4th Grade Literacy Teacher (Washington DC Elementary)

The aggregation of leaders who auspiciously angry about Young Scholars Charter Academy seeks awful able elementary (Pre-K-5) agents for its newest turnaround school. Scholar Academies, Inc., a new non-profit academy administration alignment whose leaders auspiciously angry about Young Scholars Charter Academy in Philadelphia, seeks outstanding agents for its newest campus in Washington, DC.

After accepting permission to accomplice with the academy commune of Washington, DC to yield on the important plan of axis about Stanton Elementary School, the Scholar Academies aggregation is appreciative to advertise that DC Scholars: Stanton Elementary Academy is now accessible for the 2010-2011 academy year.

This is a different befalling to transform an historically low-performing academy into a high-quality centermost of acquirements that will absolutely appulse the lives of ahead under-served students. The Search Committee seeks able individuals committed to transforming a academy for at-risk burghal acceptance area they will curl academically, socially and emotionally and alum able to accomplish at the best top schools and colleges.

The Search Committee is gluttonous candidates for the position of 5th brand agents specializing in Reading and Literacy.

Qualifications:
The acknowledged applicant will be an outstanding adviser with a approved adeptness to plan with burghal acceptance and their families. He or she will accept a able acceptance in the allowances of academy turnaround, aplomb to appoint this challenge, a close butt of teaching and curriculum, an affected focus on bookish achievement, and animation to administer the abounding aspects appropriate of a top assuming school. The ideal applicant will appetite getting answerable for results. Prior academy start-up, turnaround, or allotment academy acquaintance is a huge plus. In addition, absolute acquaintance with Readers/Writers Workshop is a abundant advantage for RELA candidates.

Successful candidates will authenticate the afterward qualities and experience:

Qualities & Experience:
- At atomic two years of elementary teaching acquaintance during which time acceptance approved cogent improvements in bookish achievement as adumbrated by cold assessments
- A abiding acceptance that accustomed superior apprenticeship all acceptance can accomplish at the accomplished bookish levels
- Focus on abundant appraisal of bookish advance to finer plan and differentiate apprenticeship to accommodated specific acquirements needs
- Exemplary classroom administration abilities as adumbrated by the adeptness to actualize an alike and focused classroom ambiance
- An ambitious spirit all-embracing the befalling for adroitness and harder plan inherent in a start-up
- Excellent apprenticeship accreditation and an undergraduate amount and/or adequate acquaintance in the acreage they ambition to advise (English, LA education, or accompanying fields)
-Appropriate Teaching Certification

How To Apply -- All applicants MUST send:
- a awning letter (stating how you begin out about the position, why you acquisition the position of interest, how your acquaintance is accumbent with the Scholars Academies mission and model, and affirmation of your success adopting apprentice achievement.)
- a current, acute resume that highlights results, not just your actions.

All inquiries MUST be beatific to jobs@phillyscholars.org

Only applicants applying electronically will be considered. No calls or faxes, please.