Elementary Lead Teacher; NY SY

Excellence Community Schools (ECS) is a K-8 Charter Management Organization (CMO) serving communities in the Bronx, NY, and Stamford, CT. Our approach is built on a nationally recognized model that began with our flagship school, the Bronx Charter School for Excellence, a proud recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Award.

Our schools prepare young scholars to compete for admission to and succeed in top public, private, and parochial high schools by cultivating their intellectual, artistic, social, emotional, and ethical development. We accomplish this by offering a challenging and rigorous academic curriculum, which at the earliest grades of has an eye towards college preparation. To achieve this, our schools create a supportive and caring environment that at all times has high expectations of all students.

Our commitment extends beyond academics, ensuring each scholar has the guidance and support to thrive in whatever they aspire to achieve in the world.

We offer a supportive learning environment that seeks to develop high-level analytic and critical thinking skills in all of our students. Our engaging and rigorous approach is implemented by a collaborative team of teachers.

We seek passionate, driven individuals who believe in the power of education to transform lives. Ideal candidates are:

• Dedicated to student success and committed to education reform
• Proven achievers who lead by example and have a track record of results
• Ambitious collaborators who model excellence, hold themselves accountable, and embrace teamwork
• Relentless advocates for equity and high expectations for all students

• Bachelor’s Degree Required.
• Master's Degree Preferred.
• NYS Teacher Certification or reciprocity from another state in the equivalent area prefered
• 4+ years of teaching experience
• Teaching experience at elementary school level or experience with school age children preferred.

• Plans and teaches with grade level team to implement best practices for the success of all learners within the classroom.
• Plans purposefully in order to provide students with opportunities for constructing meaning and developing understanding of new concepts.
• Utilizes developmentally appropriate and rigorous curricula and instructional materials that are tightly aligned to benchmarks and the Common Core standards.
• Presents students with new ideas and concepts through a variety of strategies, and inspires and guides them to explore, express and uncover new ideas of their own.
• Administers, collects, and analyzes both qualitative and quantitative data gathered from a variety of assessments on each student.
• Builds relationships with his or her students’ families through regular communication about students’ progress and provides ways in which families can support their children’s learning.
• Participates in school-wide student assessments in order to diagnose students’ needs.
• Supervises lunch and/or recess.
• Provides coverage for classroom teachers.
• Provides other support as needed by the school community.

• Salary Range: $75,109- $143,740 commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Leave: Paid time off, paid sick leave, parental leave, and FMLA.
• Additional Benefits: Short-term and long-term disability coverage, plus life insurance.