10th Grade US History Regents Teacher

Overview

Comp Sci High is a charter high school serving the South Bronx that opened in August of 2018. We are looking for an inspiring, talented, and visionary educator to join our amazing team, help us continue to build our school, and, one day, lead one of the city’s best and most innovative high schools.

Our mission is to ensure every student graduates with a college acceptance letter, high-tech skills, real work experience, and a robust plan to turn those opportunities into a successful career where they will achieve the median income of the U.S. by the age of 25.

At CSH, we value diverse views and ideas. But we believe that every adult in our community needs to share a core set of values and beliefs in order to give our students and families the school they deserve.

Mission:
Our History Teacher will ensure our students develop a complex understanding of American History and its continued relevance to the world we live in today. A successful history classroom not just teaches the past but the ability to analyze multiple perspectives and wrestle with cognitive dissonance before coming to their own conclusions. Students will learn to develop historically defensible claims and articulate complex arguments with awareness of who will and will not agree with them.

This will enable students to apply Social Science tools to understand the world around them in the long run. In the short run, this will help students achieve excellent exam results on the Regents US History exam and, if applicable, the AP US History exam in tenth grade, not just passing but showing deep understanding and mastery of the subject matter.

This requires a deep understanding of US History and comfort with scaffolding to meet students where they are in their development.

Job Description:
Our History Teacher needs to be an excellent classroom teacher with a passion for curriculum design. The History Teacher will:

• Work with the Department Chair to continue to develop and build on a 10th grade U.S. History program that delivers excellent results, teaches students to analyze events from social, economic, and political perspectives, and shows students the connections between American History and contemporary society;
• Teach four sections of 10th grade American History, leveraging class time and prep opportunities like Mock Exams and Saturday prep to ensure that 95%+ of students are on track to pass the American History Regents Exam;
• Build strong relationships with students, families, and the Bronx community;
• Lead an advisory, supporting and mentoring 10-15 students and building close relationships with their families;
• Collaborate with faculty, students, and parents to build an innovative, exciting, and effective school model that achieves our mission and impacts education reform nationwide.

Teachers’ hours will be 8:15-4:30 daily, with the student academic day running from 9:00-1:30 on Wednesdays, and 9:00-4:30 on other days. Teachers may elect to lead an after-school extracurricular club or coach a sport for an additional stipend. In the summer of the upcoming school year, new teacher PD will begin around July 25th, and the school year will begin in late August.

Salary: $75,000 - $120,000. We offer very competitive benefits, commensurate with experience, and great opportunities for professional and career development.

We Believe Students Succeed When Adults Build a Close, Collaborative Community And Strive Relentlessly For Excellence. We Are Also Building a New School. With Those Things In Mind, We Are Looking For Teachers

• who strive for excellence—who constantly push themselves, their colleagues, their school leaders, and their students to be better;
• who love to build community with students, families, and colleagues;
• who see and respect BIPOC students, different cultures, and kids from the Bronx;
• who are willing to learn and grow from students, staff, managers, and coaches;
• who are excited by the idea of founding something new and innovative; and
• who want to grow and develop in their careers.

• Experience teaching in an urban school, with a track record of excellent student growth across ability levels;
• Familiarity with differentiation in general and in history classrooms in particular is preferred;
• A passion for History in general and US history in particular with a desire to continue learning;
• Experience writing/designing curriculum; comfort with backwards planning and understanding by design framework is a plus;
• Experience differentiating for students of many abilities;
• A demonstrated commitment to working with kids and having standards for them.

Submit a resume and cover letter detailing your experience and interest in our work to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Comp Sci High is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from all backgrounds.