How to apply:
Please email a cover letter, resume, and letters of recommendation to personnel@marbleheadcharter.com.
About our school:
MCCPS is an exciting, dynamic reform-minded educational environment where staff and students engage in activities, research, and exhibitions as a community of learners. 230 students are enrolled in grades 4-8 with 2 classes at each grade level. Approximately 20% of the students are on IEPs.
MCCPS seeks high energy, innovative team players who are organized, flexible, and willing to invest themselves in a professionally collaborative setting. Appropriate certification is preferred. MCCPS is an equal opportunity employer. We look forward to hearing from you!
NEEDED FOR 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR:
Spanish/French Teacher
Informed by the MA Curriculum Frameworks, the Spanish/French teacher will create an immersion experience for students in grades 4 - 8. This teacher will inspire a love of learning by using music and games, differentiated instruction, and authentic learning opportunities.
The foreign language teacher at MCCPS is an integral member of each grade-level's teaching team. Together these professionals create integrated units of study that provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning through standards driven ‘minds on’ projects. Common planning time and professional development opportunities are scheduled weekly to facilitate this work.
Inclusion Specialist
The Inclusion Specialist at Marblehead Community Charter Public School is an integral member of a 4 person grade-level teaching team. Together these professionals create integrated units of study that provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning through standards driven ‘minds on’ projects. Common planning time, department meetings, and professional development opportunities are scheduled weekly to facilitate this work.
Special education at MCCPS has enabled students on IEPs to achieve success academically and socially by following an inclusionary model. Children receive most services within the classroom setting, and therefore, they enjoy the benefits of classroom instruction, interacting with their classmates, and working with their peers on group projects. The staff at MCCPS is committed to inclusion as an excellent means to support student learning.
Occupational Therapist
The Occupational Therapist at MCCPS will service 4th – 8th grade special education students. The delivery of weekly direct services is intended to increase fine motor skills to improve handwriting, keyboarding, and daily living skills. The scheduling of this position is flexible and the standard fees are applicable.
Internships at MCCPS
Nurturing future educators is integrally important to the faculty and administration at MCCPS. To this end, opportunities are provided for aspiring teachers to interact with our talented and experienced educators. MCCPS enjoys a dynamic, reform-minded staff that values student-centered, minds-on, standards-driven, integrated instruction. It is our pleasure and our responsibility to share what we have discovered about teaching and learning with those who will soon join our profession.
Interns will meet with the school's administration to determine the appropriate topic for the class(es) they will teach. Topics may vary greatly depending upon the interns' abilities, interests, and career aspirations. Observation, discussion, and experimentation will be regular components of each intern’s experience. Training will include backwards design, lesson planning, assessment, and classroom management. Support for the interns will be provided before and throughout the internship, and each intern’s performance will be evaluated at the end of the term. Upon successful completion of the internship a letter of recommendation will be provided.
Interns may choose the term of the internship (September – November, December – March, or March – June) and the day on which they teach (must be the same day of the week for the term) and the grade(s) with which they work (4th-8th).
Requirements: Interns must be at least 18 years old and enrolled in a teacher preparation program. Interns must be reliable, organized, detail-oriented, and available from 2:00-4:00 each day of the internship.
How to apply: send a cover letter, resume, and at least one letter of recommendation to Pam Miller, Professional Development Coordinator, MCCPS, 17 Lime Street, Marblehead, MA 01945, or email the documents to personnel@marbleheadcharter.com.
