[YEP-DC] Teaching Opportunities with DCPS

Our students need your expertise, passion and leadership.

 

We are looking for highly motivated and skilled talent to join our team at the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). We seek individuals who are passionate about transforming and improving educational outcomes for our students.

In DCPS, 4,000 teachers serve the needs of 46,000 students across 110 schools.  As part of a comprehensive reform effort to become the best urban school system in America, DCPS intends to have the highest-performing, best paid, most satisfied, and most honored educator force in the nation whose work drives significant achievement gains for DCPS students.

Responsibilities

•              Develop and implement curricula to meet academic standards.
  
•        Thoughtfully plan daily lessons and implement specific strategies to meet the needs of all students, providing extra support or enrichment.
•        Be accountable for students' academic growth and increase each individual student's achievement
  
•        Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards and diagnose areas of student misunderstanding
•        Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practice·       Create a positive, achievement-oriented learning environment
•        Reflect on successes and areas of growth as a teacher, seek to improve performance, and respond to feedback
  
•        Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions
  
•        Invest parents and families in their children's academic success through regular communication.
•        Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
  
• Possesses or is eligible for a valid District of Columbia Teaching License (for more information on DC Teacher Licensure, please visit the website of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education at http://osse.dc.gov/service/teacher-licensure
  
• Successful completion of Praxis I and II exams (unless holding a standard teaching license)
  
• Meets Highly Qualified status as defined by the NCLB mandates
  
• Strong instructional skills and classroom managementAbility to self-reflect on teaching practices and be responsive to feedback

To Apply

To apply, visit our website at www.joindcpublicschools.com, and complete our online application. 

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