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Summer Technology Fellow, UP Education Network, Springfield, MA

Posted March 2, 2016

Summer Technology Fellow
Summer 2016

About UP Education Network

UP Education Network manages and operates five schools in Boston and Lawrence, MA. We serve 2,600 elementary and middle school students. UP is invited by local school districts to restart chronically underperforming district schools as UP Academies. Each UP Academy shares the same mission: to ensure that students acquire the knowledge, skills, and strength of character necessary to succeed on the path to college and to achieve their full potential. In fall 2016, UP will launch its sixth turnaround school, UP Academy Kennedy, in Springfield, MA as a part of the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership.

Working at UP Education Network

We know that great staff members directly lead to the success of our students. At UP, your career is shaped by:

  • Opportunities for immediate impact: UP offers a chance to bring best practices found in high-performing schools to students previously enrolled in struggling schools, and to rapidly unlock the potential of these students.
  • Talented, mission-driven colleagues: Our staff is enthusiastic, dedicated, and willing to do “whatever it takes” to put every student on the path to college.
  • Collaboration and teamwork: Staff members collaborate and work closely together on grade-level or content area teams, using data to track student performance as well as guide instructional practice.
  • Consistent professional growth and development: Members of our staff typically have bi-weekly check-in meetings with their managers where they receive targeted coaching and support. Additionally, the entire staff participates in weekly professional development sessions during the school year, kick-started by extensive training in August.

Role: UP Education Network’s Summer Technology Fellow plays a central role in preparing to launch UP Academy Kennedy by providing on the ground technology setup and support. The Summer Technology Fellow will work with the Technology Team to get the technology setup at UP Academy Kennedy for the start of the school year. S/he will report to the Director of Technology and will be a member of the organization’s Operations Department. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a customer service-oriented environment and willing to learn new hardware and software based skills.

Specific Responsibilities:

  • Manage receiving and inventory of new technology for UP Academy Kennedy;
  • Coordinate the classroom technology setup for UP Academy Kennedy;
  • Assist with staff laptop deployment for launching school;
  • Coordinate the office technology setup for launching school;
  • Assist with computer lab, Chromebook and iPad cart setups;
  • Assist in creation of new user Gmail, Dropbox and computer accounts;
  • Support the Director of Technology and Technology Coordinator in developing and implementing summer technology projects;
  • Perform other duties related to this job description as required by the Director of Technology or Chief Operating Officer.

We encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply for any open position in which they feel qualified. We believe that we have a responsibility to recruit, retain, develop, and reward a diverse and talented staff. Our students must be exposed on a daily basis to a diverse group of powerful role models – in their teachers, their school leaders, and their supporters in the network office. With this in mind, we are committed to recruiting the most talented individuals from the widest possible range of backgrounds to join our creative, mission-driven team.

UP Education Network is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or qualified job applicants on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by applicable law. This policy extends to, but is not limited to, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, promotion, training and termination.

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