Head Teacher – Second & Third Mixed-Grade Classroom

Cold Spring School, a progressive preK-6 school in New Haven, seeks a Head Teacher for our 2nd and 3rd, multi-grade classroom for the ‘23-24 school year. Classes at Cold Spring School, which have no more than 22 children, have two full-time teachers; a Head Teacher and an Associate Teacher. Classrooms are designed to provide a warm learning environment that nurtures immersive and inquiry-based learning.

Cold Spring School is dedicated to equity in recruitment and retention of staff. We highly encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply such as those who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, veterans, a person with a disability, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong skill sets in academic areas such as literacy, mathematics, and social studies
• Familiarity with using technologies such as gmail, google slides, google docs, and a commitment to learning new platforms that will benefit communication to students and families
• Bachelor’s Degree in education, human services, social work, sociology, or a related field
• Strong understanding of the importance of how small group work, differentiation, curricular content, and communication between students and families
• 2+years of experience teaching in an elementary setting

Key Responsibilities:

An ideal Cold Spring educator responds to all aspects of the child, understanding that children’s emotional lives are inseparable from their learning. We seek a candidate who is committed to the lifelong love of learning and who models and emphasizes curiosity, flexibility, respect, humor and compassion in the classroom.

• Teach a class of up to 22 students and oversee curriculum development and implementation in: math, reading, writing and thematic studies
• Attend all faculty meetings and participate in professional development learning opportunities
• Regularly assess children in academic areas, informally and formally, and use the data to inform instruction and differentiation
• Modify instruction, routines, expectations for any child needing additional learning and social/emotional support and follow through with any academic/behavior plans
• Design curriculum based on thematic studies; include the curiosities and questions of the children in the learning process
• Collaborate regularly with grade-level classroom teachers, as well as Special Area teachers
• Keep anecdotal and assessment records and use them to write two accurate, comprehensive formal progress reports
• Partner with and guide the Associate Teacher to teach small, grade-level groups in math and reading
• Engage in ongoing communication with parents/guardians along with two formal parent conferences during the school year

Salary:

Commensurate with experience

If interested, please submit the following to Arati Pandit,[email protected]:

• Resume

• Cover letter

• List of three relevant, professional references