Education / Teaching: Science Teacher 2017 - Springfield, Massachusetts - (Springfield, MA)

Philosophy Phoenix Charter Academy's mission is to challenge teenagers in our area with an academically rigorous and individually tailored curriculum. Talented students who have not succeeded in other schools will have the support, resources and training needed at PCA to succeed academically in high-school and college, and become economically secure in their future. Phoenix Charter Academy is named after a mythological figure of strength, healing and renewal. Phoenix schools challenge resilient, disconnected students with rigorous academics and relentless supports, so they take ownership of their futures and succeed in high-school, college, and as self-sufficient adults. Commitments It is a given that all of the faculty work very, very hard. All staff acknowledge that we will do more than just work hard; we each seek --- through formal and informal feedback --- to dramatically improve our own progress and that of our students.