What is the Role?

Coney Island Prep is looking for an amazing Middle School Math Teacher to join us for the 2021-2022 school year! Located in Coney Island proper, our middle school was founded in 2009 and operates grades sixth through eighth grade. Teachers work side by side with the other members of their content team to create engaging lessons from research-based, standards aligned, curriculum (Wit & Wisdom/Quill for English language arts, Illustrative/Zearn for math, and Amplify for science). These curricula aim to serve as windows and mirrors for our students to help them understand more about the world and themselves.

What is it like to teach with us? Great question! Teachers at the middle school teach one grade for about three and a half hours each day. This allows teachers to develop a smaller number of high quality lessons than if they were teaching multiple grades and subjects. In the remaining time, teachers have roughly three hours of time to prepare lessons, grade papers, and communicate with families. At least once per week, teachers along with their coach meet together for 60 minutes to internalize and practice an upcoming lesson or to review the data from a previous lesson. Teachers collaborate regularly to share in completing these responsibilities. Teachers also provide about 90 minutes of community contributions per day such as supervising lunch and dismissal duties. 

What You’ll Be Asked To Do

• Assume a high level of personal responsibility for the progress of all students

• Create academically rigorous and culturally relevant lesson plans, materials, and assessments, and differentiate as needed

• Teach engaging, rigorous, and relevant lessons daily

• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders, including scholars, families, and staff

• Commit to a school culture of consistency by implementing school-wide systems, structures, and procedures while reflecting on one’s own implicit biases

• Reflect on various data sources to improve your practice

• Take on a proactive role in creating a positive, structured, results-oriented and fun school that supports the needs of students of various abilities and experiences

What You’ll Need

• Passion for education and a dedication to Coney Island Prep’s mission

• Steadfast belief that all students can achieve at the highest academic levels and deserve an opportunity to succeed in the college and career of their choice

• Bachelor's degree required; we offer $2,000 towards the completion of a Masters degree and NY State certification within two years of employment

• Cultural competencies to work in low-income communities and a willingness to examine own biases across lines of sameness and difference

• Maintains professionalism through excellent organizational skills, timeliness, regular communication, and meeting deadlines

• Culturally responsive and age appropriate conflict resolution skills

• Self-reflective and open to regular feedback

• An entrepreneurial spirit, embracing the opportunity for creativity and hard work

• A positive, solution-oriented attitude and drive for excellence

• Eagerness to work collaboratively as part of a team

• A strong track record of building positive relationships across various stakeholder groups demonstrating a value towards diversity and inclusivity

Who Are You?

You’re all in.  You believe there is no more urgent task than to educate students from low-income backgrounds, so you are committed to the core.  Our work is high-energy, fast-paced, tiring and sometimes all-consuming, and you wouldn’t have it any other way.  You own your work and when you reach your goals, you reach higher.  You work incredibly hard, and are inspired by the urgency of what we do.  You aren’t afraid to ask for help, feedback, and support; you’re equally eager to give all of the above.  You’re driven by personal accountability, data, and results, and you’re not above doing whatever’s asked.  You make friends at work, smile through hectic days, and add a little levity along the way. You have the opportunity to work with students, and there’s always someone who’s got your back from coaching you through a challenging day to helping you grow professionally. And while the environment can be fast paced and ever-changing, you’ll have all of the technology and caffeine you need to get the job done.