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High School Social Studies Teaching Position Available September 2026

SATELLITE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
120 West 30th Street New York, NY 10001
Tel: 646-674-2800 Fax: 646-674-2829

High School Social Studies Teaching Position Available September 2026

Satellite Academy High School is seeking teachers who want to join a committed group of educators that have created an environment for our students that values compassion, learning, and high expectations. Satellite Academy is a transfer high school which serves a diverse population of young adults between the ages of 16 and 20 years old. As a member of the New York Performance Standards Consortium of schools, SAHS has a waiver from NYSED to offer alternatives to the NYS Regents Exams in all subject areas except English. (We still use an English PBAT, our alternative to the Regents exam, in addition to the ELA Regents exam.) Students come to us to get a second chance at their high school diploma, but along the way they find that our school is really about helping young people see possibilities in their lives...like going to college and becoming leaders in their communities. We develop a strong sense of belonging through our advisory classes that focus on relationship building. Our goal at Satellite Academy is to be a transformative experience in students' lives.

At SAHS, we trust teachers to design curriculum that helps students thrive. You'll work closely with your advisee cohort—students you also teach—using your knowledge of their unique strengths an challenges to create rigorous, personalized learning experiences. This mutual trust and responsibility shapes everything we do. You'll collaborate with teams to monitor progress, develop responsive curriculum, and continuously explore what works best for our students.

Key Design Elements:

  • Emphasis on Performance Assessment)

  • Collaborative decision making model

  • Advisory system that connects students to one teacher from admission through graduation and beyond

Candidates should have experience and interest in:

  • Developing student-centered and engaging classroom experiences

  • Designing coherent curricula based on school/departmental frameworks

  • Collaborating with colleagues to ensure strategic alignment of instructional strategies to maximize the impact on student outcomes

  • Using innovative and relevant data to support student learning

  • Building positive relationships with students with an emphasis on character building

Please note: Satellite Academy requires teachers to create a thematic curriculum that references the NYS Standards in Social Studies.

All applicants must have certification in the subject area they will teach from the State of New York. Email your cover letter and resume to Assistant Principal Paul Melkonian (paul@satelliteacademy.org) in order to apply for a position. The cover letter should include the social studies topics that you are most passionate about teaching and why SAHS would be the right fit for you. Be sure to write "SoSt teacher position applicant" in the subject area of your email.

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