History Teacher

Job Description

Job Description

Who We Are

Our founding team came together to start CSH because we believe that students in the Bronx can and will join the next generation of entrepreneurs, tech leaders, and Bronx success stories. We wanted to build a new kind of high school--a high school that truly prepares kids for their lives after graduation. We also wanted to build a community of adults with strong connections to each other, to kids and families, and to the Bronx community.

We are looking for inspiring, talented, visionary educators to join our amazing team and help us continue to build one of the city’s best and most innovative high schools.

Our Mission

Our mission is to give every student a path to economic freedom. We also want to educate our students to be ethical, confident, thoughtful, affirmed, and reflective. But, above all else, our mission is to ensure that every student has a path to the national household median income by the age of 25.

Our Values and Beliefs

At CSH, we value diverse views and ideas. But we believe that every adult in our community needs to share a core set of values and beliefs in order to give our students and families the school they deserve.

The Role

Vision for the History Teacher role:

Our History Teacher will ensure our students develop a complex understanding of American History and its continued relevance to the world we live in today. A successful history classroom not just teaches the past but also the ability to analyze multiple perspectives and wrestle with cognitive dissonance before coming to their own conclusions. Students will not just learn how to develop historically defensible claims but also articulate complex arguments with an awareness of who will and will not agree with them. Successfully done, this allows students to learn to apply Social Science tools to understand the world around them in the long run. In the short run, this will allow students to achieve excellent exam results on the Regents US History exam and, if applicable, the AP US History exam in tenth grade--not just passing but a score that demonstrates a deep understanding and true mastery of the subject matter. This requires the teacher to have both a deep understanding of the narrative of US History and comfort with scaffolding both up and down to meet students where they are in their development.

Job Description : Our History Teacher needs to be an excellent classroom teacher and have a passion for curriculum design. The History Teacher will:

• Work with the Department Chair to develop a program that delivers excellent results, teaches students to analyze events from social, economic, and political perspectives, and shows students the connections between American History and contemporary society;

• Teach four sections of class, leveraging both class time and prep opportunities like Mock Exams and Saturday prep to ensure that 90%+ of students are on track to pass the American History Regents Exam;

• Build strong relationships with students, families, and the Bronx community;

• Lead an advisory, supporting and mentoring 10-15 students and building close relationships with their families;

• Collaborate with faculty, students, and parents to build an innovative, exciting, and effective school model that achieves our mission and impacts education reform nationwide.

Hours

Teachers’ hours will be 8:15-4:30 daily, with the student academic day running from 9:00-1:00 on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 9:00-4:15 on other days. Teachers may elect to lead an after-school extra-curricular club or coach a sport for an additional stipend. In the summer of the upcoming school year new teacher PD will begin around August 15th, and the school year will begin in late August.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: $73,000 - $120,000. We offer very competitive benefits, commensurate with experience, and great opportunities for professional and career development.

Values and Mindsets

We believe students succeed when adults build a close, collaborative community and strive relentlessly for excellence. We are also constantly innovating because we aim to create and run a different kind of school. With those things in mind, we are looking for teachers who seek to embody our SCORE values

• Self-Awareness: Understand my impact on students, families & colleagues; invite feedback and make meaningful changes over time.

• Consistency: Honor commitments through presence, punctuality, and follow-through; communicate proactively when I can’t meet my responsibilities.

• Ownership of the Community: Build respectful relationships with students, families & colleagues, seek to learn about and gain competence in the cultures of the communities we serve; foster a welcoming environment; speak directly to colleagues rather than about them; and take responsibility for mistakes by acknowledging their impact.

• Resilience: Recover from setbacks & negative interactions, seek to repair poor working relationships, and move forward with determination and purpose.

• Excellence: Believe in the boundless capacity of our students by pushing them to grow and excel; deliver high-quality work for students, families & colleagues.

Experience + Qualifications

• Experience teaching in an urban school, with a track record of excellent student growth across ability levels;

• Familiarity with differentiation in general and in history classrooms in particular is preferred;

• A passion for History in general with a desire to continue learning;

• Experience writing/designing curriculum; comfort with backwards planning and understanding by design framework is a plus;

• Experience differentiating for students of many abilities;

• A demonstrated commitment to working with kids and having standards for them;

To Apply

Submit a resume and cover letter detailing your experience and interest in our work to

Comp Sci High is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from all backgrounds.