Middle School English Language Arts Teacher (2024-2025)

　　Freire Charter Middle School is currently seeking an English teacher for the 2024-2025 school year! Freire Charter Middle School staff members are forward-thinking team players passionate about working with and unleashing the potential of urban youth. We seek candidates who embody our guiding principles - collaboration, trust, whatever it takes, students first, real, safe, integrity, and love.

　　Preferred candidate qualifications:

　　Appropriate PA Certification or willingness to pursue certificationPositive attitude, sense of humor, and willingness to do whatever it takes to get a job doneAbility to work well individually and as part of a teamEvidence of creativity in lesson planningPrevious successful experience working with urban youth

　　About Freire Charter Middle School

　　High expectations. Solution-oriented. An emphasis on growth for both students and teachers. Teaching every single day with urgency, because every minute matters. Supporting the entire student - academically, behaviorally, and emotionally. And an unwavering commitment to unleashing the potential in every single student.

　　Just footsteps from Philadelphia's City Hall and a few blocks away from our flagship high school campus, Freire Schools' youngest Dragons are preparing for college and changing what it means to be in middle school.

　　Our students arrive at Freire Middle School (FCMS) at a range of achievement levels. Here, they don't just catch up they make leaps in personal and academic growth, setting them up for even greater success in high school. This past year, Freire Middle School received Great Philly Schools 2020 High Growth Rating for demonstrating impressive academic growth over a three-year period in math and reading. In 2018-19 (the last year for which there are test results due to COVID-19), Freire Middle School ranked #4 out of all public Philadelphia middle schools on the School District of Philadelphia's annual School Progress Report. That year, Freire Middle School received a Progress score of 100% for the third consecutive year.

　　FCMS educators teach every single day with urgency, zeal, and compassion because every minute matters. FCMS is committed to supporting the entire student - academically, behaviorally, and emotionally. Our behavioral expectations demand that students keep the focus on what matters most - learning - while supporting them in making healthy and safe decisions. Our instructional coaching program supports all teachers in growing as instructors, no matter how experienced they are. Our growth mindset is deeply rooted in all we do. We are safe, we are real, and we need you to push us even further!

　　Compensation

　　Freire Charter Middle School offers a very competitive salary and benefits package, a strong commitment to developing all staff as professionals invested in life-long learning, and the opportunity to work with the best students in Philadelphia. Our salary scales are generally in alignment with surrounding school districts.

　　Our Impact

　　Across the network, at least 95% of our Class of 2023 were accepted to college. Students were accepted to 151 unique colleges and universities - including the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, and 30 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).The Class of 2023 received over $23.8 million in college scholarships and financial aid.Freire students' college persistence rates consistently exceed local, state, and national averages. In each graduating class, 89% to 92% of our college-attending graduates return to college for their sophomore year, compared to just 69% nationally.Freire Charter School just was awarded a $2M grant and Freire Wilmington a $1.8M 5-year grant to continue their 21st CCLC programs for the next five years.TECH Freire was one of only five schools, out of 39 total applications, approved to open a new Philadelphia charter school in 2016.

　　Freire Schools Values

　　Thecore valuesof Freire schools are centered around empowering students to becomecritical thinkersand problem solvers in a community of mutual respect, openness, and acommitment to peace.

　　EQUITY: Freire schools aims to promote social justice by providing quality, accessible education regardless of their background or socio-economic status.

　　LOVE: We insist that every member of our community be accepted at face value, without judgment, and be supported in inhabiting their fullest self. Our connections create our community. As a Freire Family, our shared struggles, joy, challenges, and successes give us strength.

　　CRITICAL THINKING: Freire schools prioritize inquiry-based learning, which involves encouraging students to ask questions, explore their interests, and question the status quo.

　　DIVERSITY: We embrace and celebrate our differences, because we know they make us stronger as a community and as individuals.

　　For questions about career opportunities with Freire Schools, please contact [email protected].