By completing an application, you have applied to be considered for anticipated vacancies in the 2024-2025 school year. Please note that our formal interview process will begin January 2024 contingent on our confirmed vacancies.
Friendship Public Charter School operates a thriving network of college preparatory public charter schools. Headquartered in Washington, DC., Friendship serves over 4,800 students in preschool to grade 12 and guides a growing network of alumni to college completion annually. Our mission is to prepare students to become ethical, literate, well-rounded, and self-sufficient citizens by providing a world-class education that motivates students to reach high academic standards, to enjoy learning, to achieve success, and to contribute actively to their communities. For 25 years, with the support and guidance of our exceptional faculty, our students have risen to the challenge with high graduation rates, college acceptances, and unparalleled success academically and socially.
Friendship is looking for responsible, confident, respectful, caring, committed, persistent, and patient professionals to join our family for the 2024-2025 school year starting in August 2024. Friendship Public Charter Schools is committed to the idea that each and every child can make it to and through college. If you share that belief, please apply.
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Responsibilities
Create a classroom culture of high achievement and student ownership of their learning that helps foster students’ intellectual, social and emotional development.
Provide daily instruction, including clear learning outcomes, well-designed lessons and high-quality assessments that align to Friendship’s curriculum and standards.
Incorporate into lessons creative, hands-on learning experiences that broaden students’ exposure and interests, help foster student ingenuity and require application of knowledge and skills acquired through daily instruction.
Provide a classroom environment that is visually appealing, rich with resources aligned to curriculum and standards and honors student’s achievement with current and accurate displays of exemplary student work.
Communicate to students to understand their talents, interests and needs and to convey learning expectations and their progress toward meeting those expectations.
Communicate regularly with families to identify students’ talents, interests and needs and update parents regarding students’ achievements and progress.
Collaborate with school-based staff and throughout the Friendship network in staff meetings, regular analysis sessions and professional learning designed to enhance students’ learning experience and increase student achievement.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Successful completion of the Praxis II Exam in social studies or history
One year of teaching experience and results demonstrating high student achievement and significant growth
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in history or related field
Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and above
Evidence of ongoing professional development and/or continuing education
Two years of teaching experience and results demonstrating high student achievement and significant growth
Praxis Information
For upcoming Praxis test date please visit the website at www.ets.org/praxis
For HQ requirements visit http://osse.dc.gov
FPCS’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, status as a special disabled veteran, or any other protected criteria as established by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to recruitment and hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfer, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. Employment decisions at FPCS are based solely upon relevant criteria, including an individual’s capabilities, qualifications, training, experience and suitability.
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