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Master Teacher

School Name: UNO Charter School Network
Deadline: August 1, 2009
Website: www.unocharterschools.org

The Chicago-based network of UNO Charter Schools was established by the United Neighborhood Organization (UNO) which, for decades, has recognized the unwavering promise of Hispanic families and their immigrant roots. Core to their success as a community in this country are solid family values, a powerful work ethic, and a strong commitment to education. UNO transforms Hispanic communities by challenging them to achieve their full potential through learning and civic involvement. UNO Charter Schools bring a ‘no excuses’ philosophy to public education that couples its vision and understanding of Latino families with effective school management, structured learning environments, and high expectations of its families to ensure that all students achieve academic and eventual economic success regardless of their background. At UNO Charter Schools, academic excellence is not a hope-it is an expectation.

Title: Elementary School Master Teacher

UNO knows that the key to student success is the adults in their lives. We believe in a call to service and a call for service; service that reflects pride, passion, and respect. In this manner, UNO sets out to find only the most talented, dedicated, visionary adults, capable to develop character by fostering real relationships with students. UNO believes in employing quality people, of proven character who believe in using meaningful evaluative techniques to assess learning, who are consistently raising expectations, and who place supports in place to ensure students achieve mastery.

Description:

The Master Teacher role is unique and is to guide and assist all teachers in implementing the UNO Charter School curriculum and in the use of effective, data-driven instructional methods. Master Teachers facilitate the development of teachers’ skills and knowledge, building capacity to achieve the school’s goals. The UNO teachers are unique in that they realize success is built on relationships. They focus their work on student learning. Furthermore, they whole-heartedly believe that all students can learn and demonstrate that by engaging principals of distributed leadership and distributed counseling. UNO expects that all adults understand that it is everyone’s responsibility to develop students, both personally and academically.

Job goals:

• Encourage and support the professional development of each and every teacher, regardless of experience.

• Deliver effective, high quality, and rigorous instruction in content areas to maximize students’ potential for intellectual and social/emotional growth, regardless of academic history.

• Maximize student learning by embracing innovative instructional strategies, designing new and challenging curricula, and aggressively seeking new ways to engage students in life-long learning.

Qualifications:

Experience

1. Three (3) to five (5) years of teaching experience (preferred)

2. One (1) to three (3) years of administrative or management experience (preferred)

3. Candidate must be able to demonstrate academic progress of students under his/her leadership and must be able to articulate the methods used to achieve those results

Education

1. Bachelor degree in content area or education

2. Masters degree in education (preferred)

Certificates

1. Illinois Type 9 or Type 25 or equivalent (preferred)

2. National Board Teaching Certification (optional)

3. Type 75 or Type 26 (optional)

Leadership Qualities

Successful Candidates must posses the following qualities:

1. Commitment to the UNO Charter Schools mission and UNO vision

2. Ability and willingness to achieve academic success for all students.

3. Ability to multi-task and work under pressure to produce excellent results and meet deadlines

4. Initiative to address problems creatively

Performance Responsibilities

1. Student Achievement

• Promote high academic standards for all students
• Utilize national and state standards to develop excellent curriculum and create assessments that challenge students and measure student mastery
• Successfully differentiate effective standards based curriculum in order to best meet each individual student’s needs and abilities
• Collaborate with grade-level and department members to identify standards based curriculum objectives and develop a comprehensive plan for implementation and evaluation
• Use student performance data, collected via UNO’s data management system and student work, to refine, update, and tailor curriculum, instruction and assessment.
• Document clear, measurable, attainable and rigorous performance goals for individuals students as well a the class as a whole to evaluate effectiveness of teaching strategies and learning patterns

2. Professional Performance

• Set professional goals and document them on a Individualized Professional Learning Plan
• Meet regularly with administration team members to discuss teaching and learning progress
• Engage in focused, reflective work (action research, critical friends, case study, or learning log)
• Communicate with administration, colleagues, students, parents, and larger academic community to improve academic outcomes for all students
• Exhibit personal responsibility for daily work and attendance, personal appearance (Blazer) student learning, and school success
• Demonstrate collegial behavior, make professional development contributions, and use reflective practices
• Maintain a high level of professionalism and promote the same level of professionalism from other staff members

3. Operations and Compliance

• Implement all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct
• Administer standardized tests Initiate the requisition of appropriate curricular materials
• Assist in the management of school records and reports; submit necessary student achievement and behavior information for progress reports and report cards promptly and as scheduled
• Remain current with changes made to the State Board of Education Learning Standards and Goals

4. School Environment

• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of the students
• Develop positive relationships with students
• Develop classroom rules for behavior that are consistent with the school wide rules and UNO Student Code of Conduct
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe classroom environment
• Establish and maintain cooperative and collegial relations with teachers and staff
• Support the health, safety, and welfare of students and the school

5. Parent and Community Relations

• Develop positive relationships with parents for the purpose of creating a support for students and their education program
• Assist in promoting the participation of students, parents, and other members of the staff in UNO-initiated activities
• Promote community participation in the UNO High School life through volunteering, fundraising, advisory committees, etc.
• Complete additional Parent Engagement tasks as outlined by UNO or UCSN, e.g., Home Visits, parent logs

6. Leadership

• Effectively communicate the mission of the Network of UNO Charter Schools vision to students, parents, and community members
• Work with UNO School Leadership team to problem solve all major areas of school concern
• Pursue personal and professional growth through an ongoing program of readings, workshops, seminars, conferences, and/or advanced coursework
• Engage in self-study of current educational research

7. Other

• Perform other work related duties as deemed necessary and requested by the School Director

Master Teachers are accountable to and report directly to the School Director. UNO Network is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to an UNO Charter School. The Network of UNO Charter Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. If you are qualified for the Master Teacher please go online to www.unocharterschools.org and go to career opportunities - after you have applied please send your resume to Alexandra Lemke at alemke@uno-online.org