ELA Instructional Specialist

We are excited to consider your application for anticipated vacancies in the 2025-2026 school year. We are thrilled that you’re considering applying for openings expected in the 2025-2026 school year at Friendship Public Charter School. Our formal interview process will begin in January 2025, for our confirmed vacancies only. Non-vacant positions may still be posted during this time. 

Friendship Public Charter School operates a dynamic network of college-preparatory charter schools headquartered in Washington, DC. We proudly serve more than 4,800 preschool through 12th-grade students and support a growing network of alumni as they complete college. Our mission is to provide students with a world-class education that fosters ethical, literate, well-rounded, and self-sufficient individuals. We aim to inspire students to reach high academic standards, enjoy the learning process, succeed in their endeavors, and contribute actively to their communities. For 25 years, thanks to the dedication and expertise of our outstanding faculty, our students have excelled—achieving high graduation rates, college acceptance, and success both academically and socially.

We are seeking professionals who are responsible, confident, respectful, caring, committed, persistent, and patient to join our community for the 2025-2026 school year, starting in August 2025. At Friendship, we believe that every child has the potential to reach and succeed in college—and we invite those who share this belief to apply.

For more information about our Teacher Evaluation Method, see the Danielson Framework for Teaching.

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Please also see the available salary scales: FPCS Compensation

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support for teaching of face to face, online, and hybrid classes;
• Provide teaching models during live and recorded workshops and presentations;
• Co-plan lessons and units with teachers;
• Co-teach lessons;
• Provide real-time coaching;
• Collect and analyze data to evaluate the effectiveness of support and adjust work according to the outcomes;
• Facilitate data talks;
• Provide differentiated professional development for teachers, departments, grade levels and school;
• Support teachers in setting goals and developing action plans for success;
• Participate on the school leadership team;
• Collaborate with the community office to support and provide learning related to system initiatives;
• Develop teacher comprehension of curriculum materials;
• Support teachers with tracking student learning and record keeping;
• Provide best practices and targeted professional development focused on supporting students with disabilities;
• Provide lesson plan support with targeted and specific feedback;
• Provide targeted and specific observation feedback;
• Assist teachers in identifying and acquiring resources;
• Develop assessments for the department;
• Support administrators with diagnosing school-wide problems and develop action plans for success;
• Support content departments with diagnosing problems and develop action plans for success;
• Designs and provides training to instructional leaders to build their knowledge and skills to lead their teams/department;
• Knowledgeable regarding relevant effective instructional practices;
• Review recent literature and research studies and reports; and
• Develop curriculum for school, departments and grade levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in the content area. Master’s Degree preferred or currently enrolled in master’s program
• Minimum of three years of successful teaching experience with a consistent record of extraordinary student outcomes 
• A demonstrated track record of leadership and facilitation of adult learning
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Goal and results-orientation           
• Superior problem-solving and critical thinking skills         
• Ability to thrive and succeed in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

Curriculum Information

To learn more about our curriculum, consider the following links:

ELA - https://greatminds.org/english/witwisdom  

Springboard - https://collegeboard.clickhelp.co/articles/#!springboard-digital-support/welcome-to-springboard-digital

FPCS’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, status as a special disabled veteran, or any other protected criteria as established by federal, state, or local laws.  This policy applies to recruitment and hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfer, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.  Employment decisions at FPCS are based solely upon relevant criteria, including an individual’s capabilities, qualifications, training, experience and suitability.