Middle School English Teacher

At Success Academy, we are redefining what’s possible in public education. Our schools rank in the top 1% in math and top 2% in English Language Arts among all New York State schools, while serving children with an overall poverty rate of 70%. Success Academy Charter Schools are dedicated to academic excellence, character development, and extracurricular achievement with college graduation as an end goal.

We are New York City's top-performing and fastest-growing charter school network, and we are fundamentally reshaping public education. To ensure long-lasting change and a school model that will prepare current and future generations of children from all backgrounds with the subject mastery and skills to succeed in college and life, we have reconceived every aspect of school design, from elementary to high school. We now need results-driven Middle School English Teachers to join our school community.

* Building a classroom culture in which students love literature; * Motivating students to think critically and take ownership over their own learning; * Developing strong relationships with parents and students, creating investment in school culture and academics; * Teaching students to engage with compelling and complex texts; * Instructing grammar, style, vocabulary, and rhetoric through scholar writing of authentic creative and informative pieces; * Driving academic outcomes by analyzing student work and studying data, and implementing high leverage instructional moves to ensure dramatic gains for all students; and * Training with colleagues and school leaders and receive targeted, in-the-moment feedback on instruction, as well as unparalleled support and professional development.

* Have lead teaching experience, with a proven record of propelling student intellectual growth; * Hold a Bachelor's degree with an outstanding record of academic achievement and leadership; * Are a person of high moral character; and * Are passionate about literature and learning.