Roxbury Preparatory Charter School Seeks Part-Time School Counselor

Roxbury
Preparatory Charter School Seeks Part-Time School Counselor

September 2009 - November 2009



Roxbury Preparatory Charter School, a public school that serves grades 6-8,
prepares its students to enter, succeed in, and graduate from college. Roxbury
Prep is founded on the philosophy that all students are entitled to and can
succeed in college preparatory programs when: 1) the curriculum is rigorous,
engaging, and well-planned; 2) the school emphasizes student character,
community responsibility, and exposure to life's possibilities; and 3) a
community network supports student academic, social, and physical well-being.
Roxbury Prep helps students gain admission to outstanding public and private
college preparatory high schools.



Roxbury Prep serves 230 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Currently, all of the
school's students are students of color, and 72% of the student body is
eligible for free and reduced price lunch.  Roxbury Prep provides a
demanding and skills-intensive education in a safe environment.



Once again, Roxbury Prep stands as one of the highest-performing middle schools
in Massachusetts, outperforming nearly 80% of all middle schools in the
Commonwealth on the 2008 MCAS exams.  On five of the seven MCAS tests
administered in 2008, the percentage of Roxbury Prep students scoring Advanced
or Proficient was higher than that of the Commonwealth's White students. 
Roxbury Prep demonstrates with clarity that the long-standing "racial
achievement gap" can and should be closed. 



Roxbury Prep is searching for a part-time school counselor from September 2009
- November 2009 due to a maternity leave.  The Roxbury Prep School
Counselor:

•       Provides individual students with one-on-one
counseling.

•       Consults with the families of the
students in counseling.

•       Consults with teachers and staff who
interact with the students in counseling.

•       Coordinates a weekly after school Reading
Group.

•       Advises school staff on providing social
and emotional support to students.



Roxbury Prep will hire and offer a competitive salary package (either half-time
or hourly) to a School Counselor who:

•       Is dedicated to and effective with urban
students of color.

•       Is committed to supporting students
through college graduation.

•       Communicates effectively with students,
parents, colleagues, and community members.



Please contact Dana Lehman at dlehman@roxburyprep.org or (617) 566-2361, x102
with any questions.



If interested, please fax or send a resume and cover letter ASAP to:

William F. Austin and Dana L. Lehman, Co-Directors

Roxbury Preparatory Charter School

120 Fisher Avenue

Roxbury, MA 02120

Fax: (617) 566-2373

www.roxburyprep.org

Equal Opportunity Employer