Poly Prep Country Day School

Poly Prep Country Day School is a nonsectarian day school in Brooklyn, New York, serving more than 1,000 students from preschool through twelfth grade. The school runs two campuses: the lower grades in Park Slope and the middle and upper grades on a 25-acre site in Dyker Heights. That much green space is rare for a New York City school.

Teaching at Poly Prep means working in a true K-12 day school. Faculty can build long arcs with students they see across divisions, and department chairs coordinate curriculum top to bottom. The language program is unusually broad for a day school, covering Mandarin, French, Spanish, and Latin. Language teachers join real departments rather than teach as solo instructors.

Because Poly Prep is a day school, the workload looks different from a boarding school. Teachers do not staff dorms or live on site, but most coach, advise, or run a club. Candidates should expect a full school day plus afternoon commitments, with evenings and summers their own.

Compensation tracks the top tier of New York City independent day schools. Poly reported about $73 million in revenue and $109 million in net assets in 2023, with fundraising up nearly 11 percent year over year. Benefits at schools at this scale typically include medical, retirement contributions, and tuition remission for faculty children.

Hiring spans lead and associate teaching roles across all four divisions, plus athletics, arts, college counseling, admissions, advancement, and operations. Most faculty searches run from January through spring, with staff roles posted year-round.