EPAHS Job Opening

Job Opening at East Palo Alto H.S.

Below is a position announcement for teachers at East Palo Alto High School.
This new charter high school was opened in September 2001 in Ravenswood Elementary School District as a collaboration between the Stanford University School of Education and Aspire Public Schools, a non-profit organization that has created a number of charter schools throughout California. EPAHS is the first public high school to operate in East Palo Alto community in 25 years since Ravenswood High School was closed as part of a desegregation order.

The school was launched with 80 9th grade students and will add a grade level each year, ultimately serving about 320 students in grades 9-12. (Next year there will be about 240 students in grades 9-11.) Open to all students in the community by lottery, it features a project based curriculum tied to standards and performance assessments focused on college preparatory academics and the students interests. Students will have opportunities to study in college courses, on-line, and through community service and internships with local businesses and organizations. Teachers work in teams that share a common group of students for two years.

Teaching excellence is at the center of the schools design. All teachers in the school are National Board Certified or will pursue Board Certification within five years. The school also serves as a professional development school for Stanfords Teacher Education Program (STEP) collaborating in the development of state-of-the-art practice, teacher training, and research. There is ongoing collaboration between Stanford professors, researchers, and the high school staff. The school also receives support from Aspire Public Schools, the sponsoring organization that is responsible for its operations and offers curriculum and organizational supports.
Contact school principal, Nicky Ramos-Beban, if you are interested - nicky.ramosbeban@aspirepublicschools.org or 650-329-2828.

East Palo Alto High School, an innovative secondary charter school seeking highly qualified, collaborative, high-energy and committed educators, announces the following full-time job openings for the 2003-2004 school year:

Math, Science, and Spanish Teachers
Resource Specialist

Teachers from ethnically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply!
Competitive salary. Full benefits.

East Palo Alto High School, An Aspire Public School, in collaboration with Stanford University School of Education (SUSE) seeks Humanities, Math, Science, and Spanish Teachers as well as a Technology Coordinator for the 2003-2004 school year. We are a small secondary charter school in East Palo Alto, California (45 minutes south of San Francisco). We opened our doors to 80 freshmen from East Palo Alto and Menlo Park in September 2001 and currently serve 164 freshmen and sophomores. Our student body includes students with a range of academic abilities and consists of African-American, Latino, Tongan, Samoan, Filipino and Fijian students. We are a committed and reflective staff of fourteen professional teachers looking to add new voices to our democratic staff culture and to build our academic departments.

East Palo Alto High School is seeking professionals with fluency in additional languages, special education experience, ELD experience, technology expertise, cooperating teacher experience, school reform experience and/or small school experience. Full-time teachers at EPAHS also teach an advisory and an academic support class or an elective. Many teachers also coach one of our athletic teams.

East Palo Alto High School serves as a professional development school for Stanford’s Teacher Education Program (STEP) – collaborating in the development of state-of-the-art teacher training, practice and research. All permanent staff members must be National Board Certified or be willing to pursue Board Certification within five years. In addition, many of our teachers choose to become cooperating teachers and coach a pre-service student teacher.

The interview process for these positions will begin in February 2003. Please send cover letter and resume to nicky.ramosbeban@aspirepublicschools.org or mail to Nicky Ramos-Beban @ East Palo Alto High School, 475 Pope Street, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

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