2026-2027 SY - Teacher - English Language Arts

Work Location: Tohatchi Middle School

Contract Length: 194 Days
Salary Range: $60,583.00 – $84,868.00

About the Role

The Secondary teacher will provide guidance and instructional experiences that are academically and developmentally appropriate for students. The teacher is held accountable to the New Mexico Teacher Competencies and Domains, delivers State and District curriculum, and ensures equal educational opportunities for all students.

Responsibilities

• Planning and Preparation
  • Demonstrates knowledge of content
  • Designs coherent instruction
  • Sets instructional outcomes
  • Demonstrates knowledge of resources
  • Demonstrates knowledge of students
  • Designs student assessment
• Creating an Environment for Learning
  • Creates an environment of respect and rapport
  • Organizes physical space within the learning environment
  • Establishes a culture for learning
  • Manages classroom procedures
  • Manages student behavior
• Teaching for Learning
  • Communicates with students in a manner appropriate to their culture and level of development
  • Uses questioning and discussion techniques to support classroom discourse
  • Engages students in learning
  • Uses assessment in instruction
  • Demonstrates flexibility and responsiveness
• Professionalism
  • Communicates with families
  • Participates in a professional community
  • Reflects on teaching
  • Demonstrates professionalism
  • Grows and develops professionally
  • Follows board policies and administrative rules and regulations
• Additional Duties
  • Manages time appropriately
  • Maintains accurate and complete records of grades and attendance
  • Reports progress or lack thereof to parents in a timely manner
  • Attends and participates in faculty meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops
  • Completes duties (hall, bus, etc.) as assigned
  • Leaves adequate preparations for a substitute
  • Takes precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities
  • Actively and appropriately participates and collaborates in school teams/committees
  • Supports district initiatives
  • Demonstrates public relations skills
  • Uses and applies appropriate conflict resolution skills
  • Uses diagnostic data to improve instructional programs
  • Is available to parents, students, administration, and peers outside the school day
  • Attends and sponsors extracurricular activities
  • Reports suspected child abuse and neglect
  • Completes Safe Schools training as directed by the District
  • Is responsible for students on field trips
  • Acts as a good role model within the context of the school
  • Supervises educational assistants, practicum students, student teachers, and high school vocational lab/volunteer students
  • Follows district and school procedures
  • Accepts other responsibilities as deemed necessary by the principal

Requirements

• A BA degree
• Valid New Mexico teaching license with required endorsements
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform the job and access the environment for which you are hired
• Sitting, standing, lifting, moving about the room or school
• Carrying (up to 50 pounds)
• Reaching, squatting, kneeling
• Prolonged typing
• Physical ability to type on a keyboard terminal
• Moving light furniture

Equipment/Technology Handled

Must know how to properly operate or be willing to learn to operate all multimedia equipment including current technology.

Work Environment

• On-site attendance is mandatory
• Must be able to work within various degrees of noise, temperature, and air quality
• Interruptions of work are routine
• Flexibility and patience are required
• Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignments without direct supervision
• After-hours work may be required

Benefits

All GMCS schools are eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).