This is a full-time faculty position tasked with educating and empowering students by teaching them to read carefully, write effectively, and make logically structured arguments about written texts.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The teacher leads, and may in some instances create, English courses and interdisciplinary lessons under the direction of the Domain Dean and the Division Head. The teacher applies appropriate standards and measures student progress according to agreed-upon benchmarks. The teacher also documents every aspect of the course, including assessments of student learning and progress, using online tools designated by the school.
The teacher meets with grade-level teams and other English teachers at least once per week.
The teacher gives lessons and assigns projects in a manner consistent with Ross School’s mission and philosophy, providing students with differentiated assignments as well as frequent and timely feedback. They write progress reports and learning evaluations specific to each student, and also interfaces with parents, and other faculty and staff, as needed.
The teacher also serves, when needed, as a mentor to students working on Modernity Projects (11th grade) and Senior Projects (12th grade), in consultation with the Dean of English.
The teacher has additional duties, including boarding house coverage, coaching athletics, and support for extra help, as determined by the Division Head and the Head of School. The teacher must attend professional development meetings before the start of the school year, and intermittently during the course of the school year; they are also required to attend faculty meetings several times per month.
The teacher may be asked to mentor new teachers or Teaching Fellows. They are expected to uphold the school’s Mission, Philosophy, and Core Values at all times. The teacher is also expected to supervise students by traveling with them, including during Ross School’s annual Field Academy, and attending special events as needed.
The teacher is expected to understand the developmental, emotional, and intellectual needs of high school students, and to help ensure the safety of Ross School’s student body at all times. The teacher serves as an advisor to a small group of students, and in most cases will remain each student’s advisor for the duration of that student’s time with Ross School’s Upper Division.
Additional duties may be assigned as needed; the full range of professional expectations and responsibilities applicable to the position is outlined in Ross School’s Employee Handbook.