Classroom Teacher Job Listing
School District: Achievement First Bridgeport Academy
Telephone: 203-773-3223
Position: Classroom Teacher
Subject Area: Language Arts (English)
Beginning Date: 8 / 1 / 2008
Deadline Date: 8 / 1 / 2008 **
Teaching Certificate 1: English, Middle Grades (215)
Teaching Certificate 2: English, 7-12 (015)
Teaching Certificate 3: English, 7-9 (016)
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Description:
Language Arts/Writing

Achievement First seeks talented, committed educators to serve as 5th-6th grade language arts teachers at Achievement First Bridgeport Academy in Bridgeport, CT. Achievement First is a school reform non-profit started by the leaders of Amistad Academy, a high performing public charter middle school in New Haven.
The school is based on the Amistad Academy model: extremely high expectations for student achievement, rigorous instruction, no-excuses discipline, and a positive, achievement-oriented school culture.

Qualities of Achievement First teachers include:

- Urban teaching experience

- Very, very strong classroom management and discipline skills

- Extremely high standards for student behavior; the belief that students can and must behave in a top-notch way

- Relentlessness - doing whatever it takes to ensure success

- Team player

Please visit www.achievementfirst.org for more information or to complete an application online. DO NOT APPLY THROUGH REAP!

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