Teaching in public schools in New Orleans, USA

teachNOLA seeks the nation’s most outstanding certified teachers, recent college graduates, mid-and post-career professionals to make a difference by teaching in public schools in New Orleans.

Start: fall of 2008

This highly-selective initiative recruits talented individuals to drive the city’s rebirth by boosting academic achievement for all students.

This is a critical time for New Orleans and a potential watershed moment for public education in the United States. The reconfiguration of the city’s schools following Hurricane Katrina provides a historic opportunity to transform one of the nation’s lowest performing school systems. That transformation will not be possible, however, without a group of accomplished, goal-oriented teachers.

Socially conscious professionals, recent college graduates, and certified teachers are encouraged to apply. While we are looking for outstanding candidates for all subjects and grade levels, we are particularly interested in candidates to teach science, math, special education, pre-kindergarten, and foreign languages.

The task of rebuilding our city – and our schools – is monumental, and it will not be easy. We are calling on you to take up this challenge to improve academic outcomes for all of our children.

Benefits

• Quick, streamlined, and personalized application and selection process
• Full teacher’s salary and benefits, determined by schools
• A network of talented, committed teachers working to make a difference where they are needed most
• The opportunity to become part of a movement to build a new, and better, New Orleans through education
• For candidates seeking certification, the opportunity to participate in an intensive summer training institute and earn a teaching certificate while teaching full-time beginning fall, 2008

Required

• bachelor’s degree by June 2008
• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (applications with lower than a 2.5 undergraduate GPA cannot be considered)
• U.S. citizen or have proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.
• Must not be currently working as a lead teacher in a New Orleans public school

Website: teachNOLA

teachNOLA is an initiative of New Schools for New Orleans and the Recovery School District.