Grade 4 Teacher - Orchard Ridge - 1.0 FTE - 26-27 SY

About the role

Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants for a teaching position. Applicants should have a good attitude, willingness to learn, and passion for impactful work and learning.

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.
• Analyze data and adjust instruction based on student achievement, observation, and teacher practice data.
• Collaborate with peers to reflect on student achievement and teacher practice data to continuously plan and improve instruction.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Official transcripts are required for formal employment.
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) teaching license in Regular Education and/or Secondary Core Content Area.

Qualifications

• High Expectations For Every Student: Demonstrate through actions and words that every student can achieve high standards.
• Quality Instructional Practice: Plan and execute rigorous, engaging units and lessons, including meaningful in-class and out-of-class assignments, and ensure student mastery of content.
• Cultural Competence: 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.
• Data Proficiency: Use data beyond standardized assessments to diagnose student learning needs and differentiate instruction in the classroom.
• Team Collaboration: Collaborate with peers to reflect on student achievement and teacher practice data to continuously plan and improve instruction.
• Student & Family Engagement: Take initiative to build relationships with students and understand unique family characteristics to engage all families as full partners in their children's education.
• Resilience & Results Orientation: Find challenges exciting and persist in the face of challenges.
• Self-Awareness & Growth Mindset: Reflect on strengths and growth areas regularly and seek mentors to improve.

Skills

• Ability to work under generally safe and comfortable conditions.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Manual dexterity for completing general tasks while operating office equipment.
• Ability to perform work in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments throughout the year, including in inclement weather.

Benefits

• Compensation package with a minimum annual salary of $52,154 (25-26 TE Salary Schedule).
• Length of Contract: 192 days.
• Employment Type: Exempt.

Pay

• Minimum Annual Compensation: $52,154 (25-26 TE Salary Schedule).

Schedule

• Length of Contract: 192 days.

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.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work under generally safe and comfortable conditions where exposure to environmental factors is minimal and poses little to no risk of injury.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Manual dexterity is necessary for completing general tasks while operating office equipment.
• This position may require being stationary for extended periods of time.
• Ability to perform work in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments throughout the year, including in inclement weather, spaces without air conditioning, and areas where temperatures may be uncomfortable or fluctuate rapidly.