Job Description

Company Overview

Mystic Valley is a public charter school located in Malden Massachusetts. The school serves more than 1,700 students in grades K-12 on four campuses in Malden: Kindergarten at 576 Eastern Avenue; the lower school (1-8) at 770 Salem Street and the high school (9-12) at 238 and 306 Highland Avenue. The school draws students primarily from the cities of: Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham and Wakefield. The school has adopted the extended day and extended school year model in which classes go from 8:00 to 3:30 each day of a 200 day school year.
The mission of Mystic Valley Regional Charter School is to provide the opportunity of a world-class education characterized by a well-mannered, disciplined, and structured academic climate. Central to Mystic Valley's academic environment is the incorporation of selected core virtues and the fundamental ideals of American culture, as embodied in the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. This mission guides every aspect of the school’s commitment to academic excellence and character development.

Job Summary

Mystic Valley Regional Charter School seek teachers who are committed to continuously improving instruction through collaboration as part of a grade level team. The History Teacher is responsible for implementing Mystic Valley Regional Charter School’s (MVRCS) History program in Grades 7 through 12. The History Teacher delivers instruction according to International Baccalaureate (IB) program, both in curriculum and methodology. 

• Implement curricula and activities to meet academic standards;
• Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards;
• Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices; 
• Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions;
• Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior;
• Be accountable for students’ mastery of academic standards; 
• Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues;
• Participate in an annual three-week staff orientation and training.

Qualifications

• • Drive to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of the classroom;
• At least a bachelor’s degree in History.
• • Proven track-record of high achievement in the classroom;
• • Mastery of and enthusiasm for History academic subjects;
• • Evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player;

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