We are all learners.
We are all valued.
We all belong.

​I Dream PCS is hiring for a variety of roles for our first school year, 2020-2021. 

Come join the I Dream PCS team if: 

  • You want to recreate public school because the traditional factory model doesn’t work for everyone. 
  • You believe that curiosity and pursuing dreams are human rights. 
  • You are ready to disrupt systemic inequities and coach young learners in undervalued communities to realize their full potential and brilliance.
  • You want wellbeing to be a value, not an afterthought. You care about being your best self in mind, body, and spirit.​

At I Dream PCS, you get:

Community
  • Everyone is on a team. No one works in a silo.
  • Community building through multi-age cohorts, regular all-school meetings, and school events in neighborhoods to develop relationships and remove barriers to learning.
  • Collaboration with school leaders in biweekly Consult Time to support and monitor progress of every learner.

Sustainability
  • Daily planning time and dedicated weekly Collaborative Team Planning time.
  • ​Lunch & Recess is truly a break or planning time for instructional staff (we call it “Me Time”).
  • ​Wellness Consultant provides self-care coaching and activities.
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Personalized Development
  • Individualized professional development plans, designed by staff in collaboration with school leaders.
  • ​PD = Practical Differentiation of applicable topics and practices emerging from adult needs and learner data

What else you need to know

  • Year 1 Enrollment: PreK3-2nd grade
  • Location TBD. We are committed to East of the Anacostia River
  • School hours: 8am to 4:30pm. Instructional staff has lunch and planning time during learner lunch & recess
  • We have Open Houses for learners and families in January and February 2020. You are invited to come see what we're all about in-person. See dates and please RSVP here. 

When and How: Our Hiring Process and Timeline

We have three waves of hiring reviews. Each wave contains 4 Stages that you may be selected to move through: 1) a simple written application, 2) a phone interview, 3) a performance task, and 4) an offer. The stages are detailed after the app deadline chart below. 
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Stage 1 - Submit a written application. 
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Ready to get started? 
Explore our available roles at the bottom of the page. Then, email contactus@idreampcs.org with your resume and a 1-3 page cover letter that serves as your introduction to us: tell us your story, and why you think you could be a fit for the role you chose. 


​Stage 2 - If selected, you will participate in a phone interview with our partners at Spark Hire. Interviews will begin in January 2020. Conversations will evaluate for your experience as well as value-alignment. 

​Stage 3 - If selected, you will be asked to submit a lesson video or complete a performance task. 
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Stage 4 - We intend to make offers to candidates for all teaching roles by June 1, 2020 to start July 1, 2020.

Available Opportunities

Please use the portal below to explore job descriptions and apply!