Consider Joining the PRSD
Team of Excellence
PRSD
seeks individuals whose professional goals match our commitment to excellence
and continuous improvement. Highly motivated professionals dedicated to children
and learning and who possess a strong work ethic thrive in our district. As a
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, the PRSD team of faculty and
staff continuously reach for higher standards and better results. To insure each
individual employee’s success, and our success as a district, we offer:
Comprehensive
Professional Development Geared to Individual Needs
Including New Staff Orientation followed by a one- year New Teacher Symposium
with sessions on differentiated instruction, using data to inform instruction,
classroom management, building content literacy, and effective teaching
(sessions vary to accommodate participant needs); in-house technology training; three
Superintendent’s Conference Days each year; attendance at conferences, workshops,
and seminars; 21-hour annual minimum with most teachers logging extra hours
Supportive
and Informed Work Environment
Including building,
grade-level, department, and team meetings; Individual annual planning
conferences; Mentoring; Voice mail, e-mail, and electronic grade reporting; Teacher
input into curriculum design and mapping; Teacher input into textbook and
classroom materials selection; Teacher representation on Building Leadership
Teams, hiring committees and task forces
Integration
of Technology into Teaching and Learning
Computers in all elementary classrooms; internet-connected mobile teacher towers
in each school; computer labs in the middle school and the high
school; four academic technology classrooms in the middle school and two in the
high school; Mandarin library systems; networked color printers; PASCO probes in
the high school science lab; teacher input into software selection; In-house
technology training; One full-time technology director and BOCES contract
agreements for support
Rich
Benefits Package
Competitive salaries; Opportunities for coaching, club advising, and chaperoning
for additional pay; Comprehensive medical, dental, prescription, and vision
coverage; Flexible spending plan for non-covered expenses including child care
and elder-care; 401B and Tax
Sheltered Annuities opportunities; Payroll direct deposit option; Employee
Assistance Program; High school fitness facilities available to staff after
school hours
In
addition, PRSD employees enjoy a work environment supported by:
Positive
Labor-Management Relations
Monthly Labor Management Council meetings with all labor leaders to
anticipate and resolve issues; successful negotiations in contract renewals;
extremely low grievance rate; cooperative projects such as the Annual Déjà vu
Dance for district senior citizens and the Pirate Race for the Cure; seasonal
parties and celebrations; collegial atmosphere
Strong Community
Support for Schools
School budgets typically pass by more than a two-to-one margin; last three bond issues
passed successfully (one in a revote after a narrow 9-vote defeat); alumni association and athletic alumni association;
strong parent involvement on all levels; vital adult education program including
senior citizen courses and parent university courses
Rigorous Academic
Programs
Low student-teacher ratio; Motivated students; rich course offerings including
academic enrichment in grades one through seven, foreign language from the sixth
grade, acceleration in math and science beginning in the 7th grade,
15 Advanced Placement courses at the high school beginning in the 10th
grade; resource rooms, academic labs, and co-taught classes for extra support;
average 95% graduates continue on to college or university
Ideal Work Location
PRSD’s five schools are scattered throughout the suburban hamlet of Pearl
River characterized by our quaint Central Avenue and town park; 25 miles north
of New York City and all of its museums, theaters, sports arenas, and
restaurants for school field trips and personal enjoyment; short drives to
upstate New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut rich in history, parks, lakes, and
hiking trails; minutes from the Palisades Center Mall, one of the country’s
largest destination entertainment centers; convenient to NY and NJ highways and
public transportation to NYC; close to many of the area’s finest teacher
graduate programs including Fordham, Columbia, NYU, Iona, LIU, Pace, Manhattan and
Manhattanville, among others
To
apply for a certified position (teacher or administrator):Go to www.pnwboces.org/teacherapplication
Only online applications are accepted.
To
apply for a non-certified position (school nurse, teaching assistant,
secretary/clerical, buildings and grounds, maintenance): Obtain
an application from the PRSD Personnel Office; 275 East Central Avenue; Pearl
River, New York 10965 (845) 620-3918