Fellow - Chicago, United States - Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Public Schools

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Chicago, United States

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Description

Fellow

Job Number:240001GB**
Posting Date: May 10, 2024, 8:33:28 AM

Primary Location:
North/Northwest Side-1632 West Wrightwood Avenue (William H Prescott School)

JOB DESCRIPTION -
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the third-largest school district in the United States, serving over 350,000

students in 600+ schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious

goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class

learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. In order to fulfill this

mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress,

financial stability, and integrity. Six core values are embedded within these commitments - student-centered,

whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

Job Summary

The Prescott community—faculty, staff, administration, parents, and partners—are dedicated to creating

rigorous, high-quality learning for children. At Prescott, we're committed to getting students to grade-level or

above on their way to a college-preparatory high school. We know that this goal starts in Pre-Kindergarten and

extends through 8th grade. The Prescott faculty, staff, and parent leaders strive to build excellent learning

experiences that ready our children for college preparatory high schools, college, and beyond. To this end, we

attend to children's academic, social, emotional, and physical needs.

The Fellow will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

Typical Duties/Responsibilities:

Support and facilitate highquality professional development for teachers and staff, so they continuously

improve their students' learning.

Develop / mentor teacher and parent leadership capacity on Wellness/ Whole Child Committee and

create metrics and data system to measure the effectiveness

Develop Peer Jury

improvements with Tech Team and individual staff.

Learning Hub provider for CPDUs
SEL assessment Coordinator and data analysis
Fulfill other responsibilities as determined by the principal

FELLOW
In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Job Title must possess the

following qualifications:

Type of Education Required:

Bachelor's Degree or currently enrolled in a program at Northwestern University

Type of Experience Required:

Minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience.
Facilitate workshops
Successful implementation of programs

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ability to Plan and problemsolve closely with teacher, staff, family, and community partners to begin or

extend learning systems in the classroom and school via weekly Grade Level Team (GLT) meetings

and other ways

Communicate sensitively and completely with teachers, staff, and families regarding continuous improvements in student learning systems
Strong communication skills (speaking including presentations listening, and writing)

Residency Requirement:
As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to live within the

geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date and must maintain

residency throughout their employment with the district.