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Envision Education

Science Teacher

🇺🇸 Oakland, CA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $64K - $103K 💻 Teaching 🗓️ June 16th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Envision Education is hiring a Science Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year at their Oakland high school campus. The role involves developing and adapting lesson plans aligned to the network curriculum, participating in professional development, fostering classroom community, differentiating instruction using student data, advising students, collaborating with teams, and building strong family relationships.

Highlights
  • Develop and adapt science lessons and units aligned with network curriculum
  • Engage in ongoing professional development and coaching
  • Create classroom environments that promote community and belonging
  • Use student data to differentiate instruction for diverse learners
  • Serve as an advisor and deliver daily advisory curriculum
  • Collaborate with grade-level and department teams
  • Build relationships with families, particularly those of Black, African American, Latine/a/o/x, and immigrant backgrounds
  • Requires BA or BS degree and valid California teaching credential or transferable equivalent
  • Starting salary range: $63,672 - $102,546, with additional supplements for qualifications and leadership roles
  • Comprehensive benefits including housing discounts, health insurance, retirement plans, paid leave, and professional growth opportunities

Science Teacher Full Description

Science TeacherOakland, CAFull TimeExperienced

Envision Education seeks a Science Teacher for the 2026-2027 School Year at our Envision Academy / Downtown Oakland Science Academy high school campus in Oakland, CA.

Who We Are

Our mission is to transform the lives of students - especially those who will be the first in their family to attend college - by preparing them for success in college, career, and life. Envision Education currently operates four small schools in San Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward, as well as a national educational consulting firm called Envision Learning Partners. Envision Education has made an explicit commitment to becoming an exemplar network of schools with an instructional and cultural vision rooted in an anti-racist and pro-Black framework. The following represents Envision Schools’ vision for 21st-century skills, character traits, and cognitive and social-emotional skills that learners need for success in college, career, and life.

  • Knowledge and Love of Self and Land
  • Collectivism
  • Critical Thinking
  • Self Determination
  • Criticality
  • Leadership

Who You Are
  • You are equity-focused. You are unapologetic about your deeply held belief that all children can achieve. You believe that anti-racist and pro-Black practices and frameworks are essential to change the status quo for all students.
  • You are collaborative. You make decisions in partnership with others, focused on what is best for the students.
  • You are invested in our core values. You hold high expectations for the entire school community. You examine your own biases in your pursuit of equity for all.

Studies have shown that women and people of the global majority are less likely to apply if they do not meet every one of the qualifications. We are interested in finding values-aligned educators and leaders from a variety of backgrounds. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every one of our qualifications listed. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, we encourage you to apply and share your experience and questions as part of your cover letter.

Key Responsibilities
  • Adapt, Internalize, and Develop lesson and unit plans aligned to network curriculum.
  • Participate in regular professional development and coaching cycles.
  • Develop a strong sense of community and belonging in the classroom .
  • Leverage student-facing data to differentiate for diverse learners.
  • Serve as an advisor and teach daily advisory curriculum.
  • Collaborate in grade level and department teams.
  • Build strong relationships with families.

Qualifications
  • BA or BS degree or higher
  • Valid California Teaching Credential or out of state equivalent with ability to transfer required.
  • Demonstrated success working with parents and families, especially Black, African American, Latine/a/o/x, and immigrant families.

Compensation & Benefits
Annual starting salary range of $63,672 - $102,546 dependent upon years of aligned experience and credentials.
  • Additional Supplements for:
    • Special Education: $5,000
    • Second Credential: $500
    • Masters Degree: $3,500
    • Doctorate: $2,000
    • Board Certification: $5,000
    • City Arts and Leadership Supplement: $5,000
    • Lead Learning Specialist (SPED): $10,000
  • Additional Leadership Stipends for:
    • Instructional Lead Team: $5,000
    • Grade Level Lead Team: $5,000
    • Summer Professional Development: $250/day

Benefits:
  • Access to ongoing opportunities for learning, professional, and leadership opportunities throughout the calendar year.
  • Housing - Envision employees have access to monthly rent discounts at our co-living property in downtown Oakland, just steps from BART.  Live in the heart of the Bay Area for less than $999 a month with all utilities included.
  • Optional Flexible Benefits Plan, including dependent care, medical care, parking, and commuter benefits.
  • Excellent health benefits package with employer contribution to benefits.
  • Paid sick and personal necessity leave.
  • Life Insurance at no cost to the employee.
  • Retirement system from CalSTRS.
  • 403b Plan.

As an equal opportunity employer, we believe deeply in diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all people. Envision Education recruits, employs, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, veteran status, and the many other characteristics that make us diverse.