Veritas academic model

    REQUIREMENTS

    WHAT YOULL NEED (QUALIFICATIONS)

    • An unwavering belief that all students can achieve amazing things
    • A passion for continuous growth and learning as an educator and leader
    • Belief in and ability to hold a high bar and high expectations for student achievement
    • Teaching experience in ELA and History, with a proven track record of success
    • Previous experience coaching educators and implementing curriculum (preferred)
    • Fluency in Spanish (preferred)
    • Bachelors degree (Masters preferred)
    • Subject area expertise, i.e.,
      • passing score on the Middle School Humanities MTEL, or
      • passing score on the English (5-8) AND History (5-8) MTELs, or
      • eligibility for or possession of a MA teaching license in Middle School Humanities or English and History
    • SEI endorsement within one year of employment
    • Current authorization to work in the United States a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment

    WONDERING IF YOU SHOULD APPLY? Are you passionate about giving every child access to an education that will prepare them for wherever life takes them? Have you been thinking about a career change? Do you have experience working with children? Are you a life-long learner who thrives on feedback? If you answered yes, you should apply!

    THINK YOU DONT QUITE MEET ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS LISTED ABOVE? APPLY ANYWAY! We are looking for a truly diverse team of educators, and research shows that historically marginalized groups are less likely to apply if they do not meet every requirement. We want to recruit and support a diverse staff, to understand the history of inequity in education, and to ensure students see teachers, staff, and leaders who look like them working in their schools.

    STILL NOT SURE? Set up a call with a recruiter by emailing recruitment@vpcs.org.

    Veritas Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or qualified job applicants on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or any other status or condition protected by applicable law. This policy extends to, but is not limited to, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, promotion, training, and termination.

    BENEFITS

    ABOUT VERITAS PREP

    Veritas Prep Charter School (VPCS) was founded in Springfield in 2012 with the mission to prepare students in grades 5-8 to compete, achieve, and succeed in high school, college, and beyond. VPCS now serves more than 370 Springfield students and is one of Massachusetts top-performing middle schools. Building on the success of VPCS, Friends of Veritas Prep partnered with the Holyoke Public Schools, launching Veritas Prep Holyoke (VPH) in 2018 as part of Holyokes innovative turnaround efforts. VPH is a neighborhood enrollment school currently serving grades 5, 6, and 7 and growing one grade per year through grade 8.

    We are excited to develop a high school for our Springfield scholars which is tentatively scheduled to launch in the fall of 2022 with 100 students in Grade 9, and ultimately, serving roughly 350 students in grades 9-12.

    Veritas Prep schools provide a college prep curriculum in a safe, positive, and rigorous learning environment that allows students to thrive both academically and socially. Our educators believe in expecting the best from every student and in the power of building strong relationships with students and families, creating a community that supports the achievement of all. To learn more about Veritas Prep and the close-knit academic community of teachers and scholars in Springfield and Holyoke, check out this video and visit veritasprepma.org.