Teacher- 2nd (North)

Job DetailsJob Location: Milwaukee, WI 53205Position: Teacher  Reports to: Principal  Job Summary:  The teacher holds primary responsibility for the implementation and development of  Milwaukee College Prep’s curriculum and the success of its students.  Essential Functions:  ∙ Implement curricula and activities to meet academic standards  ∙ Design and implement assessments that measure progress toward academic standards  ∙ Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices ∙ Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions  ∙ Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior ∙ Be accountable for students’ mastery of academic standards  ∙ Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues  ∙ Build relationships with scholars and develop a positive classroom culture ∙ Participate in annual three-week staff orientation and training  ∙ Provide model for students of exemplary conduct  Other Duties:  ∙ Directs educational assistants, volunteers and/or student workers for the purpose of providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students  ∙ Performs other related duties, as assigned  ∙ Supports other classroom teachers for the purpose of assisting them in the  implementation of established curriculum and/or individual student plans  ∙ Attends trainings and staff meetings    QualificationsQualifications: Education  Bachelor’s degree required, additional, ongoing professional development preferred Experience  Prior teaching experience preferred  Licensing  Valid State Teaching Certification is preferred. If emergency licensing obtained, must pursue teaching certification within 6 months of hire. Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Certification required annually before first day with scholars.  Skills/Attributes  ∙ Must have a belief in and be in alignment with Milwaukee College Prep’s core beliefs and educational philosophy.  ∙ Must be passionate about teaching and tenacious in ensuring each scholar’s success.  Physical Demands/Working Conditions:  The majority of this job involves walking or standing, mostly indoors with the exception of  playground duty, dismissal, fire drills, and outdoor field trips. Reasonable accommodations  may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   Job Parameters: (Full time)  ∙ Full life, health, dental and vision benefits  ∙ Eligible to participate in retirement plan, with school matching up to 5% of salary after  one full year of service.  Successful candidates will utilize the following resources:  ∙ Marva Collins, Marva Collins Way (Tarcher, 1990)  ∙ Jay Mathews, Work Hard. Be Nice.: How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most  Promising Schools in America (Algonquin Books, 2009)  ∙ Rafe Esquith, There Are No Shortcuts (Anchor, 2004)  Professional  Resources  ∙ Steven Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Free Press, 2004) ∙ Steven Covey, The Leader in Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are  Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time (Free Press, 2009)  ∙ Doug Lemov and Norman Atkins, Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put  Students on the Path to College (Jossey-Bass, 2010)