High School Math Teacher

About the role

The teacher is responsible for providing high-quality, standards-based instruction that supports students' academic, social, and emotional growth. Their performance is evaluated using the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES), which assesses instructional planning, classroom environment, delivery, assessment, professionalism, and student growth.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize student well-being by fostering a supportive, caring, and responsive classroom environment that addresses each student's academic, social, and emotional needs.
• Establish clear boundaries and set high expectations for student interactions, behavior, and effort.
• Uphold and implement school and district regulations, policies, and codes of conduct.
• Utilize evidence-based strategies (including restorative practices) to build student independence, agency, and self-advocacy.
• Differentiate instruction, materials, environments, accommodations, and assessments to accommodate diverse learning styles, abilities, and backgrounds.
• Employ student-centered instructional approaches that actively engage students in their learning, encourage student voice and choice, and promote ownership of learning outcomes.
• Develop and implement engaging lessons and lesson plans aligned with the Ohio Learning Standards and district curriculum.
• Coach and guide students to set clear, challenging, and measurable goals for student learning, ensuring lessons are relevant and rigorous, and promote agency and experiential learning.
• Design experiences where students learn key concepts or develop prioritized skills by engaging intellectually, creatively, emotionally, socially, and/or physically.
• Integrate technology effectively into the curriculum to enhance student learning and engagement.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of student progress and attendance to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Develop, communicate, and consistently implement processes and routines for classroom behavior, transitions, and daily activities to ensure a safe, structured, and predictable learning environment.
• Establish and maintain a respectful, safe, and inclusive classroom climate that promotes constructive student engagement, positive personal behavior, and respectful student-to-student relationships.
• Foster a culture of high expectations and mutual respect among students.
• Deliver instruction using research-based strategies and varied methods to meet the needs of all students.
• Use formative and summative assessments to monitor student progress, provide timely feedback, and adjust instruction as needed.
• Contribute to student growth as measured by approved student growth measures (e.g., value-added data, vendor assessments, student learning objectives).
• Implement the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework effectively by analyzing data to identify students in need of additional support.
• Monitor student progress within each MTSS and adjust interventions as needed based on data.
• Collaborate with instructional coaches, grade-level and/or department team, intervention specialists, and other support staff in the MTSS problem-solving process.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of student progress, attendance, and intervention data to ensure comprehensive documentation.
• Demonstrate ethical behavior, integrity, reliability, and a commitment to ongoing professional growth, in alignment with the Licensure Code of Professional Conduct for Ohio Educators and BCSD's Employee Code of Conduct.
• Collaborate with colleagues, administrators, and families to support student growth, behavior, well-being, and achievement, school improvement goals, and implementation of BCSD's Strategic Plan.
• Participate in professional learning communities, staff meetings, and required professional development.
• Contribute to the school community by participating in school-wide initiatives, committees, and extracurricular activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education or related subject area;
• Valid and current Ohio educator license for the grade levels 7-12 adolescent to young adult mathematics;
• Satisfactory criminal background check in accordance with Ohio law.

Preferred Experience

• With instructional technology, data-driven instruction, and restorative practices;
• Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills;
• Commitment to high standards of professional practice and continuous improvement;
• Certified and experienced in crisis prevention, trauma-informed behavior management, and/or de-escalation intervention.

Skills

• Ability to support the values of our strategic and equity plans;
• Knowledge and belief that teaching is a growth-based endeavor, reflective in nature, with multiple approaches to teaching and learning;
• Ability to interact positively and supportively with staff, students, families, and the community;
• Respect the variability of cultures, including but not limited to socioeconomic status, religions, family types, etc.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Salary commensurate with education and experience based on BEA Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Schedule

Not specified.