The mission of New York City Charter School of the Arts is to inspire a diverse community of young people to engage with the arts as a pathway to a rich and rigorous academic learning and a creative, purposeful life.

Arts-based learning boosts academic achievement in math, science, history, and literacy, while helping students build capacities like problem-solving, critical thinking, empathy, resilience, and willingness to engage across differences. Our creative, academically challenging program is designed to meet the needs of all learners. City School of the Arts is not a traditional “art school”, but rather a high-performing, academically-focused school where the arts and the imagination are used to help a new generation of young leaders create, learn and thrive.

CSA believes in the importance of being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization. We are committed to building a talented team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability. CSA offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package.

Job SummaryYou will teach four classes, based on a combination of OpenSci and an internally-developed curriculum. Working in coordination with the Department Head and other Science teachers you will develop the pacing calendar and differentiation deemed necessary for your students. 

As an arts-integrated school, artistic practice, content and appreciation is embedded in academic curriculum, and staff are expected to work towards integration of artistic practice and assessments in classroom lessons. In addition to your academic responsibilities, you will work closely with the socio-emotional learning team to implement an “advisory” curriculum to a small group of students daily.

Develop engaging, inclusive curriculum plans 

• Building on the framework of NYS Next Generation Standards and the guidance of your department head, create a calendar and lesson plans with appropriate differentiation and scaffolding for all students;

• Ensure learning objectives and instructional pacing align to NYS Standards for the grade level;

• Integrate visual and performing arts into lessons and units of study;

• Participate in collaborative curriculum development to integrate the arts and interdisciplinary learning across grade levels. Collaborate with colleagues to infuse artistic practice and the creative process into the planning and executing of each lesson

Manage Student Learning

• Design and implement formative assessments that measure progress towards academic standards;

• Monitor student progress toward individual and collective learning goals;

• Analyze formative, summative, and interim assessment data to adjust lessons, inform small group instruction, and refer students for intervention or special learning services;

• Provide written and in-person data on student performance as requested by the Special Education Team;

• Assist students in creation and updating of exemplary work in Digital Portfolios.

Strengthen instruction

• Meet regularly with your Instructional Leader to improve pedagogical practice;

• Furnish unit and lesson plans for your classes on time to your Instructional leader;

• Participate in weekly professional learning sessions.

Guide student behavior and classroom community

• Coplan, manage, and maintain a positive culture and climate, leveraging relationships to promote positive academic experiences and mindful, effective communication;

• Create a safe environment for social/emotional learning;

• With support from Thrive team, deliver a socioemotional curriculum to a group of ‘advisees’ daily;

• Document interventions, infractions and any parental communication in appropriate system

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s degree preferred)

• 2-3 years classroom teaching experience; Middle School preferred

• Strong pedagogical and content knowledge in Science

• Background experience in implementation of NYS Next Generation Standards

• Desire to grow as a professional educator

• Exceptional ability to participate in community learning

• Commitment to the values and mission of NYC Charter School of the Arts