Teacher Middle School Teachers
Job Description
University Prep Middle School is a community that prioritizes and values rich and intentional curriculum and lesson design, thoughtful reading instruction, and books and reading—and teachers play an active leadership role in every aspect of the school. The small network, which also includes a high school founded in 2008, will expand to include a primary school (K – 4) in the fall of 2023 as well as move into a new building. The school is located in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bromx, next to St. Mary’s Park.
U Prep Middle is entering its third year this September and will serve about 420 students in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8. The school is located in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx and seeks a grade 5 English teacher, a grade 6 science teacher, a special education math teacher in an ICT setting, a special education English teacher in an ICT setting, a speech-language pathologist (joint appointment with U Prep High School), and a chess teacher.
You can read more about the opportunities here and you can watch a short video about the school here. U Prep Middle was honored last year by Teach for America for its outstanding collaborative culture, and you can watch a video that features one of the school’s teachers here.
U Prep Middle is a unionized charter school, and all teachers are members of the UFT and participate in the NYC TRS. Starting salary is about 10% higher than DOE salary.
