2026-2027 Lower Elementary School Leave Replacement Drama Teacher

Coney Island Prep; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Coney Island Prep Lower Elementary School seeks a Leave Replacement Drama Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year. You will teach drama to Kindergarten through 2nd grade, creating engaging, standards-aligned curriculum and supporting a culture of inclusion and creativity.

You’ll work under the Principal, with potential opportunities across campuses depending on vacancies. A strong commitment to anti-racism and family partnership is essential, as is collaboration with a diverse school community.

Qualifications

• Requires NYS teaching certification and a bachelor's degree.
• Master’s degree is strongly preferred.
• Experience or commitment to anti-racism and equity in education.
• Ability to work with diverse families and communities.

Responsibilities

• Create standards-aligned curriculum and content.
• Teach developmentally appropriate drama lessons daily.
• Differentiate instruction to meet diverse learners.
• Communicate effectively with scholars, families, and staff.
• Contribute to school-wide systems and procedures.
• Participate in school community responsibilities (lunch duty, duty, meetings).

Skills

Bachelor's degree

NYS teaching certification

Cultural competency

Oral & written communication

Team collaboration

Anti-racism commitment

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

NY State teaching certification

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

2026-2027 Lower Elementary School Leave Replacement Drama Teacher

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Lower Elementary School Leave Replacement Drama Teacher

(2026 - 2027 School Year)

Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School

Brooklyn, New York

What is the Role?

Join us in welcoming our youngest scholars and their families into education and carve out their pathway to success in Kindergarten through second grade and beyond. As an educator of early learners you’re passionate about providing consistency and building young minds. Electives at Coney Island Prep bring creativity to the learning process and enrich academic experiences. As a Leave Replacement Drama Teacher, you bring fun and joy to school on a daily basis and are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment that encourages creativity, self-expression, as well as critical thinking.

The Leave Replacement Drama Teacher will be hired by the Principal. Continued employment beyond the leave replacement term is contingent on performance and vacancies within and across the organization. In some cases employment opportunities may be at another Coney Island Prep campus in grades 3 - 12.

What You’ll Be Asked To Do

• Create standards-aligned curriculum and content
• On a daily basis, teach academically rigorous and culturally relevant lesson plans, materials, and assessments, and differentiate as needed
• Communicate effectively with all scholars, their families, and staff
• Commit to a culture of consistently implementing school-wide systems, structures, and procedures
• Eradicate the effects of racism, poverty and other forms of oppression in our school community by making resources, opportunities, support systems, and classrooms equitable and accessible for all our stakeholders
• Analyze and action plan using instructional and culture data to improve teaching practice and strengthen student outcomes
• Be proactive in creating a positive, structured, results-oriented and fun learning environment that supports the needs of students with various abilities and experiences
• Participate in school community responsibilities such as lunch duty, dismissal and hallway duties, daily homeroom, weekly content and grade team meetings, whole-staff professional development, lesson internalization and practice

What You’ll Need

• Passion for education and a dedication to Coney Island Prep’s mission, beliefs, and values and its commitment to anti-racism
• Steadfast belief that all students can achieve at the highest academic levels and deserve an opportunity to succeed in the college and career of their choice
• Bachelor's degree and NYS teaching certification required, Master’s degree strongly preferred; we offer $2,000 towards the completion of a Master’s degree and NY State certification within two years of employment
• Cultural competencies to work in low-income communities and a willingness to examine your beliefs and biases across lines of difference
• Proven organizational, oral, and written communication skills; timeliness; accuracy; consistent and regular communication; and ability to meet deadlines
• Culturally responsive and age-appropriate conflict resolution skills
• Self-reflective and open to feedback, with the ambition and desire to grow and develop
• A positive, solution-oriented attitude and drive for excellence
• Eagerness to work collaboratively as part of a team
• A strong track record of building positive relationships with families, students and staff, while demonstrating value towards diversity and inclusivity

Who are we?

Coney Island Prep Lower Elementary School blends joy, rigor, and high expectations to ensure our 320 scholars in K-2 are ready to succeed. With two teachers in every classroom, smaller teacher to student ratios help accelerate learning and allow for tailored instruction for each scholar. We leverage a research-backed approach to teach the science of reading and focus heavily on phonics instruction, word recognition, vocabulary, background knowledge and comprehension skills, to cultivate our young learners’ strong reading abilities from the moment they step into our building.

Commitment to Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, In...