ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
400 Lake Street • Ithaca, New York • 14850
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Position Title: World Language - Spanish
Brief Description:
The Lehman Alternative Community School has a Spanish teacher vacancy for Fall 2025. The Lehman Alternative Community School (LACS) is a unique 6-12 democratically run school, where all members of the school community (students, staff, and families) are involved in collective decision-making. We value depth over breadth in our project-based curriculum. Students demonstrate their reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills through engagement with learning activities and demonstrations for portfolios. In place of letter grades, students demonstrate skill development in a portfolio, and both students and staff write narrative reflections/evaluations. Teachers build strong relationships with students through multiple roles, including facilitating a Family Group (advisory experience), project-based experiences, student governance committees, and trip experiences. Staff and students collaborate to make the collective community thrive. Teachers are expected to create academic and non-academic curricular experiences.
We are seeking a dynamic dual-certified language teacher who is passionate about their content, builds authentic relationships with students, and can engage middle and high school learners. Multiple certifications are preferred but not required. The candidate should have a strong commitment to an identity-affirming curriculum where the student voice is centered, celebrating diversity, and working to integrate voices from the cultures related to the language.
Location(s): LACS
Anticipated Start Date: 9/1/2025
Posting Dates: 5/5/2025 - Until Filled
Number of Vacancies: 1
Application Requirements:
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
- Proof of Certification (or pending certification
- Official copy of transcripts: undergraduate and graduate
- Three (3) Letters of Reference
- MANDATORY Writing Sample (see prompt below)
The Ithaca City School District values diverse perspectives and life experiences. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans, people with disabilities, and those with lived experiences.
| MANDATORY Writing Sample A writing sample is required for the application to be complete. Please upload your writing sample separately or with your cover letter. |
- The ICSD has a diverse student population representing a variety of races, gender identities, learning needs, socio-economic status, sexual orientations, languages, national origins, etc. Describe your teaching strategies and/or experiences for effectively educating students from diverse backgrounds. Please give specific examples of how you respond effectively to students who have a variety of identities, and/or respond effectively to students who are different from your own identity. How do you ensure success for every student?
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Tell us about any personal and professional experiences you have had that would help you help us to fulfill our district equity goals. -
The Ithaca City School District is a 1:1 district in grades 3-12. Please provide examples of how you have used or your vision for using digital technology in instruction. Also, please provide evidence of how you stay current with students’ digital world. |
Required Qualifications:
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The Ithaca City School District is committed to eliminating race, class, and disability as predictors of academic performance, co-curricular participation, and discipline. Qualified candidates will demonstrate a basic awareness of these commitments and a strong willingness to support these efforts.
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Possession of (or proof of eligibility for) New York State certification in Spanish 7-12 required. Candidates with dual language certification (French/Spanish) are preferred. This requires at least a Bachelor’s degree. Licensed teachers from other states may qualify for reciprocity.
Desired Characteristics:
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An educational leader whose competency, energy, and commitment will help ensure that students thrive;
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Proven ability to interact effectively with students and their families who represent cultures that are diverse in terms of race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and other characteristics in order to build an effective and collaborative school community;
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Ability to implement culturally responsive curriculum; create an inclusive classroom; and differentiate instruction
LACS is right for you if you are interested in being part of a community where:
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We strive to teach in an inquiry-based manner with teacher-created curricula differentiated to provide our students with support and structures for this challenge.
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Staff are reflective, internally motivated, working to continually improve their practice, with a particular focus on their own implicit biases.
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Everyone is known, has a voice, and is seen first for their strengths, but valued for their complex selves.
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We work to be anti-racist, pro-humanity and humanness, teaching through an antiracist curriculum for understanding and skill building in content and experimental design.
Internal Applicants: Apply online at SchoolFront | Steps of how to apply
When applying through SchoolFront you can log in with your ICSD email credentials using the following single-sign on link here. Once logged in please go to recruiting > Available Internal Postings. To find the position, write Spanish Teacher
If you are a substitute, a coach or in the process of onboarding and haven’t officially started, you will be considered an external applicant.
External Applicants: Apply online at RecruitFront
In order for us to receive your application, you must complete the following three steps on RecruitFront:
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Create a RecruitFront profile: If it's the first time applying to ICSD
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Create an Application: Checkmark Teacher/Admin Only!
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Apply to Job Posting: After finishing step 2, select APPLY on the job posting.
Salary Range: $53,291-$75,191 (10-month full-time base) Currently on union negotiations
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