Guest Teacher - Building Based (Dean Tec

Guest Teacher - Building Based (Dean Tech) Job Details Job ID:5899670

Application Deadline:Sep 07, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted:Aug 24, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC) Starting Date:Aug 24, 2026 Job

Description DISTRICT OVERVIEW Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public

school district serving nearly 4,800 students, of whom 80 percent are

Latino/Latina, in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1,300 people who together

educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are

committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe

all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a

joyful place of discovery, support, and belonging. Holyoke Public

Schools? strategic plan, ?Moving Forward Together,? builds on the

strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate

student learning by thinking differently about how we teach, how we work

together, and how we support students? well-being. Many successes

contributed to Holyoke?s return to local governance after 10 years in

state receivership. These include: The highest graduation rate on record

of 77.1 percent, an increase of more than 15-points over 10 years

Meaningful, applied learning opportunities for high school students,

including theme-based academies, career vocational technical education

programming, work-based learning, and advanced coursework A

comprehensive approach to early literacy that includes strong core

instruction and one-on-one tutoring, contributing to more students

reading at grade level A thriving dual language English/Spanish program,

where nearly 900 students are on their path to becoming bilingual,

biliterate, and bicultural More than one-third of Holyoke teachers

identify as people of color, a 19-point increase over 10 years. Many

partnership programs support staff to earn licensure or additional

certification. Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn

more about us, our recent accomplishments, and our commitment to equity.

Job Description: Be flexible in order to meet the school

administration?s needs and readily adapt to the needs of the classroom.

Arrive 20 minutes early to review all materials and make sure you?re

prepared before the students arrive in the classroom. Reports to the

main office upon arrival at school. Create and enforce structured

discipline and classroom control. Establish a safe and positive

environment for all students and staff members. Assume responsibility

overseeing student behavior in the classroom and surrounding areas in

order to assure health, welfare, and safety of all students. Protect

students, equipment, materials, and facilities. Honor the teacher and

school policies, procedures, and schedules. Report all incidences of

students, including injuries, accidents, illnesses, and behavioral

problems to the appropriate authority immediately or as soon as is

reasonably possible. Implement lesson plans and instructions left by the

absent teacher. Utilize all academic class time to continue the

students? learning progress. Engage all students in lesson through

interactive, effective teaching methods to maintain progress in the

teaching curricula. Organize students and classroom for effective

instruction. Complete a Substitute Teacher Report Form for the regular

classroom teacher at the end of every assignment. Return all

instructional materials, equipment, and keys to proper location at the

end of the day. Perform other related duties as assigned by building

administrator(s) in accordance with school/division policies and

practices. Qualifications: Minimum of 60 college credits. Must be

willing to work a minimum of 3 days per week. Communication Skills with

parents Commitment to ensuring academic success for all students

Experience Working In An Urban Setting, Preferred Experience Working with diverse student populations, preferred Ability to read, interpret,

and apply student performance