Baxter Academy invites applications for the following full-time position starting for the 2024-2025 school year:
Life Science & Physical Science Teacher
Baxter Academy for Technology and Science is one of Maine’s ten public charter schools, designed to bring innovation to the education sector in Maine.
Our Vision is for students to: choose work that inspires their imaginations, persevere through setbacks, and innovate with curiosity, conscience, and creativity. We want students to solve real-world problems that matter not only for our school but for the strong future of Maine.
Our Mission states: Inquiry leads learning at Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, a public charter high school free to Maine students. Our project-based STEM curriculum emphasizes real-world problem solving and is paired with a humanities program that connects ideas across disciplines and cultivates strong communication skills. Students design innovative projects through Flex Friday, a unique program requiring initiative, perseverance, and collaboration, as well as reflection on the work and its impact in the community.
We seek to hire and retain diverse faculty and staff who understand and embrace our school’s STEM mission and vision and are passionate and proficient in their fields. Successful candidates show high expectations for all students, work towards authentic performance assessment, conduct real research with students; strong candidates also have enthusiasm for professional collaboration, instructional innovation and leadership. We aim to hire a life science educator with past teaching experience in, or willingness to bring to students study in neurobiology and health; this position will also hold Intro to Physics. Educators at Baxter serve students who are STEM researchers, STEM makers, STEM community stewards, and STEM data visualizers; educators coach student initiated year long STEM projects. The school expects faculty and staff to keep current with professional development activities appropriate to their fields, as well as to participate in the school’s in-service days and staff and faculty retreats.
Candidates who apply by April 26 will be given priority. This position will remain posted until filled. To apply for this position, please click on this link: https://forms.gle/MmUBpD6Cx2rnKvvr5
Thank you for your interest in Baxter Academy.