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choose to work at The San Francisco School because SFS offers academic freedoms
and leadership opportunities; actively inspires and supports professional growth;
and is a passionate and inclusive community with a common commitment to the
intellectual, imaginative, and humanitarian promise of every student. Teachers
are chosen to work at The San Francisco School based on their professional promise;
their understanding of teaching, learning and disciplinary content; their match
with the core school values of  diversity,
mutual respect, creativity, courage, and social responsibility; and their commitment
to grow in their practice as teachers.
The actual selection process includes interviews, school visits, reference
checks, and sample teaches. Interview committees include an administrator,
other teachers, and often a parent. New teachers are oriented in summer workshops;
guided by curriculum outlines and school-developed teaching materials; and
mentored by experienced faculty members.  In
recruitment and hiring, The San Francisco School is committed to policies
that will increase staff diversity, both to reflect the high value SFS places
on a multicultural understanding, and for the direct benefit of each student.
All teachers participate in an ongoing professional development program. Teachers
reflect, attend workshops, and do independent research. The School provides
stipends for mentors, reimbursements for coursework, honorariums for summer
work, and sabbaticals for extended study. The core of the professional development
program involves regular meetings of small groups of teachers focused on questions
about student learning. Teachers hone their practice looking at current research,
at their own instructional approach, and at student work. In these conversations
about student understanding comes the intellectual vitality that keeps teachers
pedagogically current, enthusiastic and working at The San Francisco School.
(On average, teachers have taught at SFS for ten years).
 Open
positions are posted on this website as well as People of Color in
Independent Schools and StratéGenius. Interested candidates for teaching and administrative
positions are welcome to submit resumes at any time. Thank you for your interest!
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