High School Trig Pre-Calc Teacher at New West Charter School Application Deadline Until Filled Date Posted 5/1/2024 Contact Brian Straka Number of Openings 1 Salary Pay dependent on experience Add'l Salary Info Salary Scale Comparable to LAUSD Length of Work Year 2024-2025 Employment Type Full Time Job Summary New West Charter is an award-winning 6-12th grade independent charter school in Los Angeles, California. Our school attracts a diverse student population from all over the area, focuses on... more details
High School Trig Pre-Calc Teacher at New West Charter School
Application Deadline
Until Filled
Date Posted
5/1/2024
Contact
Brian Straka
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay dependent on experience
Add'l Salary Info
Salary Scale Comparable to LAUSD
Length of Work Year
2024-2025
Employment Type
Full Time
Job Summary
New West Charter is an award-winning 6-12th grade independent charter school in Los Angeles, California. Our school attracts a diverse student population from all over the area, focuses on academics, and builds confidence through the arts and athletics.
New West Charter is an award-winning 6-12th grade independent charter school in Los Angeles, California. Our school attracts a diverse student population from all over the area, focuses on academics, and builds confidence through the arts and athletics.
We are looking to add an enthusiastic mathematics teacher to New West’s high school faculty to serve students in grades 9-12. The ideal candidate would be a highly qualified and experienced teacher who is ready to lead courses in Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus including Honors Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus
Our school values student-centered learning. Teachers are expected to engage students in lessons that help them make meaning for themselves through classroom activities (demonstrations, simulations, labs, discussions, debates), assignments (creative projects and evidence-based persuasive papers), and assessments (multiple formative and summative assessments to measure progress towards mastery).
Our school values student-centered learning. Teachers are expected to engage students in lessons that help them make meaning for themselves through classroom activities (demonstrations, simulations, labs, discussions, debates), assignments (creative projects and evidence-based persuasive papers), and assessments (multiple formative and summative assessments to measure progress towards mastery).
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Are you passionate about public school reform? If so, we invite you to consider being a part of New West Charter School. New West Charter School is an independent charter school serving grades 6-12 as part of the California Public School system. New West is chartered by the State Board of Education and supervised by the California Department of Education. The school is not affiliated with any school district.
Teachers will enjoy small school and class size, freedom to tailor your curriculum to suit your teaching style and needs, an energized teaching faculty, top-performing students, strong parent involvement and a supportive community.
New West is seeking a team-oriented, dedicated, student centered teacher looking to grow as an educator and mentor middle school students. Candidates should be willing to work past the school day and go the extra mile to support all students. Those applying should have at least 2-5 years of experience in the high school setting using a variety of teaching strategies to help reach all students. Charter school experience is always a plus.
High school math teachers are expected to implement a rigorous student-centered curriculum addressing state and common core standards and facilitate learning through strong classroom lessons. They will be responsible for choosing what types sources their students will examine and create their own curriculm. Every math class offered at the high school level has an honors section as well where students will delve into the subject as rigorous as AP level classes. We offer an array of social studies electives as well. Check our website for current course catalog.
They must also examine and report student learning and progress through regular assessments. The teacher must also maintain student attendance records and other data and are expected to participate in ongoing professional development and stay informed about developments in their field.
Before applying please visit our website and include answers to these questions in addition to your resume and personal statement.
After looking at the qualities we expect our students to have, briefly describe how you will help them achieve our 4 Student Learning Outcomes?
Math is one of the most difficult classes for high schoolers, describe some of your best practices that makes high school math accessible, relevant, and interesting to learn?
Describe a time in your teaching when you tried something new in the classroom and it ultimately failed or didn’t go as you had planned. What did you learn from that experience and how have you applied that to your current teaching?
Requirements / Qualifications
Single Subject Credential, Foundtional Level Math Credential, CLAD Certificate, 3 Letters of Recommendation, Resume, and a Letter of Introduction. Please no phone calls or emails -- simple Edjoin application and required documents only.
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