Teacher High School Teacher (all content areas)
Job Description
The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School (EMNRBS) seeks passionate, energetic, and dedicated teachers in all content areas to join our school starting August 2024. The ideal candidate will have to experience teaching at the high school level; an enthusiasm for project-based instruction and integrated curriculum; a passion for student engagement; a willingness to grow and develop pedagogically; and a passion for working with adolescents in a community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
The EMNRBS opened its doors to a diverse freshman class of 110 boys and girls in August 2021; we are excited to welcome our fourth cohort of students in the summer of 2024, bringing our total enrollment to 400 and witnessing our first graduating class cross the stage. This school is the first specialty high school in the entire country for basketball, but NOT for the PLAYING of the game. Our Founding Trustee, former NBA Commissioner, David Stern, would often say, “A Ball and a Book Can Change the World.”
Our community promotes a commitment to excellence, social responsibility, high achievement, and rigorous programs that empower and inspire both students and those who facilitate their learning. All students will be challenged and supported in their drive to achieve wisdom, service, community, and leadership journey.
The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School offers a competitive starting salary of $70,000 and a comprehensive benefits package, professional development opportunities, and an extraordinary work environment.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in the content area or related field required
- Master’s degree, preferred
- Dual certification in Special Education is preferred
- New York State Certification preferred
- Deep knowledge of the New York State Framework and Standards in the content area
- Experience with active learning techniques
Essential Functions:
- Assist in establishing a culture of high academic expectations and behavior
- Support a vision of growth for all student’s development of advanced literacy skills
- Prepare rigorous and engaging lessons that integrate basketball-related career paths
- Facilitate interdisciplinary, project-based units
- Foster collaboration with colleagues to improve practices throughout the school and share best practices
- Develop and plan curriculum aligned to New York State standards
- Support the social/emotional development of our students by implementing SEL techniques and/or mindfulness curriculum throughout the class
- Maintain ongoing parent communication
- Serve as an advisor to a small group of students and deliver Advisory lessons
- Participate in the self-evaluation process for personal and professional growth
- Actively participate in professional development activities, and work closely with the school leadership team
- Contribute to the professional community by identifying needs and developing solutions
