Explore A Career At
​Booker T. Washington Academy!

We are looking for committed, dedicated teachers and teacher leaders. We are looking for people to go above and beyond for our scholars and help them work hard and get smart. 
 
Booker T. Washington Academy is a K-8 public charter school with two locations. Our Kindergarten through 4th grade elementary school is located in New Haven, CT and our 5-8th grade middle school is located in Hamden, CT. We believe that all of our scholars have a right to receive a stellar education. Building a strong team of teachers and teacher leaders allows our scholars to achieve academic excellence, sound character, and ultimately future success. We need educators who are capable of bringing their passion for teaching and educational pedagogy alive in our classrooms. 

A Day In The Life At
​Booker T. Washington Academy

BTWA Application And Hiring Process

​Here is a glimpse of what you can expect in our interview process: 

Applications are accepted through Frontline on a rolling basis. Resumes can also be sent to the Director of Talent Recruitment and Management via email: Vernee.Butterfield@btwanewhaven.org. Once submitted, please allow time to hear back from us.

Selected applicants will participate in a phone interview with our Director of Talent Recruitment and Management. The phone call will focus on your previous work experience and how it aligns with the mission, vision, and philosophy of Booker T. Washington Academy.

Chosen applicants will be tasked in completing this form. The form assesses a candidate’s written communication skills and allows us further to determine if you share a philosophical alignment we are looking for in our educators.

The interview employs the interview-rating systems, Ventures for Excellence (referenced Below). Candidates will be asked several questions by the interview panel where we will be listening for a philosophical alignment with Booker T. Washington Academy.

Chosen applicants will be invited to lead a 45-minute demo lesson in one of our classrooms. During the demo lesson, our panel will be assessing a candidate’s educational pedagogy, teaching personality, and classroom management skills. After the demo lesson, the candidate will debrief with our interview panel.

You will be asked to provide three professional references that our Director of Talent Recruitment and Management will contact during the interview process.

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A growing number of school districts in the United States are using interview-rating systems to assist in selecting quality teacher candidates for employment. These interview-rating systems identify teacher candidates based on character traits and demonstrate that hiring teachers with certain character traits can promote student achievement (Clemons, 2010; Sanders & Rivers, 1996). We use Ventures for Excellence, founded by Dr. Vic Cottrell after 30 years of studying qualities of excellent teachers (Ventures for Excellence, 2004). The interviews include a set of open-ended questions that allow for individual interviewee interpretation. The questions are designed to determine follow-through behaviors of teacher candidates and potential for being a quality teacher.

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It is the policy of Booker T. Washington Academy that no person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise discriminated against under any program, including employment, because of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, disability (including, but not limited to, past or present history of mental disorder, physical disability or learning disability), genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by Connecticut state and/or federal nondiscrimination laws.  Booker T. Washington Academy does not unlawfully discriminate in employment and licensing against qualified persons with a prior criminal conviction.  Booker T. Washington Academy is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.