Who Are We? Prospect Hill Academy Charter School is a highly successful urban PK-12 public school located in Somerville and Cambridge. We enroll over 1,100 students from cities and towns throughout the greater Boston metro area. Our inclusive and restorative school celebrates and serves a diverse community - with 87% BIPOC, 27% ELL, and 16% of our students qualifying for special education services. Our mission is to prepare all students for success in college, foster responsible citizenship, and inspire a lifelong love of learning - as we believe academic achievement opens doors and creates opportunities for our students. We center the values of anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work. Our approach to instruction is founded on culturally sustaining, inquiry-based, and student-centered practices. To invest in the growth of our educators, we offer comprehensive professional development, instructional coaching, and mentorship. Our campuses foster a collaborative team environment with extraordinary educators who are committed to ongoing learning, reflection, and professional growth. What do Math Specialists do at Prospect Hill Academy?Math Specialists are critical teacher-leaders in supporting best practice in math instruction, especially in the area of math intervention. A Math specialist will provide research-based math intervention to small groups of students at multiple grade levels. This will include data analysis to determine need, design of high-quality intervention, and effective progress monitoring. A math specialist will model and coach classroom teachers in these areas, as well as be a leader at the campus level in designing and implementing an effective multi-tiered system of support for mathematics learning.Essential Functions:

• Analyzes individual student data to clearly identify and articulate current progress, including specific strengths and needs
• Using this analysis, designs and delivers effective direct service to students in identified areas of need; carefully monitors progress for each individual student receiving service; adapts instructional plans based on progress monitoring to ensure growth for each student during intervention cycle
• Supports classroom teachers to understand individual student data and learning progress, and then to adapt their daily classroom instruction to include effective Tier 1 supports
• Analyzes grade level data to determine overall patterns of strength and need, and supports classroom teachers in their understanding and use of this data to improve student learning
• Creates effective data displays and tracking systems to support grade level teams with both data analysis and progress monitoring (at the individual, class and grade level)
• Supports the campus with the design and delivery of a multi-tiered system of support that effectively moves students toward identified grade level mathematics goals, including data analysis to determine the effectiveness of the system
• Supports grade levels with designing effective strategic groupings based on current data, and then designing effective instructional approaches and supports to meet identified needs
• Researches, teaches and models instructional best practices to address the needs of students who are not yet successful in mathematics
• Provides ongoing training and feedback in the use of assessment tools and strategies, and coaches teachers on how to use the resulting data to design effective instruction
• Builds effective relationships with students and faculty in service of continuous improvement goals
• Develops expertise in the mathematics curricula (EngageNY) and the instructional approaches used at the grade level
• Selects and/or designs instructional materials to meet student needs; maintains an organized system and accessible location for the storage and circulation of materials; maintains a comprehensive inventory of instructional materials and resources
• Staggers work hours 2-3 days per week to provide after-school tutoring

NOTE: This list of essential and additional functions is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be supplemented at the request of one’s supervisor and/or senior management.Additional Functions:

• Assists with planning and delivery of content workshops and informational sessions for parents/guardians
• Partners with campus leaders, instructional coaches and curriculum coaches to support continuous improvement in tiered systems of support and mathematics instruction
• Provides training and/or guided practice for teachers in use of data, assessment tools, curriculum or instructional strategies
• May serve as a member of campus or district instructional leadership teams
• Additional responsibilities and tasks requested or assigned by manager

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

• A minimum of 5 years of teaching experience, with a record of successfully impacting student achievement
• Master’s Degree preferred; Bachelor’s Degree required
• Deep understanding of mathematics standards, practices and pedagogical approaches
• Strong understanding of the current research on mathematics learning and instruction and its relevance to daily instructional practice
• Strong understanding of the principles and practices of multi-tiered systems of support, especially in mathematics
• Proven track record of providing effective small group mathematics intervention
• Experience with screening tools and diagnostic assessment practices
• Commitment to Prospect Hill Academy's educational mission, vision, and values
• Commitment to working with students and families from diverse backgrounds with diverse profiles
• Well-developed and demonstrated cultural proficiency
• Strong organizational and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and facilitate clearly in oral and written form with staff and families
• Passionate about collaboration with colleagues and supervisor; proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues, including the ability to nurture a community of adult learners
• Proficiency in the effective use of data to determine and monitor progress, including using and creating spreadsheets or other relevant data tracking tools
• Demonstrated ability to give and receive constructive feedback
• Growth mindset and a commitment to reflective practice
• Fluency in Google suite of applications

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms to stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Regularly required to operate a computer and other office equipment with hands and arms and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional use of hands to handle or feel
• Occasional climbing or balancing
• Regular speaking and hearing; specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception

Our students and families are diverse, and we are committed to hiring educators who reflect the wonderful diversity of our students. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply to work at Prospect Hill.