CTE Hospitality Teacher Maya Angelou PCS SY25-26

Description

The Organization

Maya empowers opportunity and justice-involved youth to transform the trajectory of their lives. We do this by engaging each of our scholars in a restorative, relevant school experience that prioritizes personalized academic support, well-being, and preparation for the post-Maya pathway of their choice. With an education in our network of schools, our scholars will do more than succeed – they will thrive!

If you would like to learn more about Maya Angelou Schools and See Forever Foundation, please visit Seeforever.org .

The Touchstone

At the Maya Angelou Schools, the key to our success is rooted in building trusting, respectful and nurturing relationships

with each other. We strive to create safe spaces for all to be able to reach their limitless potential. We are at our best when

we work together to ensure the unique needs of our community are met. We empower each other to grow successfully so

we can see forever! This is how we live the Maya Way, even when no one is watching.

Core Beliefs and Desired Characteristics

Candidates should possess an unyielding belief that with the appropriate support, coupled with high expectations, all

students can significantly improve their academic skills and can develop pro-social and culturally normative behaviors

that will enable them to succeed at school and beyond. Candidates should also believe that all students have strengths and

talents and that good teachers help students find them and use them to address weaknesses or overcome fears. In addition,

candidates should exhibit the following characteristics:

• Honesty & Integrity: Does not cut corners ethically. Earns trust and maintains confidence. Does what is right, not just what is politically expedient. Speaks plainly and truthfully.
• Analytical skills: able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it; exhibits a probing mind and achieves penetrating insights.
• Persistence: Demonstrates tenacity and willingness to go the distance to get something done.
• Strategic thinking/visioning: Able to see and communicate the big picture in an inspiring way; determines opportunities and threats through comprehensive analysis of current and future trends.
• Flexibility/adaptability: Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions; copes effectively with complexity and change.
• Enthusiasm: Exhibits passion and excitement over work. Has a can-do attitude.

Position Overview

Teachers at MAPCS are expected to support the school-wide goals of emphasizing literacy and numeracy, helping

students develop their critical thinking abilities, driving all students toward mastery and understanding, and helping

students find their strengths and talents to use them to address weaknesses and overcome fears. There is an emphasis upon

collecting and utilizing a broad range of data to drive instruction, upon weaving social justice themes into instructional

content and assessment and collaborative team teaching to meet the needs of all of our students. Students are engulfed in a

blended learning program in which the traditional and digital methods of instruction are combined based upon the

individual needs of students. In addition, MAPCS embraces a competency-based instructional program where students

develop key skills and competencies to prepare them for postsecondary and career success.

Requirements

• Develop/design and implement unit plans and assessments that are aligned both with OSSE standards and with the school-wide curricular framework at MAPCS
• Design in-person instruction that is enriched (developing higher-order thinking skills) and personalized (reflecting learning levels and interests of individual students)
• Create physical classroom environments conducive to collaborative and individual learning
• Identify and address individual students' social, emotional, and behavioral learning needs and barriers
• Monitor, input and analyze student academic and assessment data to inform personalized, enriched instruction by the teacher, follow-up tutoring by tutor(s), and changes in digital instruction
• Communicate with students and keep them informed of their progress
• Deliver instruction for CTE/Industry recognized certifications/credentials
• Maintain regular communication with families
• Collaborate with other teachers and staff members to analyze data, group students, teach, and assign/implement interventions
• Manage administrative assignments