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The United States has some of the world’s greatest universities.  It has public schools that face some of the world’s greatest challenges.  What if a major university decided to create exemplary public schools?  This is the vision of the University of Chicago.  Join them in preparing K-12 students on the South Side of Chicago for success in college and life.  Apply now for a teaching position at the elementary, middle, or high school campuses of the University of Chicago Charter School.

They seek teachers who will create and deliver rigorous and engaging learning opportunities for students in prekindergarten, kindergarten through grade five, middle school, and high school.  At the middle school and high school levels, they welcome applications from teachers who can provide effective inquiry-based instruction in mathematics, English/language arts, the sciences, the social sciences, world languages, the performing arts, and physical education/wellness education.  At the prekindergarten and elementary school levels, they value teachers with knowledge and experience in using balanced literacy frameworks and Everyday Mathematics.  At all levels, they seek teachers with expertise and commitment to teaching students with exceptional needs, both in resource and inclusion settings. 

Qualified applicants are licensed teachers with a bachelor’s degree and have at least two years of urban teaching experience.  They believe in the unlimited potential of urban children and youth to learn deeply and achieve at high levels, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic class.  They value evidence-based decision making, making their classroom practices public for observation and feedback, engaging families as collaborators in the academic and social development of students, learning how to become instructional leaders who add value to the quality of education for each and every child, and learning and working in collaboration with colleagues at other campuses of the School.

For more information or to apply for a teaching position, please visit their employment website at http://cusi.il.schoolrecruiter.net/index.aspx