Postings from two schools, below.

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Naomi Weinman

SEYS/TIME 2000

Queens College, CUNY

65-30 Kissena Boulevard

Queens, NY  11367-1597

Office: 718-997-5377

Fax: 718-997-5173

VANGUARD:  MATH
Anticipated Mathematics Opening at Vanguard HS

Vanguard HS is currently receiving applications in mathematics for the 2016-17 school year.  We are anticipating an opening this fall.  You must officially apply by emailing your resume and cover letter to webmaster@vhsnyc.org.

About Vanguard HS
Vanguard is a small high school in New York City. Our commitment to the Coalition of Essential Schools’ Twelve Principles and the New York State Performance Based Standards Consortium drives our educational philosophy. This enables us to create a school that has high expectations, shared accountability, is student-centered, and uses performance-based instruction and assessment to measure what our students learn. 

We are a supportive and collaborative community committed to our students’ achievement during and after high school. Research indicates that schools citywide have had trouble meeting the needs of their urban students.  The population of Vanguard High School is primarily African-American, African-Caribbean and Latino, with an emerging Asian population. The demographic also consists of students who come from low-income, working and middle class communities. 

Please visit www.vanguardnyc.net to familiarize yourself with the Vanguard community.

Vanguard students fulfill graduation requirements by demonstrating their knowledge through the completion of five Academic Portfolios and presentations to graduation committees, as well as achieving success on the ELA Regents Exam.

Expectations of Vanguard Staff Members:

• Actively collaborate with team to plan and implement curriculum decisions; otherwise collaborating with staff.
• Implement written, oral, and visual Performance Based Assessments and project-based curriculum.
• Serve as an Advisor, foster positive and supportive relationships with students.
• Regularly communicate with parents and students around issues concerning students' academic development and emotional well-being.
• Coordinate extracurricular clubs, after-school study groups, and other professional and administrative responsibilities; including participating in weekly after-school meetings, school retreats and tutoring.
• Implement active learning techniques and support all students, including special education and English language learners, in heterogeneous classrooms.
• Content and pedagogical knowledge of subject area.
• Possess effective communication skills including ability to express ideas, share information and to reflect on teaching practices.
• Attend and facilitate professional development opportunities both in-house and within the larger educational community.
• Implement lessons with a block schedule format.

• Familiarity and/or experience in implementing standards-based grading.


Expectations of Mathematics Teacher:
Desired candidates should have experience with and/or willingness
regarding the following areas:
• Use of NCTM standards and CCSS Mathematical Practices in a "teacher as coach" model with a heterogeneous group of students.
• Ongoing use of multiple assessment tools to drive instruction and monitor student progress.
• Teaching for understanding and depth using constructivist learning, rather than "coverage" of topics.
• Designing, implementing, and evaluating exhibitions and projects using rubrics.
• Participation in professional development, such as peer observation, curriculum development workshops, math conferences, etc.
• Experience with CPM, College Preparatory Mathematics (or a willingness to get trained in it)

LANDMARK HIGH SCHOOL

Landmark High School is seeking teachers in Social studies, Math, English, and Special Education for the 2016-17 school year.  We are also seeking a maternity leave replacement for ESL for September and October.

Landmark is a small, college preparatory high school located in Chelsea.  As a member of the Consortium, we believe that performance-based assessments are a stronger measure of our students' progress and understanding than high stakes tests.  Therefore, our teachers work hard to develop meaningful, engaging, and rigorous curricula that are largely project-based and place students at the center of instruction.

We believe that collaboration is integral to our own professional growth and development.  Every teacher meets weekly with their department team as well as with their grade team.  Teachers also meet weekly with their ICT partners for collaborative curriculum planning and assessment.  In the service of ongoing professional development, we also have instructional coaches and weekly PD workshops for all teachers.

At Landmark, every teacher additionally serves as an advisor to approximately fifteen students.  We believe that our advisory program is essential to ensure that students build close, trusting relationships, as well as certain non-academic skills, including perseverance and responsibility.  We implement restorative justice practices and all advisors are trained in facilitating restorative circles.  Our advisory program helps us to establish a family environment within our school.

All applicants should please send a resume and cover letter to Caron Pinkus at caronpinkus1@gmail.com.