Secondary English Language Arts Teacher
*This is a long-term substitute assignment for School Year 2024-2025.
Lynn Public Schools is guided by its mission, vision, and core values.
Mission - The Lynn Public Schools commits to providing our students with a safe inclusive learning environment that inspires and promotes individual academic and personal growth.
Vision - Drawing upon the strength of our community, our families, our students, and our partners, Lynn Public Schools commits to supporting the intellectual, vocational, academic and social-emotional success of all of our students. We create equitable conditions for all students to thrive in a global society. With a focus on equity, excellence, and innovation, the district serves 17,193 students across 28 schools.
Core Values - The Lynn Public Schools community celebrates that we live in a rapidly changing, increasingly diverse and connected world. In our partnered effort to prepare students for this world, we are equally committed to:
Inclusiveness
Shared responsibility
Collaborative relationships
High expectations
Inspiring life-long learning
JOB DETAILS
Lynn Classical High School is looking for an English Language Arts teacher to be a part of its community. The candidate for this position will have experience with lesson planning, assessing, using data to direct instruction, and providing students with regular feedback about their progress towards learning goals. The Lynn Public Schools curriculum is based on the MA Curriculum Frameworks, and the teacher will have knowledge about the standards and their progression in order to plan effective standards-based lessons. The teacher will be responsible for following the district’s curriculum map and using the primary resource, Collections. Specific job details, including grade level and class organization, will be shared by the principal.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred
Valid license from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary https://www.doe.mass.edu/licensure/ Education https://www.doe.mass.edu/licensure/ in English 5-12
SEI Endorsement https://www.doe.mass.edu/licensure/endorsements/sei.html
Additional content area licensure is encouraged
Licensure requirements and validity are subject to change at the discretion of DESE https://www.doe.mass.edu/licensure/
An understanding of the concepts of institutional and structural racism, and bias, and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities
Knowledge of current education legislation/regulations
Ability to work effectively with teachers, support staff, and parents and advocate for children in order to effectively problem solve
Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and ability to work with all stakeholders
Experience in an urban district/setting preferred
Ability to meet the expectations of the Massachusetts Standards and Indicators of Effective Teaching Practice
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Planning and implementing standards-based lessons with clear objectives
Providing appropriate and effective learning experiences for students from a wide range of socio-economic levels and cultural backgrounds
Designing and demonstrating differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students. (Modify, scaffold, etc. for Special Education and English Learner Education)
Using a variety of formal and informal assessments to accurately measure student progress toward mastery of grade-level standards and to modify further instruction.
Providing a motivating and stimulating, safe and supportive learning environment
Adapting the ELA lessons for individual, small group, and remedial instruction to meet the needs of identified students or subgroups of students
Developing and maintaining pupil-teacher relationships conducive to effective teaching and learning
Maintaining a growth mindset
Establishing and maintaining standards of student behavior
Participating in school-wide and department-wide professional development activities
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with students, parents, staff and the community, including collaborating with colleagues on curriculum, lesson and assessment design
Using computers and other technology to support student learning in and out of the classroom
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
As negotiated with Lynn School Committee and Lynn Teachers Union https://www.lynnteachersunion.org/contracts-9 .
180 days per year
Teacher Salary Estimator https://cfweb3.smartedu.net/lynn/tse/
BENEFITS: The City of Lynn http://www.lynnma.gov/departments/personnel.shtml?gpm=1_7#gpm1_6 offers comprehensive and competitive health and dental benefits; Harvard Pilgrim PPO/HMO, Altus Dental High/Low, and Vision Insurance. Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Plan (FSA) as well as Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability are available on a voluntary basis. Please see the website: City of Lynn http://www.lynnma.gov/departments/personnel.shtml?gpm=1_7#gpm1_6 for more details.
An offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment physical, including a drug test, National fingerprint-based Criminal Background Check (NCBC), and Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI).
All MUST be completed PRIOR to the start of employment.
Non-Discrimination Policy
It is the policy of the Lynn Public Schools not to unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, race, color, national origin, creed/religion, ethnicity, ancestry, age, genetic information, active military/veteran status, mental or physical disability, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement or any other consideration made unlawful by any federal, state or local laws or regulations, including Title VI and VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the 1972 Amendments to the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and M.G.L. Ch. 76:5, M.G.L., Ch.151, if and as applicable. Race, when referenced in any policy of the Lynn Public Schools, whether or not specified, shall include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, hair length and protective hairstyles.
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