Dear Community Education Leaders: Please share through your networks:
I’m writing to announce that my school, The Montessori School for Shreveport, is seeking a dynamic science teacher to lead the middle school science program and accompany students on overnight trips, among other duties. The program is a two year cycle, with Physical Science in Year B and Life Science in Year A, teaching no more than 25 7th and 8th graders all together in a beautiful light-filled classroom. Next year will be a Year B, so the teacher will be delivering an already-prepared Physical Science curriculum that includes a 6-week Arduino unit. It is a unique program that allows for close emotional support between students and teachers, and great intellectual freedom in meeting LA’s science standards. Low emphasis on testing, high emphasis on mastery, and close collaboration with the lead teacher, who provides phenomenal leadership, are all hallmarks of this program.
The right candidate is passionate about working with adolescents first, developing science literacy second. He or she should contact Mrs. Angie Day (Head of School) ASAP by email (angieday.montessori@gmail.com) with a resume and cover letter. Candidates should also copy Mrs. Amy Ricketts, the lead teacher, at aricketts@montessorishreveport.com.
