Grade Level: 9

About Discovery High School

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Are you looking to join the founding team of a one-of-kind High School where students are prepared for high demand, high paying, high-tech jobs of tomorrow?  Are you looking to be part of a school community where teachers are lead learners and are energized by their work? Are you looking for a Principal who is hugely invested in the development, diversification and fulfillment of his teachers? Do you want to be part of a school with a growth mindset about its students’ unlimited potential and a commitment to achieving equity through innovation?

At Discovery High School, we will ask a lot of our students and staff, and yet we believe that school should be a fun and interactive place where students and staff look forward to coming to school every day. As educators we believe that relationships with our students are the foundation on which all social and academic success is built. Additionally, we strengthen our practice through five hours of professional learning per week, built within our 7:20-3:30 school day. Collaboration and peer to-peer learning are central to our growth as educators.

As a small school (60 students in our inaugural 9^th grade class) we will be able to provide our students with a personalized progression of learning that includes internships, externships, entrepreneurship, industry mentors, stackable career certificates, and extensive accrual of college credits while in High School. If you are up for the challenge, join our team!

About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership

In 2015, the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and Springfield Public Schools partnered to form the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP). SEZP is committed to ensuring that the middle and high schools in “The Zone” are engaging environments where teachers receive the supports they need to grow professionally, and students have the opportunity to acquire the academic and personal skills to succeed in the college or career of their choice.

Each SEZP school has the autonomy to craft and implement its own, unique vision for success and receives support from an ecosystem of national-caliber partners. Furthermore, Teacher Leadership Teams at each school ensure that teacher voice is heard and that there is strong communication between school administration and staff.

Working in SEZP

SEZP is seeking staff who are excited to work in a collaborative, engaging, diverse, and high energy environment. We are seeking team players committed to the SEZP mission, high expectations, and their own professional growth. 

Job Goal: To provide academic student support through all classes and activities. Qualified candidates will provide engaging  activities for students in various classes.

DUTIES:

The Candidate will also meet the following Performance Responsibilities:

• Supports school wide priorities of literacy and numeracy
• Draw connections between core learning and electives
• Serve students with diverse learning styles
• Create learning activities that promote analytical thinking, goal-setting and self-reflection
• Provide learning that supports college and carrier readiness
• Coordinates and chaperones college exploration field trips

QUALIFICATIONS:                          

• 1-2 years of experience preferred
• Possesses strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• Candidate is highly coachable and able to receive and integrate feedback in his/her practice

SALARY: Hourly, based on experience, is $15-25 per hour (up to 40 hours per week)

WORK SCHEDULE: School Calendar Year – Hours within our Monday-Friday schedule.

Nondiscrimination Statement

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.

Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex in admission, administration of its educational programs or activities or employment.  Springfield Public Schools is required by Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 not to discrimination on the basis of sex in admission, administration of its educational programs or activities or employment.  The Senior Administrator of Human Resources, Kathleen O’Sullivan, Springfield Public Schools, 1550 Main St. Springfield MA, 011103, 413-787-7100,  ext. 55428, has been designated as the employee responsible for coordinating Springfield Public Schools efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX.  Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 to Springfield Public Schools may be referred to Kathleen O’Sullivan or to U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 400 Maryland Ave., SW Washington, DC 20202-1100, telephone 800-421-3481.