Art Teacher-Elementary, Middle School (CT)
Stamford
Who We Are
Excellence Community Schools (ECS) is a Charter Management Organization (CMO) supporting schools in the Bronx, NY and Stamford, CT. Our programs are based on a proven, nationally recognized model, which originated in our flagship school, the Bronx Charter School for Excellence, a National Blue Ribbon School.
Our Mission and Vision
Our schools prepare young scholars to compete for admission to and succeed in top public, private, and parochial high schools by cultivating their intellectual, artistic, social, emotional, and ethical development. We accomplish this by offering a challenging and rigorous academic curriculum, which at the earliest of grades has an eye towards college preparation.
To achieve this, our schools create a supportive and caring environment that at all times has high expectations of all students. We offer a differentiated, project-based learning environment that seeks to develop high-level analytic and critical thinking skills in all of our students.
Our engaging and rigorous approach to educating our scholars is implemented by a collaborative team of teachers.
Who We Need:
We are seeking individuals who are dedicated, ambitious, and committed to student success and education reform. Qualified candidates must demonstrate records of achievement, high degrees of personal responsibility, and the drive to do whatever it takes to ensure that every child achieves academic success.
This individual must be committed to excellence, lead by example, and see collaboration as a key component of success.
Qualifications
• Connecticut Teacher Certification in Art or reciprocity from another state in the equivalent area required.
• At least 2 years of teaching experience at the elementary or middle school level required.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Master's Degree preferred.
Requirements
Responsibilities
• Plan and implement lesson plans for teaching concepts, skills, and theory in art.
• Create and deliver thoughtful, meaningful, and integrated lessons aligned to state standards.
• Motivate scholars during activities to help them develop skills and appreciation.
• Collaborate with assigned grade-level team to plan and execute reading instruction for one period each day.
• Modify existing instructional plans as necessary to accommodate individual student’s special needs.
• Administer assessments, collect, and analyze data gathered on each student.
• Build relationships with students’ families through regular communication about students’ progress and provides ways in which families can support their children’s progress and motivation.
• Participate in school-wide student assessments in order to diagnose students’ needs.
• Provides coverage for classroom teachers, lunch/recess, and/or dismissal as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Note: Candidates who do not meet the above requirements will not be considered.
Benefits
Compensation
• Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Salary range ($52,205 - $127,712)
• Health Insurance, dental, vision & 403b Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off/Paid Sick Leave/Parental Leave/FMLA
• Short-term, Long-term Disability benefits and Life Insurance
To learn more about our schools, please visit www.excellencecommunityschools.org.
Excellence Community Schools (ECS) is a Charter Management Organization (CMO) supporting schools in the Bronx, NY and Stamford, CT. Our programs are based on a proven, nationally recognized model, which originated in our flagship school, the Bronx Charter School for Excellence, a National Blue Ribbon School.
Our Mission and Vision
Our schools prepare young scholars to compete for admission to and succeed in top public, private, and parochial high schools by cultivating their intellectual, artistic, social, emotional, and ethical development. We accomplish this by offering a challenging and rigorous academic curriculum, which at the earliest of grades has an eye towards college preparation.
To achieve this, our schools create a supportive and caring environment that at all times has high expectations of all students. We offer a differentiated, project-based learning environment that seeks to develop high-level analytic and critical thinking skills in all of our students.
Our engaging and rigorous approach to educating our scholars is implemented by a collaborative team of teachers.
Who We Need:
We are seeking individuals who are dedicated, ambitious, and committed to student success and education reform. Qualified candidates must demonstrate records of achievement, high degrees of personal responsibility, and the drive to do whatever it takes to ensure that every child achieves academic success.
This individual must be committed to excellence, lead by example, and see collaboration as a key component of success.
Qualifications
• Connecticut Teacher Certification in Art or reciprocity from another state in the equivalent area required.
• At least 2 years of teaching experience at the elementary or middle school level required.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Master's Degree preferred.
Requirements
Responsibilities
• Plan and implement lesson plans for teaching concepts, skills, and theory in art.
• Create and deliver thoughtful, meaningful, and integrated lessons aligned to state standards.
• Motivate scholars during activities to help them develop skills and appreciation.
• Collaborate with assigned grade-level team to plan and execute reading instruction for one period each day.
• Modify existing instructional plans as necessary to accommodate individual student’s special needs.
• Administer assessments, collect, and analyze data gathered on each student.
• Build relationships with students’ families through regular communication about students’ progress and provides ways in which families can support their children’s progress and motivation.
• Participate in school-wide student assessments in order to diagnose students’ needs.
• Provides coverage for classroom teachers, lunch/recess, and/or dismissal as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Note: Candidates who do not meet the above requirements will not be considered.
Benefits
Compensation
• Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Salary range ($52,205 - $127,712)
• Health Insurance, dental, vision & 403b Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off/Paid Sick Leave/Parental Leave/FMLA
• Short-term, Long-term Disability benefits and Life Insurance
To learn more about our schools, please visit www.excellencecommunityschools.org.
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