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The DC Prep Difference

DC Prep is an award-winning network of six schools in Wards 5, 7 and 8, serving students from PK3 through 8th grade. Anchored in our core promises of Community, Challenge, and Commitment, we use rigorous academics and social-emotional education to prepare every child at DC Prep for an academically and socially successful future.

Community: 

  • Strong relationships with students and families. We love kids. We make it a priority to really get to know each of our students and their families, so we can be most effective in helping them grow. We partner closely with students’ families to deliver on a great educational experience.
  • Robust school leadership teams. Our schools average 150 students per assistant principal, compared to 400:1 at DCPS. This enables both our school leaders and our teachers to build stronger, more meaningful relationships with students and families, helping every student achieve their goals.
  • Collaboration with colleagues. We know that we can’t deliver on our mission without working well together – everyone at DC Prep has an important role to play in delivering on results for our kids.

 

Challenge:

  • Rigorous academics with data-driven small-group instruction. We set the bar high for our students because we know they are capable of achieving greatness. We supplement whole-group instruction with individualized instruction informed by accessible, accurate, and actionable data that we regularly collect and analyze.
  • Social-emotional learning (SEL). We have always had a dual mission of academic and social-emotional skill development. Our research-based SEL curriculum is integrated into daily instruction, helping students leverage their personal values to strengthen their self-awareness, social awareness, and responsible decision-making skills and create a school-wide culture of empathy and reflection.
  • Reflection and refinement. Our strongest teachers are always seeking to improve, approaching situations with curiosity and a problem-solving mindset. There often isn’t a quick and easy solution to the issue at hand, but we can see how small steps can lead to big progress over time.

 

Commitment:

  • Ongoing, tailored professional development for our teaching staff. We know that highly skilled educators are most effective in delivering results for our students and that highly supported teachers are most likely to remain in the classroom. Each of our teachers receives over 300 hours of tailored professional development, as well as direct coaching from a campus leader. If you aspire to become a leader and are open to feedback and coaching along the way, we are committed to supporting you on your leadership journey.
  • Always in service of ALL of our Preppies. We know that this can be hard work – AND we know that it’s worth it, because we believe in the transformative power of education. We drive student progress by being responsive, creative team players. At DC Prep, we are ‘all adults for all students’.

 

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Compensation & Benefits

At DC Prep, we know that good talent needs to be celebrated and well-compensated. Read below to learn more details about our competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Compensation

DC Prep offers a highly competitive salary across all roles, and regularly reviews benchmarks to ensure that salaries are competitive.

For further details on compensation for teacher roles, see here.

Health Benefits

DC Prep offers comprehensive, top-of-market health insurance benefits with low or zero deductibles and generous matching contributions. Team members can enroll in individual medical and dental coverage at no cost to them.

Our plan offerings include:

  • Medical and prescription drug coverage through CareFirst BlueCross/Blue Shield’s HMO, Open Access, and PPO plans
  • Dental coverage through MetLife with a “buy up” option covering pediatric and adult orthodontia
  • Standard vision coverage through GVS
Voluntary Retirement Plan

Eligible employees may contribute to a 403(b) retirement fund managed by The Principal Financial Group. After one year, DC Prep will match the employee’s contribution up to 5% of their salary.

As an added benefit, all team members have access to comprehensive retirement and financial planning services from independent certified financial planners.

Backup Care and Childcare Discounts

DC Prep partners with Bright Horizons to provide staff with 10 days of high-quality in-center or in-home back-up care for children, dependent adult, and elder family members during a lapse in normal care arrangements. Bright Horizons also offers discounts and preferential enrollment at its network of daycare centers.

Flexible Spending Account

The FSA is a tax-advantaged account allowing employees to set aside a portion of earnings to pay for qualifying expenses including medical expenses, dependent care, and commuter expenses.

DC Prep matches employee contributions to their commuter FSA for transit purchases up to $50 per month (contributions for parking purchases are not matched).

Life, Disability, and Indemnity Insurance

All DC Prep employees are automatically enrolled, at no cost to them, in short-term and long-term disability policies as well as a $50,00 life/AD&D insurance policy.

Additionally, team members can also purchase supplemental insurance policies, including:

  • Portable term life policies for themselves, their spouse, and their dependent children
  • Accident, hospitalization, and critical illness policies for themselves, their spouse, and their dependent children
  • Legal services access plan for their family
Paid Time Off

Through a combination of federal holidays, DC Prep winter, spring, and summer vacations, and ten personal days, DC Prep offers school-site staff a generous amount of paid time off. DC Prep also “buys back” half of an employee’s unused personal days each year.

Fitness

Many area gyms, including Washington Sports Clubs, offer discounted rates for DC Prep employees.

Staff who subscribe to the CareFirst insurance plans also have access to the Blue365 discount program, which provides significant discounts on area gym memberships, wellness services, and equipment.

Family and Parenting

DC Prep offers maternity, paternity, and parental paid leave at a set portion of the employee’s salary. Employees may also apply their personal days and unused vacation to their leave and receive 100% of pay. The Family and Medical Leave Act provides for additional unpaid leave.

Laptop

Employees receive a laptop computer for their professional use.

Loan Forgiveness

Teachers at DC Prep still paying off federal student loans may qualify for loan forgiveness on Stafford loans or to have Perkins loans cancelled. And employees of DC Prep are eligible to join the DC Teachers Federal Credit Union, which offers free checking, lower rates, and fewer fees.

Talent Referral Bonus

Employees can receive a $1,000 Referral Bonus for recommending talented candidates who are hired by DC Prep.

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