Elementary Teacher (3rd Grade)
Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School is seeking a talented educator to provide instruction for students in third grade. We are looking for candidates that possess experience working in diverse schools with English Language Learners and students with disabilities, classroom management expertise, and a passion for pioneering collaborative curriculum development set at a living history museum. Successful candidates will possess experience working in diverse schools with English Language Learners and students with disabilities, classroom management expertise and a passion for pioneering collaborative curriculum development set at a living history museum.
Mission
Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School will provide K-8 students with rigorous, real world learning experiences in a supportive and nurturing school community, helping all students to become reflective inquisitors, articulate communicators, critical thinkers, and skilled problem solvers. Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School, an EL Education (formerly known as Expeditionary Learning) school working in partnership with Old Sturbridge Village, will foster a learning environment that represents all aspects of the diversity spectrum where our students will meet or exceed grade-level expectations in all subject areas.
About the School
Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School opened in 2017 and serves 360 students in grades kindergarten through eighth. There are 40 students in each grade level. We are chartered K-8 and will reach our maximum enrollment of 360 students in the 2022-2023 school year. We believe in hands-on learning that focuses on three levels of student achievement: mastery of knowledge and skills, character, and high-quality work. Our school’s habits of character, which define our culture, are courage, collaboration, stewardship, perseverance, and high-quality work.
Qualifications
Responsibilities
Join Our Adult Crew
At Old Sturbridge Academy, our faculty and staff collaborate and support one another and our students through a number of school wide activities, events and celebrations. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in a number of these events, ranging from student and family orientation activities to celebrations of learning to graduation. We work together to support the safe and happy arrival and dismissal of our students, collaborate and plan together and use data to guide decision-making.
We are intentional about engaging our faculty and staff in the development of the Academy and of themselves. School wide professional meetings happen before the start of the school year and throughout. All staff are encouraged and expected to participate in school-funded professional development opportunities during the school year and over the summer as approved by the Head of School
Compensation: Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience.
Application Instructions
To apply for this position, email the following to jobs@osv.org
Employment decisions at the Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. The School does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by law. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training. Anyone found to be engaging in any unlawful discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
Mission
Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School will provide K-8 students with rigorous, real world learning experiences in a supportive and nurturing school community, helping all students to become reflective inquisitors, articulate communicators, critical thinkers, and skilled problem solvers. Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School, an EL Education (formerly known as Expeditionary Learning) school working in partnership with Old Sturbridge Village, will foster a learning environment that represents all aspects of the diversity spectrum where our students will meet or exceed grade-level expectations in all subject areas.
About the School
Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School opened in 2017 and serves 360 students in grades kindergarten through eighth. There are 40 students in each grade level. We are chartered K-8 and will reach our maximum enrollment of 360 students in the 2022-2023 school year. We believe in hands-on learning that focuses on three levels of student achievement: mastery of knowledge and skills, character, and high-quality work. Our school’s habits of character, which define our culture, are courage, collaboration, stewardship, perseverance, and high-quality work.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Elementary Certification (1-6) or must possess subject matter MTEL.
- Possession of a Massachusetts Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Teacher Endorsement (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver effective units and lessons that check for student learning using a variety of assessment techniques
- Sets high expectations for all students, but understands that students may take different pathways to reach those expectations
- Use teaching methods that engage all students in critical thinking, ownership, discovery, curiosity, and joy throughout the lesson
- Design case studies, incorporate fieldwork (including the resources at Old Sturbridge Village), experts, and service learning, projects, and products
- When relevant, contribute to the planning of learning expeditions
- Use assessment and data to analyze student learning, create intervention plans, and decide what to re-teach, provide additional support, or enrichment.
- Implement students’ Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 accommodations by using a variety of accommodations and modifying assignments, when applicable
- Use SEI strategies to meet the needs of English Learners in content areas as they develop reading, listening, speaking, and writing competency
- As needed, adjust and differentiate the curriculum to align curriculum and instruction with the needs of your students
- Teach intervention lessons to students who need additional support
- Regularly and proactively communicate with families
- Teach, re-teach, and positively enforce school-wide consistencies and classroom expectations
- Implement school-wide behavior management structures including the use of restorative practices
- Lead an advisory crew of students in daily check-ins, discussions, team building activities, social-emotional learning, and preparation for Student-Led Conferences
- Collaborate with other educators and colleagues, including co-teachers, EL Education school designer, middle school team members, special education teachers, instructional assistants, service providers, Old Sturbridge Village colleagues, and school leaders about students, classroom management, culture, habits of character, curriculum, instruction, and assessment
Join Our Adult Crew
At Old Sturbridge Academy, our faculty and staff collaborate and support one another and our students through a number of school wide activities, events and celebrations. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in a number of these events, ranging from student and family orientation activities to celebrations of learning to graduation. We work together to support the safe and happy arrival and dismissal of our students, collaborate and plan together and use data to guide decision-making.
We are intentional about engaging our faculty and staff in the development of the Academy and of themselves. School wide professional meetings happen before the start of the school year and throughout. All staff are encouraged and expected to participate in school-funded professional development opportunities during the school year and over the summer as approved by the Head of School
Compensation: Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience.
Application Instructions
To apply for this position, email the following to jobs@osv.org
- Answer the following questions in 1 paragraph each:
- Why are you interested in teaching at a charter school that teaches through hands-on, project-based learning and is set at a living history museum (Old Sturbridge Village)?
- Describe how you envision using EL Education Core practices and Old Sturbridge Village in your classroom.
- Why are you interested in teaching at a charter school that teaches through hands-on, project-based learning and is set at a living history museum (Old Sturbridge Village)?
- 2 letters of recommendation
- 3 references with contact information
- Resume
Employment decisions at the Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. The School does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by law. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training. Anyone found to be engaging in any unlawful discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
