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General Education and Special Education Teaching Positions

Hiring Teachers for 2012-13: Renaissance Charter HS for Innovation

The Renaissance Charter HS for Innovation (“Innovation”) is seeking experienced instructors who want to join our staff and work in our highly collaborative school environment. Located on 100th Street and First Avenue in Manhattan, Innovation is dedicated to serving the youth of East Harlem in NYC’s Community School District 4.

Our school demographics include a high number of students in poverty, English Language Learners and students disabilities/IEPs. Despite these challenges and barriers, our student body is made up of students with great potential, many of whom are already modeling leadership and innovation.

As a charter school, Innovation has the autonomy to effectively serve our at-risk population using our professional judgement and expertise, by focusing on teacher empowerment and parental engagement. Some important aspects of our instructional culture include:

  • An integrated co-teaching model to serve students at all levels of ability. All core academic teachers work in a cluster of two or three instructors and teach their classes within this team-teaching context.
  • Common planning times and daily teacher-driven professional development sessions via Innovation’s Professional Learning Communities
  • Data analysis and student support discussions between instructors that allows us the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively as a school staff

We are currently recruiting for the following positions for the 9th/10th/11th grades.

Only Certified Teachers will be considered:

General Education Teachers (NYS Certified 7-12 or Level II certification out-of-state): English, Integrated Algebra, US History, Global History, Living Environment, Earth Science, ELL, Spanish, Art/Music

Special Education Teachers (NYS Certified 7-12 or 5-9 multi-subject): English, Integrated Algebra, US History, Global History, Living Environment, Earth Science,

Support Staff: Literacy Specialist, College Counselor, Guidance Counselor, Social Worker, School Psychologist

Please send a resume to work@innovationhs.org. We look forward to hearing from you!

Compensation: Full time employment; salary range commensurate with experience. 410(k) benefits, dental and vision plan, health plan (individual and family plans).

The school: Innovation has been featured in articles and reports by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Daily News, Tonic Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, NY1′s Budd Mishkin, DNAinfo.com and other sites. For more about Innovation, see: www.innovationhs.org/media

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