The following DCPS Schools are actively looking to fill their vacancies:
Amidon-Bowen Elementary
Anacostia High
Beers Elementary
Deal Middle School
Leckie Elementary
Marie Reed Elementary
River Terrace Education Campus
Woodrow Wilson High
H.D. Woodson High
Our students need your expertise, passion and leadership!
We are looking for highly motivated and skilled talent to join our team at the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). We seek individuals who are passionate about transforming and improving educational outcomes for our students.
In DCPS, 4,000 teachers serve the needs of 49,000 students across 113 schools. As part of a comprehensive reform effort to become the best urban school system in America, DCPS intends to have the highest-performing, best paid, most satisfied, and most honored educator force in the nation whose work drives significant achievement gains for DCPS students.
DC Public Schools aspires to be a model district for special education. Our goal is to provide high-quality inclusion and special education services and to dramatically improve academic outcomes for students with disabilities.
Our four strategic goals are to:
Increase academic achievement
Include more students
Involve families in their child’s success
Prepare students for college and the workforce
Teacher Responsibilities
Develop and implement curricula to meet academic standards
Thoughtfully plan daily lessons and implement specific strategies to meet the needs of all students, providing extra support, enrichment, or variation of work when necessary
Be accountable for students’ academic growth and increase each individual student’s achievement
Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards and diagnose areas of student misunderstanding
Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices
Create a positive, achievement-oriented learning environment
Reflect on successes and areas of growth as a teacher, seek to improve performance, and respond to feedback
Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions
Invest parents and families in their children’s academic success through regular communication
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
Possesses or is eligible for a valid District of Columbia Teaching License (for more information on DC Teacher Licensure, please visit the website of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education at http://osse.dc.gov/service/teacher-licensure)
Successful completion of Praxis I and II exams (unless holding a standard teaching license)
Strong instructional skills and classroom management
Ability to self-reflect on teaching practices and be responsive to feedback
Personal Qualities of Top Candidates
Commitment to Equity: Passionate about closing the achievement gap and ensuring that every child, regardless of background or circumstance, receives an excellent education.
Leadership: Coaches, mentors, and challenges others to excel despite obstacles and challenging situations.
Focus on Data-Driven Results: Relentlessly pursues the mastery of instruction based on student performance, and is driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.
Innovative Problem-Solving: Approaches work with a sense of possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for creative problem solving; takes initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.
Adaptability: Excels in constantly changing environments and adapts flexibly in shifting projects or priorities to meet the needs of a dynamic transformation effort; comfortable with ambiguity and non-routine situations.
Teamwork: Increases the effectiveness of surrounding teams through collaboration, constant learning and supporting others; sensitive to diversity in all its forms; respects and is committed to learning from others
Questions If you have any questions, please email us at teach.dcps@dc.gov.
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Criminal Background Check In accordance with the Criminal Background Checks for the Protection of Children Act of 2004, this position has been designated and identified as one which requires a criminal background check and/or traffic record check. If you are tentatively selected for the position, a criminal background check will be conducted. A final offer of employment is contingent upon the receipt of a satisfactory criminal background check.
Notice of Non-Discrimination
In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977, as amended, District of Columbia Official Code Section 2-1401.01 et seq. (Act), the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) does not discriminate (including employment therein and admission thereto) on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, source of income, status as a victim of an interfamily offense, or place of residence or business. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination, which is prohibited by the Act. In addition, harassment based on any of the above-protected categories is prohibited. Discrimination in violation of the aforementioned laws will not be tolerated. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action. Inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies of DCPS will be handled as follows:
Employees with inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies related to employment and employees should contact:
Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist
Office of Labor Management & Employee Relations District of Columbia Public Schools 1200 First St, NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20002 (202) 442-5424