ABOUT PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Chattanooga Preparatory School and Knoxville Preparatory School are all-boys public charter schools. Located close to downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee and Knoxville, Tennessee, we are positioned to provide a unique and impactful educational opportunity for the young men in our urban communities. Both cities have a boundless capacity for innovation, transformation, and economic prosperity. Unfortunately, these opportunities are not accessible for all members of our community, especially young men in urban core neighborhoods who are disproportionately impacted by poverty and educational inequity. It is our belief that students have gifts and talents that have been underserved. The families and young men of Chattanooga and Knoxville deserve greater opportunity and choice. Our aim is to inspire, empower, and educate the men of tomorrow in the hopes that their successes will create generational change within our communities.

OUR MISSION

To engage young men in a rigorous yet supportive learning environment that nurtures resilience, promotes academic excellence, inspires leadership, and prepares critical thinkers. 

ROLE

Co-Teachers learn instructional strategies and develop their teaching skills in order to provide highly effective instruction to Prep Public Schools students. Prep Public Schools Co-Teachers implement Direct Instruction Curriculum (DI) and are responsible for student instruction under the guidance of a Prep Public Schools teacher and assistant principal of instruction. DI co-teachers use clear instruction and always teach to mastery. This means that teachers do not move on in the lesson until students have grasped the content they need to know. Groups are organized by level, so that every student can learn at their own pace.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

● Assist in the educational development of students under the direction and guidance of the classroom teachers

● Assist classroom teachers with maintaining student records.

● Successfully implement the Direct Instruction (DI) Curriculum

● Participate in lesson practice and delivery of our Direct Instruction (DI) Curriculum

● Communicate students’ progress with student and family on a weekly basis

● Implement a clear and consistent behavior management system that aligns to student wide initiatives while developing students’ character and sense of community in the classroom

● Help shape and develop a school wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment for each student

● Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify.

● Host necessary tutoring sessions to meet all students’ needs

● Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties, and school wide meetings and functions

● Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development

● Additional responsibilities may include: after-school tutoring or Saturday school and are based on the needs of our scholars

EAM FAMILY -VALUES and CHARACTERISTICS

● Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college

● Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them

● Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly

● Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes

● Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change

● Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization

● Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes

● We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students

QUALIFICATIONS

● Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year educational institution required

● Experience: 1 year(s) of experience working

PREP Public Schools offers competitive salary and benefits, competitive retirement plans through Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, including a hybrid 401k and pension plan. TCRS has been ranked in the top five best funded State Pension plans by the Pew Charitable Trust.