Lawrence Family Development Charter School Looking for Social Studies Teacher Grades 7/8 at Lawrence, MA Full Time

The Social Studies Teacher for Grades 7-8 develops curriculum and lesson plans, provides instruction to Upper School students and participates in overall planning with other grade level and content teachers. The assignment is for either grade 7 or 8 in one year of a two-year looping cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Provide the Social Studies instructional program for students to reflect content and standards for the LFDCS standards and benchmarks and aligned with the Massachusetts Common Core.
• Plan lessons and post to the LFDCS Learning Management System each week.
• Teach the lessons as planned.
• Complete all required documentation of the teaching program and student progress including daily and weekly lesson plans aligned with standards and benchmarks; student portfolios and assessments to determine individual progress; attendance and other documentation as required by law or by school administration.
• Use the LFDCS Learning Management System, and grade recording system to post lesson plans, homework, assessments and other resources and input attendance and grades.
• Participate in weekly grade-level Common Planning Time Meetings.
• Participate in the Response to Intervention meetings of grade level assigned.
• Teach in a two-year looping organization.
• Communicate with parents to ensure a cooperative family partnership in accord with the school’s mission and to increase student achievement.
• Invest in personal and professional development through on-going training in accord with an approved professional development plan.
• Participate in and adopt school-based professional learning, innovations and technology advances.
• Attend all meetings and professional development requirements after school.
• Provide letters of reference for high school admissions process as requested.

Experience/Qualifications:

• Master’s degree preferred
• Massachusetts Certification for teaching Social Studies in grades 7/8
• SEI endorsed or become SEI endorsed by the end of the first year
• 3 years’ successful experience as classroom or Social Studies teacher preferred
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Demonstrated interpersonal, planning and organizational skills
• Proven ability to communicate well with adults and children
• Experience teaching urban students of Hispanic backgrounds preferred
• Strong commitment to education reform initiatives, particularly raising educational equity for low-income and linguistic-minority students
• Commitment to the specific mission and goals of LFDCS
• Ability to work independently as a classroom leader and as a team member of the grade-level staff and school community
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus