Classroom Teacher

Job Description:
Elementary Teacher
Immediate Opening
New Haven, CT

Achievement First is a charter school management organization started in July 2003 by the leaders of Amistad Academy, a high performing charter school in New Haven, CT. A non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization, Achievement First is creating a network of achievement-gap closing charter schools in Connecticut and New York to bring to scale the dramatic, life changing student achievement results produced at Amistad Academy.

Responsibilities of Achievement First School Teachers:

o Academic achievement and student character development
- Create a positive , achievement-oriented and structured learning environment with a high "joy-factor" so that students are excited about and invested in their academic excellence
- Use data from the Interim Assessments to strategically inform instruction so that all students achieve dramatic gains
- Set and hold students to extremely high academic and behavioral standards
- Constantly embody the REACH values and demonstrate relentless enthusiasm for hard work
- Invest parents and families in their children's academic success and development of REACH values
- Work with coach , grade-level chair and the school team to constantly evaluate and improve mastery of instructional, culture building, and leadership skills
- Enthusiastically participate in structured and informal learning and development opportunities
- Collaborate with colleagues to ensure a rigorous, joyful, and safe environment across the entire school
- Create unit plans, lesson plans, or other instructional materials as needed to ensure student success across the entire network

Educational Background and Work Experience
- Two years of urban teaching experience with a record of high student achievement
- Bachelors degree from a competitive college or university

Please apply online at www.achievementfirst.org or E-mail your cover letter and resume to Aliciagarcia@achievementfirst.org

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