Immediate: Team Leader, ELD, Earle B. Wood MS, 1.0 FTE

About the role

The Middle School team leader coordinates and manages the operations of a grade level team, serves as an effective facilitator with strong interpersonal skills, and is committed to collaboration with all stakeholders for the benefit of students. The role focuses on coordinating the grade level instructional program, collaborating with teachers across grade level teams, analyzing grade level and individual student achievement data to meet school improvement targets, promoting student and parent engagement, and participating on the Leadership Team to ensure school initiatives are implemented. Additional time and compensation are provided for these responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the operations of a grade level team.
• Facilitate collaboration among teachers across grade level teams.
• Coordinate the grade level instructional program.
• Analyze grade level and individual student achievement data to ensure school improvement targets are met.
• Promote and facilitate student and parent engagement.
• Participate on the Leadership Team to ensure school initiatives are implemented.
• Attend school meetings, programs and activities outside the instructional day as required by the MCEA agreement.
• Teach EML co‑taught classes.

Requirements

Holds a master’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution, or is within one year of fulfilling this requirement.

Minimum of three years of outstanding teaching experience, with one year of MCPS teaching experience preferred.

Experience teaching in middle school.

Demonstrates excellent skills in working effectively with people.

Qualifications

Meets the appropriate Maryland State Department of Education certification requirements for a middle school assignment.

Skills

• Knowledge of grade level curriculum, assessment and instruction.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching.
• Understanding of the middle school child.
• Ability to work well with students, teachers, and administrators.
• Strong skills in data collection and analysis of formative and summative data sources.
• Strong technology skills.
• Knowledge of and understanding of master schedule.
• Knowledge of Baldrige tools and practices.
• Outstanding facilitation, organizational and management skills.
• Excellent oral, written communication, facilitation and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge and application of the six performance standards established for the MCPS Teacher Professional Growth System (TPGS).

Benefits

• Eligible for benefits; details available at benefits document.
• Position includes required summer days, compensated at the regular rate of pay.

Pay

Salary range: $66,690 – $135,745, based on education and experience.

Schedule

Full‑time position, 10‑month work year, day shift.