At the Florida Ruffin Ridley School, we are constantly striving to deliver the highest quality instruction for our students and maintain a community that values and honors each individual that makes up the vibrant tapestry of our school. That means teaching and leading from a place of collaboration, celebration, love, and an unrelenting drive for developing and fostering strong relationships with each student and family.

Our priorities of increasing literacy achievement for all students, developing clear behavioral expectations and responses aligned to social/emotional curriculum, creating and maintaining a positive collaborative and supportive environment, and fostering citizenship that promotes equity and social justice through increasing levels of cultural proficiency help guide us in our day to day and long term decision making as a school community.  These priorities ground our professional development work and how we organize systems, routines, and procedures that support the vibrant buzzing community of families, students, and staff.

Educators at Florida Ruffin Ridley School are engaged in constant school-wide conversations around engaging with research based instructional practices that support our vision of educational equity for each student, the importance of social emotional learning that supports a life-long love of learning, and how to nurture classroom and school cultures in which each student and family feels connected, respected, and valued. We are looking for a team member who can contribute to our school in these ways.

Job Description: 

The Florida Ruffin Ridley Grade 6 Reading teacher will guide students in grades 6 to make connections in reading, develop fluency and profiency, and foster a joy of reading through the Reader's Workshop model. 

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Demonstrating  appropriate long and short term preparation for classroom instruction
• Holding high expectations for all students and serving as a facilitator of student learning
• Organizing and using a variety of teaching techniques, strategies, materials, and technology to maximize the learning of each child, individually and in group settings
• Assessing student progress, providing students and parents with specific feedback, and using the results to adjust instruction as needed
• Providing opportunities for academic support and challenge
• Taking responsibility for teaching the district learning expectations as outlined in the curriculum documents
• Demonstrating  an understanding of how knowledge in the subject areas is created, organized, and linked to other disciplines and life experiences
• Keeping  abreast of current developments in the field and continue to deepen understanding of the discipline(s)
• Establishing and maintaining a functional, attractive, orderly, and safe classroom environment that is conducive to student learning and builds a sense of community 

Requirements Qualifications:

• Knowledge about Middle School philosophy and the developmental needs of adolescents
• Ability to present the curriculum using an inquiry approach
• An academic background in social studies and reading/writing 
• Ability to differentiate instruction and assess learning using a variety of methods
• A strong foundation in student-centered pedagogy 
• Bachelor's Degree
• Major or minor in content area 
• DESE certification, Reading, Writing,  or 5-8 English
• SEI endorsement 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree
• Experience with Reader's Workshop model

The Public Schools of Brookline is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute through their teaching or practice to the diversity and excellence of the PSB community.

The Public Schools of Brookline is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.  Members of underrepresented groups and all persons committed to diversity and inclusive excellence are strongly encouraged to apply.