Teacher - Foreign Language - Spanish Gr. 9-12; SY

The Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (EMK) seeks an exceptional World Language Spanish Teacher educator who is highly qualified and knowledgeable to join our community of teachers, learners, and leaders. Kennedy Academy teachers and leaders are committed to the vision of high expectations for achievement, equal access to high-quality instruction, academic proficiency for all students, and the closing of the achievement gap among subgroups within the schools.

Kennedy Academy is a Horace Mann In‑District Charter High School. It is a college‑preparatory and vocational high school for Boston students exploring careers in health and related fields. The Academy provides a supportive learning environment that promotes respect and embraces diversity. Students will attain the life skills needed to become productive and positive members of society. Kennedy Academy is an excellent place for those who seek to work in an environment that supports their creativity and innovation and respects their skills and abilities as educators.

In addition, over the next five years, Kennedy Academy will double in size, add new health career pathways, college courses, work‑based learning, and offer graduates access to good‑paying careers at Mass General Brigham thanks to Bloomberg Philanthropies' $38 million grant, which marks the largest philanthropic investment in Boston Public Schools history.

Head of School or Designee

• Teach Spanish

• Accountability for Student Achievement
  • Sets ambitious learning goals for all students, creates cognitively demanding tasks, and models the belief that all students can master challenging material through effective effort.
  • Assesses students’ understanding regularly with ambitious learning goals in mind and takes ownership of making necessary adjustments to instruction to reach goals despite setbacks.
  • Passionate and optimistic about their students, their content, and the teaching profession.
• Communicating Content Knowledge
  • Demonstrates mastery of and enthusiasm for the content area and the pedagogy it requires.
  • Demonstrates understanding of how the subject matter applies in real‑world settings and connects to other content areas and relevant standards.
  • Can convey content in creative and engaging ways that align with standards.
• Equitable & Effective Instruction
  • Scaffolds and differentiates instruction in order for all students to do complex thinking and rigorous academic work.
  • Uses instructional practices that are likely to challenge, motivate, and engage all students and facilitate equitable, active student participation.
  • Builds a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued as part of the class community.
• Cultural Proficiency
  • Actively creates and maintains an environment in which students’ diverse backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected.
• Parent/Family Engagement
  • Engages with families and builds collaborative, respectful relationships with them in service of student learning.
• Professional Reflection & Collaboration
  • Regularly reflects on practice, seeks and responds to feedback, and demonstrates self‑awareness and commitment to continuous learning and development.
  • Seeks to participate in and contribute to a collaborative adult learning community.

• Education:
  
  Hold a Bachelor's degree.
• Hold a valid Massachusetts Teaching License in Spanish at the appropriate grade level or something similar.
• Meet all state and federal guidelines in order to be fully licensed and Highly Qualified according to NCLB.
• Ability to meet the Standards of Effective Teaching established by the Boston Public Schools as outlined above.
• Current authorization to work in the United States – Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.
• Signed Election Agreement pertaining to working at a Horace Mann In‑District Charter School.

• Experience teaching in urban schools.
• To best serve all students, BPS prefers that all core content teachers be certified in their subject area and in one or both of the following:
  Moderate Disabilities and English as a Second Language…