Grade 7 Language Arts (0.5)/Grade 7 Social Studies (0.5) Teacher - Gillespie - 1.0 FTE - 26-27 SY

Minimum Annual Compensation: $53,525 (26-27 TE Salary Schedule) | Length of Contract: 192 days | Employment Type: Exempt

About the Role

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants with a good attitude, willingness to learn, and passion for impactful work and learning.

MMSD is the second-largest school district in Wisconsin, with a simple but bold vision — to ensure that every school is a thriving school that prepares every student to graduate from high school ready for college, career, and community. We welcome applicants who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families, and staff.

MMSD is committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. Our strategy centers on three major goals: that all children achieve academically, that our schools are places where children and adults thrive, and that our Black youth excel at school. We seek staff who are committed to these values and will contribute to creating a work environment that is challenging, rewarding, and supportive of career growth.

About Our District

The Madison Metropolitan School District serves a beautifully diverse population of more than 25,000 students. More than half are students of color, almost half come from low-income households, nearly one-third are English Language Learners, and more than 100 languages are represented in our schools.

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 instruction.
• Use knowledge of students’ background, interests, style, culture, language, individual needs, and assessment data to inform planning.
• Develop daily and weekly plans to support student growth toward mastery of standards.
• Develop common year-long/course plans that identify essential questions and resources to support student learning.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
• Instruct students individually and in groups using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations to build student engagement, collaboration, and independence with complex tasks.
• 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.
• Define and plan formative assessments to show evidence of learning.
• Use multiple ways to check for student understanding and clarify, reteach, or adjust instruction based on gathered information.
• Provide students with meaningful feedback that reinforces effort, provides recognition, and promotes student involvement and progress in the learning process.
• Provide opportunities for teacher-to-student, student-to-student, and student-to-teacher feedback both orally and in writing.
• Analyze data and adjust instruction based on student achievement, observation, and teacher practice data.
• Establish rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
• Meet with parents/guardians to discuss student progress and determine priorities and resource needs.
• Collaborate with all staff in support of student learning, including team planning and co-teaching.

Position Competencies

• High Expectations For Every Student: Demonstrate through actions and words that every student can achieve high standards, with a commitment to excellence and equity.
• Quality Instructional Practice: Plan and execute rigorous, engaging units and lessons, including meaningful assignments, and ensure student mastery of content with necessary scaffolds and interventions.
• Cultural Competence: Understand systems and beliefs that may lead to inequitable outcomes for students of color and adapt instruction to meet each student’s needs while linking content to student experiences and goals.
• Data Proficiency: Use data beyond standardized assessments to diagnose student learning needs and differentiate instruction.
• Team Collaboration: Collaborate with peers to reflect on student achievement and teacher practice data to continuously improve instruction.
• Student & Family Engagement: Build relationships with students and engage all families as full partners in their children’s education.
• Resilience & Results Orientation: Find challenges exciting and persist in the face of obstacles.
• Self-Awareness & Growth Mindset: Reflect on strengths and growth areas regularly and seek mentors to improve.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (official transcripts required for formal employment).
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) teaching license in one of the following:
  • Broadfield Social Studies or Social Studies (1701 or 2700), or
  • Regular Education (1777, 1088, or 2088) to cover the grade level(s) being taught.
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) teaching license in one of the following:
  • English/Language Arts or English (2300 or 1300), or
  • Regular Education (1777, 1088, or 2088) to cover the grade level(s) being taught.

Applications are considered on a rolling basis. MMSD will prioritize applicants who are fully licensed. If you do not already have an active Wisconsin teaching license, you must obtain and maintain the necessary license(s) for the position within 30 days of starting employment. The district does not provide financial support for certification programs.

Unlicensed candidates may be considered but must be hired by a school district to apply for a One-Year License with Stipulations with DPI. For more information, visit DPI’s licensing page.

Working Conditions

• Work may require travel to different locations within the district and to off-site meetings.
• Position may require working evenings, nights, and some weekends.
• Certain positions may allow hybrid work flexibility, depending on the needs of the position and work unit.
• School-based positions are required to be in-person unless otherwise directed by the building principal.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work under generally safe and comfortable conditions with minimal exposure to environmental factors.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• May involve walking, sitting, stooping, or reaching.
• Manual dexterity necessary for operating office equipment.
• May require being stationary for extended periods.
• Ability to work in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments, including inclement weather, spaces without air conditioning, and areas with fluctuating temperatures.