High School Teacher: English

High School Teacher: English at Larchmont Charter School

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Application Deadline

Until Filled

Date Posted

2/2/2024

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Number of Openings

1

Salary

Pay Range

$58,488 – $102,040 Annually

Length of Work Year

Aug-Jun

Employment Type

Full Time

Job Summary Job Summary Primary Function: Develop and implement a standards-based curriculum that utilizes constructivist instructional methods in the appropriate subject matter and grade level. Create a healthy, safe learning environment that demonstrates respect for all and supports student success. Communicate and partner effectively with parents to support student learning. Evaluate student learning and adapt to evaluation data to continually improve our academic program. Requirements / Qualifications Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

(*) Bachelor’s Degree

(*) Valid CA Teaching Credential (single-subject credential in a core subject area)

(*) Valid CA English Learner Authorization

(*) TB Test clearance & DOJ fingerprint clearance

(*)2+ successful years teaching students in the 7-12 grade range with a track record of advancing student achievement (preferred)

(*) Complete familiarity with the CA Common Core State Standards (preferred)

(*) An enthusiasm for curriculum development to support a growing school program

Minimum Qualifications:

(*) Bachelor’s Degree

(*) Valid CA Teaching Credential (single-subject credential in a core subject area)

(*) Valid CA English Learner Authorization

(*) TB Test clearance & DOJ fingerprint clearance

(*)2+ successful years teaching students in the 7-12 grade range with a track record of advancing student achievement (preferred)

(*) Complete familiarity with the CA Common Core State Standards (preferred)

(*) An enthusiasm for curriculum development to support a growing school program

Comments and Other Information Larchmont is a constructivist school. Constructivism is a theory of learning which holds that each of us has a unique schema of the world based on our lived experience and that by interacting with our environment we make connections to what we already know and construct new meaning. It is therefore essential that we know our students well to be able to meet them where they are and grow from there. We do this through small class size, looping, longer periods of instruction, and a focus on social-emotional development and community K-12. Learning is seen as an active process. Diversity is core to our model because it is through ensuring a richly diverse environment – of both people and programming – that we create the setting for learning to occur. The diversity of our community provides students the opportunities to interact and benefit from students and staff from disparate backgrounds often resulting in a variety of perspectives leading to diversity of thought and increasing critical and creative thinking. The diversity in the program – both the interdisciplinary project-based learning and the rich array of enrichment and elective offerings – music, art, movement, cooking, gardening, improvisation, and more K-12 – tap into our students’ multiple intelligences and facilitate them making connections across the curriculum. This is the power of our model. This Diverse by Design video highlights the power of integration and how Larchmont is part of a national movement to realize the vision and promise of Brown v. Board of Education. It was made possible through a generous benefactor and professional filmmaker in our community. Comments and Other Information Larchmont is a constructivist school. Constructivism is a theory of learning which holds that each of us has a unique schema of the world based on our lived experience and that by interacting with our environment we make connections to what we already know and construct new meaning. It is therefore essential that we know our students well to be able to meet them where they are and grow from there. We do this through small class size, looping, longer periods of instruction, and a focus on social-emotional development and community K-12. Learning is seen as an active process. Diversity is core to our model because it is through ensuring a richly diverse environment – of both people and programming – that we create the setting for learning to occur. The diversity of our community provides students the opportunities to interact and benefit from students and staff from disparate backgrounds often resulting in a variety of perspectives leading to diversity of thought and increasing critical and creative thinking. The diversity in the program – both the interdisciplinary project-based learning and the rich array of enrichment and elective offerings – music, art, movement, cooking, gardening, improvisation, and more K-12 – tap into our students’ multiple intelligences and facilitate them making connections across the curriculum. This is the power of our model. This Diverse by Design video highlights the power of integration and how Larchmont is part of a national movement to realize the vision and promise of Brown v. Board of Education. It was made possible through a generous benefactor and professional filmmaker in our community.

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