Reading Teacher - O'Keeffe - 0.42 FTE - 26-27 SY

About the role

Middle School Operations O'keeffe Middle is seeking a highly motivated and energetic applicant to join our team. The ideal candidate should have a good attitude, willingness to learn, and a passion for impactful work and learning.

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 the instruction.
• Develop daily and weekly plans to support student growth towards mastery of standards.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Analyze data and adjust instruction based on student achievement, observation, and teacher practice data.
• Meet with parents/guardians to discuss their student's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
• Collaborate with all staff in support of student learning, e.g., team planning and co-teaching.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Official transcripts are required for formal employment.
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) teaching license in Reading (1316) or Reading Specialist (5017) to cover the respective grade level(s) being taught.

Qualifications

• High Expectations For Every Student: Demonstrate through actions and words that every student can achieve high standards. Share a commitment to excellence and equity for all students. Align mission and values with Madison's vision.
• Quality Instructional Practice: Plan and execute rigorous, engaging units and lessons, including meaningful in-class and out-of-class assignments, and ensure student mastery of content. Provide necessary scaffolds, interventions, and extensions to meet a range of learning needs and support an inclusive learning environment.
• Cultural Competence: Understand and articulate the systems and beliefs that may lead to inequitable outcomes for students of color. Adapt instruction to meet the needs of each student. Make links between content and student experiences, perspectives, and personal goals.
• Data Proficiency: Use data beyond standardized assessments to diagnose student learning needs and differentiate instruction in the classroom.
• Team Collaboration: Collaborate with peers to reflect on student achievement and teacher practice data to continuously plan and improve instruction.
• Student & Family Engagement: Take initiative to build relationships with students. Understand unique family characteristics and find ways to engage all families as full partners in their children's education.
• Resilience & Results Orientation: Find challenges exciting and persist in the face of challenges. Reflect on strengths and growth areas regularly as well as seek mentors to improve.

Skills

• Ability to work under generally safe and comfortable conditions where exposure to environmental factors is minimal and poses little to no risk of injury.
• Manual dexterity necessary for completing general tasks while operating office equipment.
• Ability to perform work in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments throughout the year, including in inclement weather, spaces without air conditioning, and areas where temperatures may be uncomfortable or fluctuate rapidly.

Benefits

• Visit our benefits page and compensation page for more information.

Pay

Annual Salary: Minimum Annual Compensation: $52,154 (25-26 TE Salary Schedule)

Schedule

Length of Contract: 192 days

Employment Type

Employment Type: Exempt