Public Schools Teaching Opportunities
Art, English, Literacy, History, Mathematics, Science, Spanish Teachers

Leadership Public Schools' mission is to prepare students to succeed in college and to develop effective student leaders. We offer small schools so that students have mo re one-on-one time with teachers along with a four year leadership advisory program in which students take responsibility for their lives and improve their community. LPS operates small, innovative, high-performing public high schools serving educationally and economically disadvantaged urban students . LPS is an award winning, nonprofit with a deep commitment to students who will be first generation college graduates.

We are now hiring high school Teachers for the 2008-2009 school year for our growing schools in Richmond, San Jose, Oakland, Hayward and Campbell, CA .

We expect all teachers to have a strong background in their subject area, at least three years of experience working with diverse youth, and a California credential. Our talented staff commit to continuing their own learning and refining their practice to stay current in the field ensuring a quality education for all. We offer 15 professional development days each year.

LPS is seeking Highly Qualified Teachers with:

• Academic expertise in designated subject

•  Art, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, Academic Literacy, Mathematics, History or Spanish

• Appropriate CA teaching credential
• Record of effective teaching
• A passion for teaching
• Experience in an urban district
• Experience teaching with varied instructional strategies
• Experience with collaborative work
• A commitment to both excellence and equity
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt easily
• Comfortable with a start-up environment including fast growth and flexible roles

LPS strives to make our schools a rewarding place to work, teach, and learn by actively fostering a professional learning community for staff, students and families that exemplify our values of commitment, respect, responsibility, valuing our students and employees and harnessing the power of our network to create a larger learning community. We operate five schools in Richmond, Oakland, Hayward, San Jose and Campbell, CA. One of our schools in its first year of operation has an API of 727, higher than the local district schools. For mo re information about our educational philosophy and our background, we invite you to visit our website at www.leadps.org .

We are strongly committed to hiring a diverse and multicultural staff and encourage applications from African-American, Latino/a and other traditionally under-represented backgrounds.

If you are interested in teaching or one of our other job openings, please send a resume and cover letter to: Email: jobs@leadps.org .

Edie Hoffman
Human Resources VP
Leadership Public Schools
2601 Mission Street , 9 th Floor
San Francisco , CA 94110

Fax: 415-651-9080