(NAME-MCE) $125,000 Salary - Middle School Teachers

[Anselmo Villanueva]

$125,000 Salary - Middle School Teachers

The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School   |  New York NY USA   |  Full Time
- School Year

Earn a $125,000 salary and join a team of master teachers at The Equity
Project (TEP) Charter School, a new 480-student 5th through 8th grade middle
school in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. Applications
are now being accepted for teaching positions in Math, Science, English,
Social Studies, Music, Latin, and Special Education. Learn more and apply
today at www.tepcharter.org/apply.php.

About TEP Charter School

TEP aims to put into practice the central conclusion of a large body of
research related to student achievement: teacher quality is the most
important school-based factor in the academic success of students,
particularly those from low-income families. In singling out teacher quality
as the essential lever in educational reform, TEP is uniquely focused on
attracting and retaining master teachers. To do so, TEP uses a three-pronged
strategy that it terms the 3 Rs: Rigorous Qualifications, Redefined
Expectations, & Revolutionary Compensation.

For more information, visit us online at www.tepcharter.org.

Job Details

Grade Level Elementary 4-6, Middle School/Junior High
Teaching English/Language Arts, Foreign Language, Music/Instrumental,
Mathematics, Music/Chorus, Reading Specialist, Social Studies/Science,
Special Education

Philosophy

The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School, a 480-student middle school in the
Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City that will open in September
2009, aims to put into practice the central conclusion of a large body of
research related to student achievement: teacher quality is the most
important school-based factor in the academic success of students,
particularly those from low-income families.[i] In singling out teacher
quality as the essential lever in educational reform, TEP is uniquely
focused on attracting and retaining master teachers. To do so, TEP uses a
three-pronged strategy that it terms the 3 R's: Rigorous Qualifications,
Redefined Expectations, & Revolutionary Compensation.

TEP will spend over 15 months recruiting master teachers who meet eight
rigorous qualifications. These teachers will then meet TEP's redefined
expectations. These expectations center on (a) a professional work-day that
includes daily peer observations and co-teaching (b) a work-year that
includes an annual 6-week Summer Development Institute, and (c) a career arc
that fosters professional growth through a mandatory sabbatical once every
five or six years. These redefined expectations are unified by one
principle: student achievement is maximized when teachers have the time and
support to constantly improve their craft.

TEP teachers are valued and sustained through revolutionary compensation: a
$125,000 annual salary and the opportunity to earn a significant annual
bonus based on school-wide performance. TEP has created a sustainable and
conservative financial model that allows the school to compensate its
teachers appropriately without relying on outside private funding.[ii] It
accomplishes this primarily through cost savings that result directly from
the tremendous quality and productivity of its teachers. In short, hiring
and paying master teachers what they are worth is a cost-effective mechanism
for boosting student achievement.