Summer School

The deadline for submitting the electronic application is May 4, 2012. If you are hired for a summer assignment, you will be notified by May 25, 2012. Refer to the collective bargaining agreement for an explanation of complete hiring criteria. Satisfactory evaluations for the past three years, to include the 2011/2012 school year, will be considered in making staffing decisions for summer school. An individual accepting a summer school assignment is committing to the full assignment. No planned absences, except for the specific days of the NEA convention plus reasonable travel days, when the employee has identified a substitute who has the approval of the program supervisor and is available for the entire absence, will be approved during the summer school assignment.

 

Positions may be available in the following programs:

 

TITLE I/LAP - Questions, call Title I/LAP at 571-1111.

 

ELEMENTARY SCIENCE CAMP: July 30 - August 9 Monday - Thursday Entering 5th Graders
Staff Day 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. 2 Required Staff Training Days ALL STAFF MUST ATTEND June 27, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
AND July 18, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. OR July 25, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Requirements for teaching Elementary Science Camp:

• Experience teaching 4th and/or 5th grades
• Previous Science Camp teaching experience

• 5th to 6th Grade Transition       Staff Hours 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• 8th to 9th Grade Transition       Staff Hours 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

 

SPECIAL EDUCATION/ESY PROGRAM (Extended School Year) July 10-Aug 2, 2012 plus two additional staff days July 9 and Aug 6, 2012; REQUIREMENTS: Hold a current special education endorsement; must have 3 years teaching experience; commit to the mentorship of 2-3 Pacific Lutheran University special education endorsement candidates; commit to a 4 hour PPA (Performance-Based Pedagogy Assessment) training prior to start of ESY and implement during the ESY program; a stipend will be provided by PLU to all mentor teachers; all ESY certificated positions will be filled through an interview process.
Role of special education ESY teacher:

1. Participate in PPA training and perform assessment during ESY
2. Attend staff day prior to start to set up classroom, review ESY IEP’s
3. Collaborate and cooperate with PLU personnel
4. Monitor ESY classroom program and special education endorsement candidates
5. Supervise implementation of SDI
6. Provide specific and ongoing feedback to special education endorsement candidates
7. Complete ESY student summaries with endorsement candidates
8. Other duties as assigned related to ESY program

If you have questions, call Special Education, Lori Kingery or Mark McNeal at 571-1096.

 

ENGLISH-AS-A-SECOND-LANGUAGE (ESL) Questions, call ESL at 571-1415

• High School July 2 - August 9 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
• Elementary and Middle July 2 - July 31 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Transition 5th to 6tth Grade & 8th to 9th Grade August 13 - 23 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

 

INDIAN EDUCATION Questions, call Indian Education 571-1846
Requirements: Recent experience working/teaching with Native American students.

• July 2 – August 1 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monday – Wednesday Grades K - 5

 

HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT RETRIEVAL Questions, call 571-1135
All courses will be offered online via Tacoma Virtual Learning. Applicants must be highly qualified or endorsed in the subject area, and have prior experience teaching online with Tacoma Virtual Learning. Applicants will be paid for teaching the online class and for providing face to face support and tutoring in the classroom labs at the Summer School site.

• Grades 9 - 12 June 27 – August 2 (online courses only – lab positions) 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday