Rising Tide Charter Public School has an opening for a high school Mathematics Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year. Applicants must have a strong background in mathematics (a degree with a concentration in the subject area) as well as an interest in taking an inquiry- and skills-based approach to teaching and learning. Applicants must also have a strong understanding of all conceptual categories of high school mathematics and confidence in teaching courses from Algebra through and including Calculus.
School Profile
Rising Tide Charter Public School (Rising Tide) is a free charter public school in Massachusetts. Rising Tide serves approximately 620 students in grades 5-12 from 20 towns in the school's designated region; the majority of the students are from Plymouth.
Rising Tide provides an academically challenging environment with high standards for all in a safe, small, and rewarding setting. Teachers develop the curriculum based upon the schoolwide objectives, benchmark skills, and subject area essential questions; the curriculum is aligned with the Massachusetts State Frameworks. Teachers are encouraged to utilize an inquiry-based approach for building skills, content knowledge and understanding within the classroom. At Rising Tide, full-time teachers area a part of grade-level and curricular teams; are advisors for students; and are given opportunities for leadership within the school. Teachers also design and implement elective courses in addition to the courses in their primary discipline.
To learn more about the school, please visit our website: www.risingtide.org
Rising Tide Goals:
-To foster in each student a love of learning and high achievement through encouragement to continuously improve in the acquisition of basic skills through work on integrated projects that reflect life's real challenges.
-To create a safe, supportive environment where each person treat others with respect and where a student can try new things and take risks with out fear of teasing or failure.
-To encourage each student to grow and take increasing responsibility, both academically and socially.
-To create and develop in each student an awareness of the diversity both within and outside of the Rising Tide community and encourage tolerance, acceptance, and celebration of differences
-To create a close community of students, teachers, parents, and community members who work together to encourage all students to develop into successful students and, later, into successful members of their local communities.
Job Requirements:
-Applicants must be either licensed to teach in Massachusetts, or take and pass the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) in the subject area and literacy within the first year of employment.
-At least one year of relevant experience preferred.
-Master's degree preferred.
-Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.
-Please visit https://risingtide.org/d-b-i-e/ to read Rising Tide's "Commitment to Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity".
Rising Tide Charter Public School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, age, national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $52,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
School subjects:
School type:
- Charter school
- Public school
Education:
Ability to Commute:
- Plymouth, MA 02360 (Required)
Work Location: In person