[YEP-DC] 2nd Grade Teacher Needed at Imagine Southeast Public Charter School

Are you a passionate educator willing to step outside the box?

Imagine Schools seeks an outstanding 2nd Grade Teacher at Imagine Southeast Public Charter School in Washington DC for the 2012-2013 school year. 

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When you work as a teacher at an Imagine school.....

We challenge you to :

 

·  Maintain the mission and direction of the school

·  Hold yourself and your students to a high standard of results

·  Be a teacher and a model of good character

·  Transform the classroom into a place where students love to learn

·  Bring energy, intensity, flexibility, and diligence to your work

·  Be a creator, problem-solver, and team member

·  Care about and provide leadership beyond your classroom.

We equip you with :

·  The freedom and responsibility to make significant decisions

·  An academy structure that encourages collaboration, community, and trust

·  A school climate that encourages and supports teacher creativity, leadership, and innovation

·  Opportunities for professional development

·  A network of professional resources from the Imagine Schools community

Who is Imagine Schools?  We are an organization, comprised mostly of teachers, that operates public charter schools and independent schools in 9 states and the District of Columbia. Our mission is to help parents educate their children by creating learning communities of achievement and hope.

Imagine Schools was founded with the goal of restoring a sense of vision and purpose to the learning environment and to restoring schools and parents to full participation in and responsibility for the education of their children. Imagine Schools' founders, Dennis and Eileen Bakke, are passionate about making a difference in education by applying a unique organizational and operational structure guided by shared values of integrity, justice, and fun. This structure puts teachers and school leaders squarely in charge of the decisions affecting the schools they serve. 

Our vision for new schools in the DC/MD region is to create dynamic, joy-filled learning communities where character is both taught and modeled, decision-making is shared, and all members of the school community take responsibility for achieving excellence. We seek to fulfill this vision through a commitment to content-rich learning, character development, and meaningful community.

 

 RequirementsRequirements In accordance with the federal No Child Left Behind regulations, candidates must meet "highly qualified" teacher requirements before being hired for teaching positions. At least 2 years experience.

For teachers in D.C. charter schools, this means at least a bachelor's degree and successful completion of the Praxis exam in the core subject area being taught.

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