Urban Teaching Fellow: Coaching & Classroom Mastery

Excel Academy Charter School; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Excel Academy Charter School in East Boston, Massachusetts, offers a year-long Teaching Fellowship to develop classroom culture, management, content, and lesson instruction through coaching and observation.

Fellows work with a mentor teacher, participate in bi-weekly professional development, and gain hands-on classroom experience. By year’s end, opportunities may arise to lead a classroom with an interview guaranteed, with a salary of $52k–$61k per year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred.
• Two years teaching experience in an urban public school or charter school setting preferred, but not required.
• Commitment to all students and Excel Academy's mission, values, and educational model.
• Commitment to addressing racial and economic inequity in education.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and support others.
• Openness to change, willingness to problem-solve, and receptiveness to feedback.
• Personal commitment to antiracist education, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Provide classroom instruction and participate in ongoing coaching to develop teaching skills.
• Engage in bi-weekly professional development sessions focusing on instructional clarity and standards-based learning.
• Receive mentorship from an experienced teacher and rotate through classrooms to gain varied experience.
• Potential to apply for a lead teaching position in the following school year with guaranteed interview.

Skills

Bachelor degree

Master degree

Teaching experience

Belief in equity

Anti-racist education

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Excel Academy Charter School in East Boston, Massachusetts, offers a year-long Teaching Fellowship to develop classroom culture, management, content, and lesson instruction through coaching and observation.

Fellows work with a mentor teacher, participate in bi-weekly professional development, and gain hands-on classroom experience. By year’s end, opportunities may arise to lead a classroom with an interview guaranteed, with a salary of $52k–$61k per year.