Middle School Math Teacher/Advisor (2026-27)

About the role

The Dayton Early College Academy (DECA) seeks Middle School Math Teachers/Advisors to join our dynamic team. DECA serves grades K-12 in the Dayton Public School area, focusing on preparing students for college and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a positive role model for students
• Demonstrate a positive, supportive, enthusiastic, and encouraging attitude with all students
• Implement DECA's mission and core values
• Advocate for, and on behalf of, students and families
• Celebrate student accomplishments
• Develop meaningful, appropriate relationships with each student and his/her parent/guardian
• Be available to students and parents for education-related purposes, including, within reason, outside of the traditional prescribed times and day, when necessary
• Facilitate student learning plans with each family or guardian
• Forecast educational needs of each student
• Know, understand, and implement DECA’s goals and how they align to content area standards as defined by Ohio Department of Education
• Plan a program of instruction that is both challenging and that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of each child
• Employ a variety of educational techniques in pursuit of educational goals, and establish clear objectives for each student, and provide supplemental and educational activities that support student growth
• Facilitate student learning outside the school building via a variety of field experiences
• Assist in identifying, establishing, and monitoring learning opportunities for students
• Ensure that each student employs materials prescribed by school staff (personal learning plans, planners, journals, etc. as applicable)
• Hold students accountable for their academic progress
• Report each student’s progress, both educationally and socially, through regularly scheduled reports, phone calls to parents, and weekly student meetings
• Attend faculty meetings and other staff development and planning sessions as determined by the principal and school staff
• Maintain accurate, complete, and factual records on each student as required by school law
• Assess and facilitate the strengths and needs of the whole learner: physically, socially and emotionally, and intellectually/academically
• Design plans and strategies for individual student’s learning
• Continue assessment of student progress and alter plans and strategies toward student learning success
• Mediate student conflicts to the best of your ability
• Work with the school team on academic and social/behavioral intervention strategies for student
• Periodically transport students complying with traffic ordinances and school transportation policy
• Perform other duties as assigned by the principal
• Strive to continually improve professional competence

Qualifications

• Valid teaching license/certificate for the assigned grade, and/or subject(s)
• Effective interpersonal skills with children and adults
• A broad range of interests and experience, with a passion for learning
• Solid, basic knowledge in core content areas
• Prior relevant experience preferred
• Sound classroom management skills
• Ability to improvise and problem solve
• Experience with technology-integration in the teaching and learning process
• Effective in an interdisciplinary, teamed environment
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, provide leadership, define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• An affinity for supporting students as individual learners
• Dedication to the mission of assuring student learning and achievement