Sy24-25 Discovery High School Adjustment Counselor

3 weeks ago

Springfield, United States Springfield Public Schools Full time

Grade Level: 9-12

Start Date: August 2024

Location: Discovery High School at Chestnut Campus

**Teaching at Discovery High School**

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Are you looking to join the founding team of a one-of-kind High School where students are prepared for high demand, high paying, high-tech jobs of tomorrow? Are you looking to be part of a school community where teachers are lead learners and are energized by their work? Are you looking for a Principal who is hugely invested in the development, diversification and fulfillment of his teachers? Do you want to be part of a school with a growth mindset about its students’ unlimited potential and a commitment to achieving equity through innovation?

At Discovery High School, we will ask a lot of our students and staff, and yet we believe that school should be a fun and interactive place where students and staff look forward to coming to school every day. As educators we believe that relationships with our students are the foundation on which all social and academic success is built. Additionally, we strengthen our practice through five hours of professional learning per week, built within our 7:20-3:30 school day. Collaboration and peer to-peer learning are central to our growth as educators.

As a small school we will be able to provide our students with a personalized progression of learning that includes internships, externships, entrepreneurship, industry mentors, stackable career certificates, and extensive accrual of college credits while in High School. If you are up for the challenge, join our team

**Teaching in SEZP**

SEZP is seeking educators who are excited and ready to make an impact in a collaborative, engaging, diverse, and high energy environment. We are seeking educators who believe teachers are activists - promising instructional access, rigor, advocacy, and a tenacious commitment to anti-racism for all students. SEZP teachers are expected to:

- Create a safe, purposeful classroom environment that prioritizes learning for all students
- Collaborate with other teachers, instructional leaders, and partners to ensure instruction is meeting the needs of all students
- Assess students regularly, analyze data, and determine appropriate next steps for instruction
- Ensure that instruction meets the needs of all students, including students with special needs, English Language Learners, and students performing below grade level
- Build relationships and communicate regularly with students and their families to solicit input and share academic progress
- Engage in learning about issues of racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion in education to examine your own biases; reflect on how those biases affect you, your students, and their families; and plan and deliver instruction in a culturally responsive way
- Participate in and learn from regular professional development opportunities before and during the school year

**School/Role Specific expectations**:

- Using your passion for technology to design and teach project-based classes to students
- Collaborating with our curriculum partners
- Designing and maintaining simulation labs and tinker spaces in the school

**Qualifications**
- Experience as an Adkustment Counselor at the middle and/or high school level _preferred_
- Appropriate content/program area and grade level educator license from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education _required_ (Educators who are not yet licensed by MA DESE in the appropriate content/program area and grade level may be eligible for a licensure waiver and are still encouraged to apply.)
- Experience as an active anti-racist or advocate for equity _preferred_
- Bilingual in English and Spanish _preferred_
- Bachelor’s degree _required_

**Benefits**

**Competitive salary and benefits**: First year teachers earn a salary of $57,396; with five years of experience in the classroom exemplary teachers can earn up to $90,424 annually. Teachers who take on additional responsibilities are also eligible for school-based stipends determined at the school level. Teachers in SEZP qualify for benefits (personal/sick days, retirement, health insurance, etc.) offered to other teachers in the Springfield Public Schools. **Signing Bonus or Relocation Support May Be Available for Qualified Applicants**. More details regarding eligibility will be available during the hiring process

In addition, there are several opportunities unique to SEZP schools to increase earnings above base salary. While not guaranteed, those opportunities currently include, but are not limited to:

- Expanded Learning Time stipends at some schools, based on the yearly schedule

**About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership**

While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country, we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) - established in

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