Current MCS Teachers: Training and Instruction Manager needed with Memphis Teaching Fellows

Memphis Teaching Fellows (MTF), a high quality alternate route into the classroom for outstanding career changers from a variety of backgrounds, is looking for current or former Memphis City Schools teachers with at least three years of experience to apply for a Training and Instruction Manager position.

For more information and to apply, please click HERE.

The Training and Instruction Manager is responsible for the successful execution of all instructional programming for the Memphis Teaching Fellows and Tennessee Practitioner Teacher Program (TNPTP), resulting in the site meeting its individual goals for the implementation and successful completion of the year-long certification training program.

The Training and Instruction Manager will be responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of half of the Fellows by managing Seminar Leaders and Effectiveness Coaches and creating the direct link between seminar and classroom performance for their Fellows.

The Training and Instruction Manager has an additional area of focus related to seminars. The Training and Instruction Manager is responsible for managing submissions of portfolios, end of year evaluations, licensure recommendations and implementation of the Assessment of Classroom Effectiveness.

Mid-year math vacancies available, apply now

Teach Memphis is now accepting applications for Mathematics teachers for 2011-2012 mid-year vacancies that are available immediately! Memphis City Schools has opened new Mathematics PLUS classes and is seeking highly qualified teaching candidates now. 

Apply now at www.teachmemphis.org. 

Memphis City Schools realizes that teachers matter, and the district, through its Teacher Effectiveness Initiative, is committing significant resources to attract, retain, develop, and reward top-performing teachers — giving teachers who want to make a real difference the tools to do so. This work puts MCS at the center of national conversations about education and positions it to be a national model for school reform. There’s never been a more exciting time to become a teacher with Memphis City Schools.

With a highly selective application and screening process, becoming a Math teacher with Memphis City Schools will place you among an elite group of educators who are transforming lives and communities through their work in the classroom. Candidates will benefit from a user-friendly online application and streamlined screening process. 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes: 

• Competitive salary starting at $41K - $50K+, depending on experience; 
• Full medical benefits
• Retirement benefits through the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System

MCS provides extensive ongoing professional development and training for teachers through the district’s state-of-the-art Teaching & Learning Academy, a teacher induction program, ongoing mentoring and advancement opportunities.

We are currently accepting applications for Mathematics positions. Please visit www.teachmemphis.org to learn more about teaching in Memphis City Schools and to submit your application today. 

No experience is necessary. Candidates must meet the following eligibility requirements:
• Have a valid TN teaching license or a reciprocal teaching certificate from another state, or meet TN transitional licensure requirements. 
• Be highly qualified according to NCLB guidelines.
• Have a Bachelor’s degree or higher with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Pass a criminal background check.

Memphis City Schools does not discriminate in its programs or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, age or genetics. For more information, please contact the Office of Equity Compliance (901) 416-6670.

MCS teachers rewarded for successes

Thousands of Memphis city school teachers will get an extra $750 in their paychecks this month — part two of a $1,500 reward for sticking out the year in tough schools.

Memphis City Schools administrators set aside $2.2 million in federal Race to the Top money for incentives this year, rewarding 1,378 teachers, principals and assistant principals in 27 of the lowest performing schools with the onetime recruitment and retention bonuses.

The first payout was in December. Teachers will get the second installment June 15.

Memphis and Nashville are the first cities in Tennessee to pay retention premiums to attract and keep high-quality teachers and leaders in hardscrabble schools that often are not appealing workplaces.

“I think it makes a difference,” said Roderick Richmond, chief of school operations for MCS. “It lets people know you appreciate them.

“When you are doing a good job, you should be rewarded.”

(Source: commercialappeal.com)