French Teacher - 0.7 FTE - Gillespie - 26-27 SY

About the role

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants for a Middle School Operations position. Applicants should have a good attitude, willingness to learn, and passion for impactful work and learning. The district welcomes applicants who will actively contribute to their ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families, and staff.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Use standards (CCSS, SELS, Language) to identify common learning targets that represent what all students should know, do and understand as a result of the instruction
• Develop daily and weekly plans to support student growth towards mastery of standards
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests
• Provide daily opportunities for students to describe their reasoning, share explanations, make conjectures, justify conclusions, argue from evidence, and negotiate meaning
• Analyze data and adjust instruction based on student achievement, observation, and teacher practice data
• Meet with parents/guardians to discuss their student's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs
• Collaborate with peers to reflect on student achievement and teacher practice data to continuously plan and improve instruction

Position Competencies

• Demonstrate through actions and words that every student can achieve high standards
• Plan and execute rigorous, engaging units and lessons, including meaningful in-class and out-of-class assignments, and ensure student mastery of content
• Provide necessary scaffolds, interventions, and extensions to meet a range of learning needs and support an inclusive learning environment
• Understand and articulate the systems and beliefs that may lead to inequitable outcomes for students of color and adapt instruction to meet the needs of each student
• Make links between content and student experiences, perspectives, and personal goals
• Use data beyond standardized assessments to diagnose student learning needs and differentiate instruction in the classroom
• Collaborate with peers to reflect on student achievement and teacher practice data to continuously plan and improve instruction
• Take initiative to build relationships with students and understand unique family characteristics to engage all families as full partners in their children's education
• Find challenges exciting and persist in the face of challenges
• Reflect on strengths and growth areas regularly and seek mentors to improve

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Official transcripts are required for formal employment
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) teaching license in the following area: French

Next Steps

Upon submitting, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. Based on your application materials, a hiring manager may reach out to you to schedule an interview. Candidates who have indicated fluency in Spanish and/or Hmong are invited to apply for our bilingual positions as well. If interested in a bilingual position, candidates would be asked to complete reading, writing, and oral language proficiency assessments.