- Be an anti-racist educator committed to educational justice as evidenced by respectful and supportive relationships, well-planned instruction, rigorous daily assessment, and daily opportunities for students to revise and refine their work.
- Facilitate cognitively engaging student-centered learning.
- Demonstrate a keen belief in and ability to create, collect and analyze achievement data to drive student learning and outcomes for all students
- Be a strong community builder and team collaborator
- Model and foster a growth mindset with agency, persistence, and flexibility
- Be a collaborative and responsible professional educator
- Specific teaching responsibilities of this role include:
- In LCPS' Elementary instructional model teachers in grades K-1 teach all subjects in a self-contained classroom and in grades 2-5, teachers team teach ELA/Humanities, Math, Science, Fitness and Arts allowing teachers to specialize in fewer content areas taught to two classes of students per grade. All elementary math and reading teachers teach small group phonics instruction.
- In addition to your content courses, all LCPS teachers are assigned an advisory (known as a "Crew"), morning or afternoon duty (yard supervision) up to 2 times per week, and either a guided study hall or designated ELD course depending on the need of the school and the teacher's specific licensure.
- Demonstrate culturally responsive pedagogy which gives students the skills, practice, and daily opportunity to grapple with rigorous content each day and includes unrelenting high expectations and an assets-based approach for every student.
- Plan, internalize, and implement effective, grade-level standards-based curriculum, units, and lessons that are learner-driven and are modified or differentiated while maintaining rigor to provide access and results for students with IEPs, African-American and ELL students.
- Ensure that students are at the center of their own learning and deeply engaged in ways that foster agency and self-direction.
- Utilize, collect, and analyze rigorous, student-engaged assessments, both formative and summative, to identify and address students' areas of growth and mastery of learning objectives. To include Altitude, Schoolology, MAP, as well as others.
- Additional Duties, as assigned by Supervisor
- Builds and maintains classroom culture that is supportive and learning-centered, undergirded by strong management, efficient procedures and systems, but most evident in the full inclusion of African-American boys, students with trauma, and students with IEPs in the social and learning community.
- Create positive relationships by building nurturing and affirming teacher-student, student-student, and teacher-family partnerships with a focus on building a community of risk-taking, collaborative learners.
- Grow and contribute as an educator, colleague, learner, and community member including engaging in professional development and your own growth as a teacher in service of student learning and outcomes.
- Demonstrate advocacy, flexibility, autonomy, and collegiality.
- Demonstrates self-awareness, reflects on practice with self and others, and acts on feedback.
- Demonstrate flexibility, and ownership of our collective results.
- Administer all policies and procedures in a professional and timely manner as mandated by LCPS, and state and federal agencies (i.e., attendance records, dress code, reporting of sexual/physical abuse).
- B.A. or B.S. required; Master's Degree, preferred
- Appropriate California Teaching Credential or commitment and ability to acquire one (must supply unofficial transcripts to verify eligibility if do not have a valid license)
- Valid Certificate of Clearance verifying professional fitness for all CA teachers of record, required (if have never held a COC must obtain one before can be fully hired and cleared to start)
- Deep knowledge of California Common Core State Standards, student-centered, mastery-based learning, curriculum planning, and data analysis, preferred
- 2+ years teaching urban youth with transformational results, preferred
- Familiarity navigating educational platforms
- Experience teaching in a progressive school model
- Bilingual in Spanish, preferred
- Loud environment such as cafeteria, playgrounds, classroom and large professional settings
- Indoor/Outdoor adaptability to all weather conditions related to outdoor activities and or travel to fieldtrips/school sponsored events
- Airconditioned and heated environments under florescent lighting.
- Lighthouse Campus Building Hours: 8:00 - 4:00 pm M, Tu, Th, Fri and 8:00-5:00 on Wednesdays for Professional Development.
- Resume
- Cover letter describing your interest in this exciting position and why you are an optimal fit, including how your teaching philosophy, approach to student learning, and educational expertise would contribute to Lighthouse Community Public Schools.
- 3-5 Professional References: Name, position, phone number and email address. (Two of which should be current or previous supervisors of your role).
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Lower Elementary Teacher - Oakland, United States - Lighthouse Community Public Schools
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Job Description
Job DescriptionLower Elementary Teacher (24-25SY)The OrganizationLighthouse Community Public SchoolsAt Lighthouse Community Public Schools we are engaged in an educational movement that goes beyond our classrooms working to disrupt inequities by providing our students and families exceptional educational opportunities every day. Grounded in our core values of community, integrity, agency, love, and social justice rooted in the EL Education Model, LCPS is a leader in fostering innovative schools achieving exceptional student outcomes where each child is at the center of their own learning. Our mission is to prepare diverse students for college, a career of their choice, and to be lifelong changemakers. Founded in 2002, LCPS operates two high-achieving K-12 public charter schools--Lighthouse and Lodestar--serving over 1,600 students in East Oakland. Lighthouse is a beacon for public education and our graduates fulfill the promise of a better, brighter Oakland.
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The OpportunityLower Elementary Teacher (24-25SY) — Competencies and Qualifications
Lighthouse Community Public Schools is looking for a talented 2nd Grade Teacher to join our team who is relentlessly committed to ensuring that traditionally underserved students of color achieve our mission of completing college, securing a career of their choice, and becoming lifelong changemakers in their communities. LCPS teachers believe that this important mission is not only attainable; it is essential to transforming our Oakland community.
If you are inspired by our mission and vision and want to be a changemaker in students' lives here in Oakland, then please apply and join us
You will embody the following Core Competencies to be an effective change-agent:
Your responsibilities will include:
INSTRUCTIONAL VISION
CLASSROOM & SCHOOL CULTURE
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES/STAFF CULTURE
Are you ready to join an educational movement that is bigger than one classroom?
If you are excited about the opportunity to foster and facilitate a progressive growth mindset in students and engage in transformational teaching, we are actively looking for student-centered, dedicated and dynamic teachers.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
We would love to hear from you if your educational toolbox includes the following:
Environmental Requirements:
Physical Demands:
Ability to: See and hear on a continuous basis as well as speak frequently. Sit and stand for extended periods of time. Stop, extend, kneel and reach. Lift up to 25 pounds. Walk for long periods of time. On rare occasions would need to move quickly or run over smooth to uneven surfaces indoor/outdoor. Repetitive movement of fingers and hands for keyboarding and whiteboard usage. Occasional travel to sites for PD within and outside LCPS.
SUPERVISION
This position will report to School Principal or principal's designee
TIME COMMITMENT
This position is 1.0 FTE (full-time exempt) and follows a 10-month (190 day) work year with significant student-free days for professional learning and collaboration with colleagues and interaction with families. All new instructional staff will report in late July/early August, 2024 (exact calendar TBD).
Common Building Hours: All teachers are expected to maintain common building hours for their school site. These may be subject to change for the SY:
OUR COMPENSATION PACKAGE
At Lighthouse Community Public Schools we take good care of our employees. We provide a competitive compensation and benefits package, including a competitive salary and generous health and retirement benefits (100% employee health coverage/50% for dependents; 8% employer-matching for retirement program; medical and dependent FSA).
TO APPLY
People of color and/or bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Interested candidates should submit:
Application submission screening and initial phone interviews will be completed on a rolling basis. In-person interviews and performance tasks will take place on-site.
Lighthouse Community Public School is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity at all levels.
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