PHS Clipper Academy Summer Instructor- Humanities

PHS Clipper Academy Summer Instructor - Humanities (JobID: 838)

• Position Type: Stipends/Supplemental
• Date Posted: 4/14/2025
• Location: Portsmouth High School

Job Description

The role of a Credit Recovery Teacher is to facilitate a 5 week learning experience for students to recover credit from an academic failure of a credit bearing course.

Responsibilities

• Pre assess student knowledge in the content area and design a 5 week learning plan (July 8 - August 7) to recover the credit for the targeted course and competencies/standards identified in the assessment.
• Meet with students Tuesday Thursday, from 9:00 am 12:00 pm, to facilitate the learning and guide students through the work.
• Offer timely feedback and suggest effective learning strategies during course hours. Provide students with additional, targeted learning goals, if needed, outside of Clipper Academy course hours.
• Document attendance and student progress and share that information with students and parents. This is accomplished by filling out a daily online student progress log and by completing a summative narrative after the program.
• Seek feedback from students and families regarding their experience with the Clipper Academy course(s).

Required Hours

• Attend preliminary meetings with the Clipper Academy Supervisor to understand this role and discuss implementation plans.
• Build curriculum for your assigned course (compensation is included in the calculation of payment).
• Facilitate your course, Tuesday through Thursday (July 9 - August 8), from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
• Provide frequent feedback on assignments and assessments on a daily basis.
• Communicate with parents/guardians with a summary on each student through phone calls and emails, as needed, throughout the program.

Compensation

$2,500 base stipend with a minimum of 10 students; $100 per student added for each additional student enrolled up to 25 students.

Clipper Academy Hours of Operation (July 7 2024 - August 8 2024)

• Monday: Student Class Time 9:00 am 12:00 pm - Teacher Work Hours 8:30 am 12:30 pm
• Tuesday: Student Class Time 9:00 am 12:00 pm - Teacher Work Hours 8:30 am 12:30 pm
• Wednesday: Student Class Time 9:00 am 12:00 pm - Teacher Work Hours 8:30 am 12:30 pm
• Thursday: Student Class Time 9:00 am 12:00 pm - Teacher Work Hours 8:30 am 12:30 pm
• Friday: No class hours (teacher work not applicable)

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