(NAME-MCE) Fwd: NYC:English Language Arts Position at Progressive Manhattan High School

[rita doyle]

Vanguard High School is currently seeking a NYS certified ELA teacher to
join our literacy team as a teacher of 9th or 10th graders. Our school is an
established small school (15 years) with an extremely supportive principal,
a diverse staff, a congenial working environment, small classes (no more
than 20, usually 16) and very few discipline problems. We have access to
quality professional development, and our school pays for conferences,
supplies, etc so we lack for very little.

We are looking for an experienced, caring, knowledgeable teacher who has
experience teaching struggling adolescent readers and developing ways to
engage kids who might have had past negative experiences with school and/or
reading, as well as someone who is comfortable working in teams. Additional
interests/abilities are a plus, as there is opportunity to teach electives.


The following information is provided as an overview of our school
community, the requirements of all faculty, and the specific requirements of
a Reading/Writing Workshop teacher. Please also visit our website (
www.vanguardhs.org) to familiarize yourself with the Vanguard community. You
will find specific information about our educational philosophy and
Coalition of Essential Schools Common Principles in the left-hand menu under
the heading "School Resources: What is Vanguard High School's Educational
Philosophy?"
All candidates must register with the NYCDOE open market hiring
system: https://www.nycenet.edu/offices/DHR/rms/ext/res/HomeHRMS.aspx

Please email your resume to: Reading/Writing Team, rericadoyle at gmail.com, by
Friday, May 4, 2007 at 3 PM (preferential date); may apply after this date.


Mission
Vanguard High School is a community of learners committed to becoming
literate, articulate, analytical, reflective and empathetic citizens.
Respect for self and others is the motivating force toward developing
socially productive, useful and responsible members of society.

School Description
Vanguard is a small high school in New York City. Our commitment to the
Coalition of Essential Schools' Twelve Principles
www.essentialschools.organd the New York State Performance Based
Standards Consortium www.performanceassessment.org
drives our educational philosophy. This enables us to create a school that
has high expectations, shared accountability, is student-centered, and uses
performance-based instruction and assessment to measure what our students
learn.

Vanguard students fulfill graduation requirements by demonstrating their
knowledge through the completion of five Academic Portfolios and
presentations to graduation committees, as well as achieving success on the
requisite Regents Exams. In addition, graduates must complete four years of
full academic and elective courses of student work.

Expectations of All Staff Members
Desired candidates should have experience with and / or willingness
regarding the following areas:
• Teaching and knowledge of subject area
• Actively collaborating with team to plan and implement curriculum
decisions; otherwise collaborating with staff.
• Implementing written, oral, and visual performance-based assessment and
project-based curriculum.
• Serving as a supportive Advisor to a group of students.
• Regularly communicating with parents and students around issues concerning
students' academic development and emotional well-being.
• Coordinating extracurricular clubs, after-school study groups, and other
professional and administrative responsibilities; including participating in
weekly after-school meetings, school retreats and tutoring.
• Possession of effective communication skills including ability to express
ideas, share information and to reflect on teaching practices.
• Implementing active learning techniques and supporting all students,
including special education and English language learners, in heterogeneous
classrooms.
• Attending professional development opportunities both in-house and within
the larger educational community.
• Implementing lessons with a block schedule format.

Expectations of Reading/Writing Workshop Teacher:
Desired candidates should have experience with and/or willingness regarding
the following areas:
• Use of balanced literacy principles and practices in a workshop model with
a heterogeneous group of students.
• Ongoing use of literacy assessment tools to drive instruction and monitor
student reading and writing progress.
• Teaching for understanding and depth using constructivist learning, rather
than "coverage" of topics.
• Designing, implementing, and evaluating exhibitions and projects using
rubrics.
• Participation in professional development, such as peer observation,
teacher portfolios, literacy development workshops, etc.
• Creation of interdisciplinary connections with other content areas,
particularly Humanities.



www.vanguardhs.org

317 East 67th Street, New York, New York 10021 Tel. (212) 517-5175 Fax (212)
517-5334
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