MATH TEACHER

Common Ground Is Seeking A Full-Time Mathematics Teacher
About Common Ground High School

Common Ground High School is the nation’s longest-running environmental charter high school, founded in 1997. Our 230 students form an inclusive, powerful community of learners and leaders. These students benefit from a unique learning environment: an urban farm and 20-acre site, home to state of the art school facilities, adjacent to West Rock Ridge State Park, and located in the City of New Haven. We strive to create a learning environment grounded in foundational building blocks: rigor, responsive relationships, relevance that’s rooted in the local community and environment, and real roles & rights. Common Ground’s graduation rate consistently surpasses the state average, and between 97 and 100% of our students are accepted to college each year.

Common Ground High School is part of a community nonprofit organization that also operates an urban farm and community environmental education center. As a whole, Common Ground is a center for learning and leadership, inviting people across ages and identities to connect to their urban environment, build community, grow into their full potential, and contribute to a just and sustainable world. We work toward this mission through active, authentic learning rooted in justice and our environment: a farm, in a forest, in a city.

About the Position

We are seeking an experienced, data-driven, and reflective educator to join our team as a Learning Specialist in the Mathematics department. This position is a 1.0 FTE position for September 2024 through June 2025. Candidates should possess a CT Teacher License (029) prior to the start of the 2024-2025 school year.

Common Ground offers full time employees a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance. Salary is commensurate with Common Ground High School Educator Salary Scale. Salary for this position is on Scale IV or V depending on qualifications. ($52,100 -$76, 875). Placement on that salary scale will take prior work, relevant experience in consideration. Staff members at Common Ground are represented by UAW local 2110 with a collective bargaining agreement in progress.

The Math Teacher will:

• Utilize the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum aligned to instruct students in grades 9-12
• Develop materials and lesson plans to deliver effective instruction.
• Regularly evaluate and assess student performance by collecting and analyzing student performance data.
• Maintain strong classroom management and culture.
• Work with co-teachers and special education team to collaboratively plan and instruct students of varying academic abilities.
• Participate in grade-level and content department meetings.
• Promote the engagement of families in their student’s educational progress.
• Manage responsibilities outside of instruction such as advisory and supervision collateral duties.
• Accept and implement feedback from instructional coaches and supervisors.

We are looking for Math candidates who demonstrate some or all of the following:

• Demonstrated success in delivering effective and engaging instruction to middle or high school aged students.
• Ability to analyze student data to make informed recommendations for instruction.
• Demonstrated success of managing student behavior and classroom routines to maximize learning time and create a positive classroom environment.
• Prior experience and positive record of collaborating with school staff.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed instruction and possesses a belief that all students can learn and be successful.
• A passion for our social justice mission and commitment to equitable and sustainable change.
• Prior experience working with Special Education and ELL students.

We are also excited to consider candidates who have:

• Values and embraces collaboration, communication, and has capacity to work effectively within a team that includes multiple teachers and community partners.
• Experience working directly with racially, economically, academically diverse high school aged young people, and with low-income young people and people of color in particular. Knowledge about and passion for working for an organization that is committed to social justice, the dismantling of systems of oppression, and creating a just, equitable, and inclusive culture.
• Experience working with Google applications, online course management platforms, and other online learning tools.

Please submit your cover letter and resume through our ADP online portal or email them to applications(a)commongroundct.org Please specify the job you are applying for in the subject line of your email. Please specify the job you are applying for in the subject line of your email.

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Please submit your cover letter and resume through our ADP online portal or email them to applications(a)commongroundct.org Please specify the job you are applying for in the subject line of your email.

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