SCHOOL: Maspeth
High School (Queens, District 24, school #585)
54 - 40 74th Street
Maspeth, NY 11373
POSITION: Latin Teacher (2 positions). We are presently
seeking results-oriented teaching candidates who exhibit strong leadership,
thorough content knowledge, a reflective nature, the capacity for teamwork, and
an appreciation for the discipline of teaching.
DESCRIPTION:
Maspeth High School is a NYC
limited unscreened public high school, opened in September 2011, currently in
its third year of operation (with grades 9-11). We offer a rigorous college
preparatory education based in classical liberal arts and sciences with an
interdisciplinary and humanities focus.
Latin is currently the only foreign language offered at MHS (Ancient
Greek anticipated for honors students in 2014), and students are expected to
follow a prescribed 4-year curriculum in the language (including an anticipated
AP course offering). Candidates may be required to teach any levels, following
a curriculum based on the textbook Latin for the New Millennium.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s Degree in Latin/Classics, Masters
and teaching experience preferred. Candidate must be NYS certified/certifiable,
or eligible for NYS certification through reciprocity.
CONTACT: Send cover letter
and CV by April 1, 2014 to Department Chair Kathleen Durkin (kdurkin@maspethhighschool.org);
Cc: jobs@maspethhighschool.org.
