High School Algebra Apprentice Teacher 2024-2025

Job Description

Job Description

Our Promise : To equip all scholars to excel in learning and empower them to lead purpose-filled lives.

Purpose : We exist to address inequity facing the communities that we are honored to serve. Every member of our learning community believes every child deserves a quality education regardless of zip code.

What's in it for you : In addition to joining us in the social justice fight, you will be competitively salaried and much more. Learn more here!

Responsible : (Tasks you are responsible for. Tasks are subject to change)

Ensure Exemplary Scholar Achievement

• When a gap arises, fill in as the lead / independent teacher during long-term absences or vacancies, ensuring continuity in instruction and maintaining high standards of academic excellence.
• Collaborate with special education staff to support scholars with IEPs and 504 plans.
• Plan and execute grade-level instructional activities to meet the established outcomes.
• Implement research-based strategies to address learning gaps.
• Establish and maintain a positive and focused learning environment.
• Teach and reinforce classroom expectations and behavioral norms.

Data Analysis and Informed Decision Making

• Assess individual and collective scholar needs through various forms of assessment, observations, and collaboration with classroom teachers.
• Analyze scholar performance data to identify trends and adjust instructional strategies accordingly.
• Monitor and document individual scholar progress.
• Share insights on scholar progress and discuss effective instructional strategies.
• Adjust instruction based on assessment results to ensure continued growth.

Professional Growth and Development

• Actively engage in learning opportunities with the master or lead teacher, observing best practices in classroom management, lesson planning, and instructional delivery.
• Regularly reflect on feedback from the master or lead teacher and implement suggested strategies to enhance teaching effectiveness.
• Participate in professional development sessions and apply newly acquired skills and knowledge in the classroom setting.
• Collaborate with the master or lead teacher to develop a personalized growth plan, focusing on areas of improvement and preparing for future certification.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement by staying informed on current educational practices and trends.

Accountable : (What you are accountable for does not change, You are the decider on pivots within the system to meet the following goals)

Execute the lessons to meet the established outcomes of the lessons

Consulted : (You should be deeply knowledgeable about the following. As a result, your input will be considered when overlapping decisions are made due to your expertise and brilliant perspective)

• I&RS
• School and Staff culture

Informed : (Ensure you are up-to-date on how these systems influence the items you are accountable for)

• Scholar IEPs
• Best teaching practices

Educational Background and Work Experience :

• Valid New Jersey Substitute Certification
• Bachelor's Degree
• Strong classroom management skills necessary

Salary : $55,000 base salary with a $1,375 stipend / quarter if leading a class

Want to join our FAmily?

We are Foundation Academies : Trenton, New Jersey's largest and highest-ranking K-12 free public charter school. Our mission is to ensure that all of our students secure the academic knowledge and skills to prepare them for the nation's finest colleges, and to instill in them the core values of caring, respect, responsibility, and honesty.

We serve more than 1,000 of the city's K-12 population across four schools on two campuses. We admit students by lottery, irrespective of gender, race, household income, or academic ability.

Our team of experienced and mission-driven urban educators values growth mindsets, lifelong learners, and individuals who believe that every child deserves an excellent education.

We hold ourselves, our students, and our city to high standards because that's what our families deserve.

We are conveniently located a quick car ride to downtown Princeton, a 45-minute SEPTA ride to Philly's Center City, and a hop on the NJ Transit Express to New York City