Our Beliefs
- ICS West exists to equip and empower global citizens, so that our communities are united. Our students are becoming the leaders who will bring a divided world back together, and as a team, it is our responsibility to give them everything they need to do so.
- We believe that every student, with no exception, can achieve at their highest level, and our Big Goal reflects this - our students who are below grade level will make more than one year of growth every school year until they are at or above grade level in all subjects. Right now, many of our students are not at this level. Supporting them in getting there is the focus of everything we do as a team.
- We believe deeply in being an open enrollment, neighborhood public school, with the responsibility to meet the needs of every student who enrolls, with no exception. Special education students currently make up 27% of our student population.
- Finally, we believe that being a cohesive team is the way to realize our vision. Building trust with each other enables us to honor the unique perspectives that every team member brings, talk candidly about these perspectives as we commit to decisions, and hold each other accountable for the results our students deserve.
Fast Facts
- ICS West was founded in 2016.
- The school is located at 5600 Chester Avenue in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Southwest Philadelphia.
- We serve approximately 850 students in grades K-8.
- All of our students are taught Spanish starting in Kindergarten.
Your Role - As a Lead Teacher, you will:
- Support one or more cohorts of approximately 24-27 students to make the necessary growth every school year to be at or above grade level in all relevant subject areas.
- Work with your Assistant Principal and our Content Coaches to become an expert in all relevant content areas, and to continually refine your classroom practices, ensuring that every student is working and thinking at an appropriately rigorous level, all the time. Current instructional programs include the following:
- Reading: Fundations, EL Education
- Math: Ready Classroom
- Science: TCI
- Social Studies: TCI and Scholastic
- Growth Assessments: i-Ready Reading and Math, IRLA
- Collaborate with your grade team to implement effective Responsive Classroom strategies that cultivate a student-centered, social and emotional learning approach to teaching and discipline.
Salary, Schedule and Benefits
- This is a 10-month position.
- Our work day is 8:15am to 4:15pm.
- The salary range for this position depends on experience and certification.
- ICS West pays for 100% of the cost of employee and dependent health benefits, and matches 403b contributions up to 5%. We do not participate in PSERS.
Application Details
- Requires at least a Bachelor's Degree and one year of experience.
- Send your resume and a cover letter to hiring@icswest.org, and we will be in touch shortly with next steps.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Grade school specialties:
- 1st grade
- 2nd grade
- 3rd grade
- 4th grade
- 5th grade
- 6th grade
- 7th grade
- 8th grade
- Elementary school
- English
- Foreign Language
- History
- Kindergarten
- Math
- Middle school
- Physical Education
- Reading
- Science
- Social Studies
- Visual & Performing Arts
Physical setting:
- Charter school
- Public school
Schedule:
Work Location: In person