Secondary (HS) 9th grade Biology Teacher (2023-24 SY)

Qualifications

Education: Master’s Degree Required or State Teaching Certification.

Experience: Classroom teaching experience preferred. Aligned or relevant coursework that indicates experience or exposure to Biology.

Knowledge of:

• Great teaching closes educational gaps. 
• Unwavering belief in our students’ capabilities. 
• You are professional, warm, and collaborative with students, families, and colleagues.

Ability to:

• Basic knowledge of curricula and instructional practices or implementation. 
• Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.? 
• Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment.
• Ability to pass a grade level aligned content assessment.

Responsibilities

• SA Prep teachers love first, provide concern and care before teaching.
• SA Prep teachers have and hold high expectations for love and learning.
• SA Prep teachers implement state learning standards and SA PREP curricula and assessments to meet ambitious academic expectations.
• SA Prep teachers learn, master, and deliver content and grade level curriculum, core content objectives, and texts in a way that makes sense to different learners.
• SA Prep teachers submit weekly lesson plans two weeks in advance for feedback?.
• SA Prep teachers implement formal and informal assessments to track each individual student’s progress and learning needs, adjust lesson plans accordingly and update gradebook weekly.?
• SA Prep teachers communicate students’ progress with students and family on a weekly basis.
• SA Prep teachers implement a clear and consistent behavior management system that aligns to campus- wide restorative practices/trauma informed care practices while developing students’ character and sense of community in the classroom.?
• SA Prep teachers help shape and develop a school wide culture that fosters love of personal identity and the identity of those around us.
• SA Prep teachers establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with their partner teacher, students and families based on trust, understanding and respect?for the communities in which they identify.??
• SA Prep teachers host necessary tutoring sessions to meet all students’ needs.?
• SA Prep teachers participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties, and school wide meetings and monthly Community Events.
• SA Prep teachers engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development.
• SA Prep teachers accept a minimum of 40 hours spent at school per week.
• SA Prep teachers additional responsibilities may include: after-school tutoring or Saturday school and are based on the needs of our students

Culture

We are looking for the following people to be a part of the SA Prep family. Champions that know the educational experiences of black and brown students and want to be a part of the change. Champions that love working in low-income minority communities. Champions that have demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and want to be held accountable for them. Champions that have a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly. Champions that work with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes. Champions that thrive in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change. Champions that seek and respond well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization. Champions that work through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes. Champions that believe that all students can learn and achieve at high levels.