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Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a High School Physical Education Health Teacher to join our team! You will educate students in one or more subjects at the secondary level.​​​​​​

Platinum Teachers at Summit Academy must:

• believe all scholars — regardless of academic or socio-economic background — will achieve at the highest levels
• be willing to go above and beyond for the success of all scholars – both academic and behavioral
• possess strong content area knowledge and classroom management skills
• desire to teach in our extended day and year schedule
• contribute to a relentless and dedicated team of outstanding professionals
• have a passion for urban education and goes above and beyond the call of duty
• ensure mastery through creative approaches and differentiated instruction
• use knowledge of content area and multiple strands of data to create and implement a rigorous, standards-based curriculum
• foster a safe, challenging, comfortable, and positive environment
• be constantly reflective of oneself and others in a relentless pursuit of excellence
• hold themselves and others accountable by giving and being receptive to feedback
• collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure success of all scholars

Responsibilities:

• Implement curricula and activities to meet academic standards;

• Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards;

• Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices;

• Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions;

• Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for scholar behavior;

• Be accountable for scholars’ mastery of academic standards;

• Communicate effectively with scholars, families, and colleagues; and

• Participate in an annual three-week staff orientation and training.

Qualifications:

• Drive to improve the minds and lives of scholars in and out of the classroom;

• Proven track-record of high achievement in the classroom;

• Mastery of and enthusiasm for academic subjects;

• Evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player

• Bachelor’s degree is required; Master’s degree is preferred; and

• Minimum of two years teaching experience in an urban public school or charter school setting preferred, but not required.

Summit Academy Charter School (SACS) is a tuition free, college preparatory middle and high school for 6th - 12th grade scholars in Brooklyn, New York. We deliver the benefits of rigorous scholarship to one of Brooklyn's most underserved communities. SACS provides scholars in Brooklyn's Community School District #15 with a public education that addresses their academic needs and delivers on the aspirations they and their families hold for them. At Summit Academy our mission is simple mission: to prepare its scholars to go to college.

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Summit Academy Charter School (SACS) is a tuition free, college preparatory middle and high school for 6th - 12th grade scholars in Brooklyn, New York. We deliver the benefits of rigorous scholarship to one of Brooklyn's most underserved communities. SACS provides scholars in Brooklyn's Community School District #15 with a public education that addresses their academic needs and delivers on the aspirations they and their families hold for them. At Summit Academy our mission is simple mission: to prepare its scholars to go to college.

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