6th Grade Math and Science Teacher

About the Role

The Math and Science Teacher creates an engaging, nurturing, and safe learning environment that allows learners to develop their physical, social, and emotional wellbeing. They provide instruction, future-ready skills, knowledge, and dispositions to foster compassionate, lifelong learners, and contributing citizens in a rapidly changing world.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates, inspires, and supports learner engagement, formative and authentic assessment, academic literacy, safe and compassionate learning environments, and technology integration through the coaching cycle framework.
• Develops positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.
• Engages with other district staff in the professional learning community process.
• Connects and shares ideas through appropriate formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.
• Establishes and clearly articulates procedures and routines that promote efficiency and appropriate use of time.
• Clearly communicates the instructional purpose of each lesson and makes connections to prior learning.
• Engages learners in meaningful direct instruction, guided practice, and independent practice.
• Utilizes questions, discussions, and dialogue that promote critical thinking about diverse perspectives, viewpoints, and experiences.
• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the learners.
• Utilizes district behavioral plans to promote positive learner behavior.
• Fosters a safe and equitable learning environment.
• Maintains information on learner progress using district protocols.
• Creates an environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the learners.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and establishes clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects.

Qualifications

• North Dakota Teaching License with appropriate accreditation to teach 6th grade math and science.
• Bachelor's Degree in math, science education, or a similar area of study.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior teaching experience.
• Prior experience working in a middle school setting.

Skills

• Ability to read, write, and comprehend instructions and correspondences in English.
• Effective verbal communication skills.
• Confidentiality, discretion, and good judgement.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws regarding education.

Schedule

Mon-Fri, full-time, following the school calendar (188-day contract beginning with the 2026-27 school year).

Pay

Follows the 2025-2027 Teacher Salary Schedule.

Location

Cheney Middle School

Reports To

Building Principal

Department

Curriculum & Instruction