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Penn Fellows Program: Teaching Fellow


Sonoma Academy


Location

Santa Rosa, CA | United States


Job description

(2-year fellowship, 2024-2026)

Overview of School :

Sonoma Academy is an independent high school located in Santa Rosa, CA on a 34-acre campus, surrounded by 1,000 acres of protected open space, at the base of Taylor Mountain. Founded in 2001, it provides an engaging, challenging, and innovative college preparatory education and a supportive community for motivated learners from Sonoma, Napa, Marin, Lake, and Mendocino counties. The school currently serves 330 students in grades 9 through 12 and is increasing its enrollment each year. Of our 330 students, over 30% self-identify as students of color, and our students come from 80+ middle schools, ensuring a broad mixture of students from all over the greater North Bay Area.

Our Mission: Sonoma Academy calls its students to be creative, ethical, and committed to learning. The school nurtures inspiring teachers and engages with the surrounding community, and its students communicate across cultures as they prepare to become leaders in a dynamic world.     

Sonoma Academy’s Commitment to Diversity: We believe that learning occurs best in a connected community. Diversity, equity, and inclusivity are essential to an education in which all members of our community thrive. We are committed to cultivating a diverse community that is conscious and welcoming of difference, dedicated to investigating and advancing equity, and engages with our local and global community. If you would like to join us in our work, we would welcome your application. As we are deeply committed to having a staffulty (staff and faculty) and student body which reflects the rich diversity within the North Bay, we strongly encourage candidates from BIPOC and/or educators from communities that are historically underrepresented to apply.

For more information on programs and philosophy, please visit our website:

The SA Penn Fellows Program:

Sonoma Academy is a proud partner in The Penn Fellows Independent School Teaching Residency , which supports early career teachers as they begin their journeys as independent school educators. Led by the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education in partnership with a small consortium of independent schools nationally, this innovative teacher education program combines the latest research on learning theory and pedagogy with hands-on classroom experience supported by close mentorship. 

SA Penn Fellows are teachers and graduate students. Each fellow teaches a modified load that grows over time (ranging from one to three courses per term). Simultaneously, Fellows work toward a Master of Science Education (M. S. Ed.) through the University of Pennsylvania with accomplished researchers and educators at the Penn Graduate School of Education, attending several on-site sessions each year, either on campus in Philadelphia or at fellow consortium schools. 

SA Penn Fellow - Teaching Responsibilities:

Sonoma Academy is seeking to hire a Penn Fellow for a two-year position to begin in the summer of 2024. Please note that the successful candidate is required to attend the Penn Fellows program in Philadelphia from June 23 through June 28, 2024.

The Penn Fellow will be responsible for teaching multiple courses in areas of subject-matter expertise and providing academic support to individual students or small groups. The fellow will join an academic department, which include Arts, Humanities, World Languages, and STEM; applicants with interdisciplinary backgrounds are also encouraged to apply. In addition to teaching, the Penn Fellow will participate fully in co-curriculars, Student Life programs, Advisory, and Department, Faculty, and Staffulty meetings.

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To Apply

Sonoma Academy is an equal opportunity employer. Sonoma Academy does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Sonoma Academy

Sonoma Academy is an independent high school located in Santa Rosa, CA on a 34-acre campus, surrounded by 1,000 acres of protected open space, at the base of Taylor Mountain. Founded in 2001, it provides an engaging, challenging, and innovative college preparatory education and a supportive community for motivated learners from Sonoma, Napa, Marin, Lake, and Mendocino counties. The school currently serves 330 students in grades 9 through 12 and is increasing its enrollment each year. For more information on programs and philosophy, please visit our website: of working at SA include Comprehensive benefits package, including 100% paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees with several plan options to meet individuals’ specific needs. Generous retirement plan contribution of 7%  of annual income.Commitment to professional development, including generously- funded training opportunities and a dedicated “exploratory fund” of $450 annually for learning opportunities unrelated to work.Healthy and nutritious lunch service offered at no cost to employees during the school year (when on campus and our kitchen operational).A professional work environment defined by teamwork, collegiality, trust, agility, and altruism.

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