Teacher Opportunities (2026-2027 School Year)

Responsibilities

• Work to ensure that scholars enjoy a classroom culture characterized by high expectations and high support.
• Create an inclusive classroom and school community by engaging in training, reflection, and dialogue around issues of race, identity, diversity, equity, and inclusion for our staff and scholars.
• Plan and prepare for effective implementation of a coherent, research-based curriculum.
• Develop and use a variety of assessment data to refine curricula and instructional practice.
• Maintain strong relationships with scholars, families, and colleagues through effective and frequent communication.
• Continuously improve your professional practice through weekly coaching sessions, professional development, and collaborative, data-driven reflection with department and grade-level teams.
• Cultivate the social-emotional well-being of all scholars by building a positive classroom culture that leverages strong partnerships with scholars, their families, and the school's scholar support team.
• Foster a life of active citizenship for all scholars through the implementation of age-appropriate conversations and activities centered on current events, participation in community service and outreach opportunities, and active celebration o f scholars' culture, heritage, and identity .
• Engage in whole-school events and tasks, including transitions, family conferences, tutoring, and other activities/duties as needed and assigned by school leadership.

Requirements

• An educator with an unwavering commitment to the Democracy Prep mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for our scholars.
• An outstanding classroom teacher who holds scholars to consistently high behavioral and academic expectations through high support.
• A self-reflective and self-aware teammate who is dedicated to aligning their classroom to Democracy Prep's commitment to antiracism and who is eager to use these skills to contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• A results-driven assessor with experience in and commitment to the use of data analysis to drive instructional decisions and teacher accountability.
• A professional with deep content-area expertise, who engages scholars with differentiation and strong execution of high-quality curriculum and prepares rigorous and engaging lessons through strong lesson planning.
• A graduate of a Bachelor's degree program (required), with 2 years of teaching in urban areas and state certification (preferred). *Please note that we request transcripts as a part of our onboarding process.*

Benefits

Additional Information

Democracy Prep Public Schools currently seeks teachers interested in all subject areas and grade levels for the 2026-2027 School Year.

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