12th Grade AP Precalculus/AP Statistics Teacher

OUR MISSION

To engage young men in a rigorous yet supportive learning environment that nurtures resilience, promotes academic excellence, inspires leadership, and prepares critical thinkers.

Location: Chattanooga, TN

PREP Public Schools is a Great Place to Work Certified

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plans, delivers, and assesses highly effective instruction aligned to national and state content standards.
• Enact the PREP Public Schools curriculum using evidence-based instructional practices tailored to students’ needs.
• Communicates specific learning objectives to students.
• Link lesson content to students’ prior knowledge of math, background experience and/or real-world application of content.
• Captures student attention through active involvement.
• Administers student assessments and utilize data to identify areas of growth.
• Establishes clear content and language objectives for all lessons.
• Engages in continuous and sustained reflection on teaching practices and leadership behaviors, and adapt methods as
• needed to achieve school goals and performance objectives.
• Develops strong and sustained relationships with parents and members of the community by creating opportunities for
• involvement in students’ learning and development.
• Plans and collaborates with PREP Public Schools teachers and colleagues to reach shared goals and objectives.
• Fosters a motivating, supportive, learning-centered culture of excellence in a well-structured and managed classroom.
• Establishes and enforces rules of behavior and procedures for maintaining order in their classroom.
• Be innovative.
• Create exciting and engaging, inquiry-oriented learning activities.                                                                        

CHARACTERISTICS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Ideal candidate will hold a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• Have a current high school grades certification, 6-12 Math through the State of Tennessee.
• A self-starter interested in working in a fast-paced, startup environment that requires flexible roles.
• A high level of personal integrity and professionalism.
• An unwavering commitment to high academic achievement and high expectations of all students.
• A capacity to motivate and lead in order to yield the highest academic performance possible from all students.
• A team-oriented approach and the ability to effectively communicate.
• Ability to give constructive feedback to facilitate student growth and academic achievement.
• Openness to receive feedback on issues that will facilitate growth and achievement of both students and faculty.
• Experience in working with high school grade students in urban environment.
• Evidence of advancing student achievement on state assessments required if candidate has prior teaching experience.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PREP Public Schools offers competitive salary and benefits, competitive retirement plans through Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, including a hybrid 401k and pension plan. TCRS has been ranked in the top five best funded State Pension plans by the Pew Charitable Trust.