High School Spanish Teacher

• Job Description** Innovation Academy Charter School seeks a
• full-time high school Spanish teacher** for the upcoming school year.
  
  

Successful candidates will be passionate learners and collaborators who

are committed to the school?s mission and invested in the academic and

social-emotional learning of all students. Our school has a close-knit

community of teachers, students, administration, and parents. Teachers

serve as advisors to a group of 12-13 students each year, building

strong relationships with students outside of the academic classroom.

IACS seeks to serve all students within an academically rigorous and

culturally responsive community of learners. Our school aims to engage

students in practical applications of their learning and support

students to become critical thinkers, collaborative problem-solvers, and

self-directed learners. **The Spanish program is a proficiency-based

program that immerses the students in the language from the first day**.

Students are expected to participate and stay in the target language

while in class. By immersing themselves in Spanish, students begin to

learn the natural way and are encouraged to speak as often as possible,

embracing errors as an expected part of learning a language. Teachers

provide comprehensible input, scaffolded activities, games, music,

physical activity, guided readings and community building activities to

create an error-tolerant environment for students to learn to take safe

risks with the target language. Spanish teachers at IACS use the ACTFL

Proficiency Guidelines to guide a largely teacher-prepared curriculum

that supports student growth in the target language. Situated in

Tyngsboro, MA (near the intersection of routes 3 and 495), IACS draws a

diverse student body from neighboring districts, including Lowell,

Dracut, and Chelmsford, as well as Tyngsboro. Our community represents

19 languages spoken, 39% students of color, 25% of students on special

education plans, and a community of students and staff that identify as

LGBTQ. IACS has a strong mentoring program for teachers new to the

school and those new to teaching, including career changers. We welcome

candidates who are committed to their own professional learning, open to

feedback, and committed to collaboration. **Job Categories:** -Classroom

Teacher \> Language: Spanish **Welcome to Innovation Academy Charter

School** Innovation Academy Charter School is a tuition free, college

preparatory, Massachusetts public charter school. Currently, the school

serves students in grades 5-12 from more than 10 Massachusetts

communities including Chelmsford, Lowell, Billerica, Dracut, Groton,

Tewksbury, Tyngsboro and Westford. At Innovation Academy Charter School,

our mission is to create an inclusive educational environment that helps

students become self-directed problem solvers, effective communicators,

and invested community members for our complex and evolving world. IACS

is invested in hiring candidates with identities that have been

historically excluded and socially marginalized. BIPOC and LGBTQ

individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. IACS is devoted to

anti-bias training, education and learning for all employees. IACS is

committed to being an equal opportunity employer and creating an

inclusive environment for all employees. IACS does not discriminate

based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual

orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, economic status,

homelessness, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual

with a disability, or other applicable legally protected

characteristics. **Job Requirements** -Bachelor degree preferred.

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required