Certified - Area - PreK
Job Number 2300287433
Start Date
Open Date 04/30/2024
Closing Date
Pre-K PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW PROGRAM (PAR)

IN WAITING
(Teacher on Special Assignment)

• Teacher on Special Assignment ten-month position
• Three-year term once activated from waiting list
• Anticipated openings for the 2024-2025 school year

JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Pre-K PAR teacher in waiting is expected to participate in up to eight (8) cognitive coaching sessions, four (4) PAR Panel meetings, and approximately four (4) calibration meetings. The PAR teacher in waiting is appointed to become a PAR Teacher once a vacancy arises. Once activated, the PAR teacher shall observe and provide feedback to first-year teachers regarding their professional practice. Consultants will make ongoing recommendations to the PAR Panel regarding employment status based on whether the first-year teacher meets the professional standards of the District as stated in the Model for Practitioner Evaluation document.
REPORTS TO:Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) Panel
QUALIFICATIONS:

• New York State Teaching Certificate
• Five (5) or more years of direct teaching experience in a class setting.
• Demonstrated ability to work with adult learners.
• Tenure in Syracuse City School District as a classroom teacher.

CONTACT: For more information regarding Peer Assistance and Review (PAR), please contact

Scott Persampieri, Chief Human Resource Officer (435-4171)
ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD:

• Be prepared to provide an impromptu writing sample
• Agree to an unannounced peer observation of classroom teaching
• Be prepared and available to participate in August training (dates to be determined)
• Provide recommendations from one building administrator and four (4) teachers familiar with your
• Current assignment

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