Middle School ELA Teacher- 2026/27 School Year

Salary Grade: T01 – T06 | Department: Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development | Reports To: Building Principal | FLSA Status: Exempt

About the Role

Teaches middle school students academic, social, and motor skills in public schools.

Responsibilities

• Prepares course objectives and outline for course of study following curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school.
• Lectures, demonstrates, and uses audiovisual teaching aids to present subject matter to class.
• Prepares, administers, and corrects tests, and records results.
• Assigns lessons, corrects papers, and hears oral presentations.
• Teaches rules of conduct.
• Maintains order in classroom and on playground.
• Counsels pupils when adjustment and academic problems arise.
• Discusses pupils' academic and behavioral attitudes and achievements with parents.
• Keeps attendance and grade records as required by school.
• Coordinates class field trips.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Education from four-year college or university.
• Missouri State Certification in 5-9 English Language Arts Education.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience and/or training in current techniques and skills in teaching middle school level students.
• Teaching experience in urban schools.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, and sit.
• Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Schedule

10 months, 8 hours per day / 5 days per week; 187 work days.

Benefits

• Health and Dental Insurance.
• KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 9% contribution is required from employees and matched by KCPS.
• Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.

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