East Side Community High School has several openings for the 2025-2026 school year.
Open Positions:
ABOUT EAST SIDE: We are a small 6th-12th grade school dedicated to the belief that all students can, must, and will learn and succeed academically. We set high standards for each of our students and help them meet these standards by providing personal attention, a safe and respectful environment, a strong sense of community, and curricula that are both challenging and engaging. We are a member of the NY Performance Standards Consortium and graduate students using performance-based assessments.
We believe that students are best assessed by completing meaningful projects and tasks that challenge them to creatively and thoughtfully apply what they have learned. Students, staff, families, and community members all see themselves as part of a team whose main goal is the success of every individual student. The school's goal is to create a community of highly skilled students, lifetime learners, and critical thinkers who, upon graduation, will be prepared to go to college and enter the work world. East Side is committed to developing a diverse teaching staff that reflects the rich tapestry of cultures, languages, and heritages of our students.
Our school’s small size allows teachers to work in grade teams consisting of collaborative teaching partnerships (one general education teacher and one special education teacher) in each subject area (Math, History, English, Science) who teach all students in a given grade. Each grade team teaches the same cohort of students and is led by a team leader (a teacher elected from and by the team). As a result of our grade structure, our class size is small—the average class size is twenty-five students.
Our commitment to socio-emotional learning is highlighted in Learning by Heart: Six American High Schools Where Social and Emotional Learning Are Core by Kathleen Cushman.
Strong candidates for this teaching position will:
Collaborate with a special education teacher to create and co-teach dynamic lessons, regularly reflecting on their practice to improve student engagement and learning outcomes.
Co-design a highly engaging classroom environment, built on mutual respect, where students are being challenged and challenging one another
Co-create stimulating, effective, and authentic formative and project-based assessment, using a backward-planning model and well-designed rubrics
Teach for deep understanding using an inquiry-based approach and constructivist pedagogy, rather than a focus on "coverage" of topics
Ensure all students are accessing the material using thoughtful differentiation for heterogeneous classes
Build content knowledge through strong literacy practices and rich primary and secondary texts
Develop students’ skills in the key areas of critical thinking, constructive collaboration, problem solving, and effective written and oral communication of ideas
Serve as a supportive advisor to a group of 10-15 students
Communicate regularly with parents and students around student academic development and emotional well-being issues
Participate in a variety of professional development and reflective practices - such as peer observations, curriculum development workshops, professional conferences, etc.
Honor the power and agency of young people
Use restorative approaches to resolve conflicts