Semper - Middle School Teacher

Essential Responsibilities

• Develop and implement daily instruction plans as part of the long-range educational and organizational goals.
• Employ a variety of creative, differentiated, and research-based instructional strategies that ensure students are actively engaged in meaningful and rigorous learning experiences.
• Conduct interim assessments, track student progress, and perform regular data analysis to determine student mastery and diagnose areas of misunderstanding.
• Actively and professionally participate in all faculty and staff meetings, professional development, and events.
• Teach, lead, or assist with educational or extracurricular activities outside of regular school hours.
• Assist with scholar recruitment efforts as needed.

Competencies

• Serving Leader:
• Provide vigilant supervision for the physical safety and well-being of scholars while on campus or off-campus for school functions.
• Collaborative Relationships:
• Build rapport with scholars, parents, and families.
• Continually improve teaching skills by seeking out constructive feedback and professional development opportunities.
• Resource Management:
• Maintain accurate and complete records, including but not limited to: attendance, behavior, student achievement data, grades, progress reports, parent communication, textbooks, etc.
• Forming Character:
• Apply classroom management techniques and appropriate scholar corrections and disciplinary actions.
• Assume responsibility for scholar success by holding all scholars accountable to school-wide behavioral expectations.
• Recognize, celebrate, and reward scholar achievement and character development.
• Academic Excellence:
• Establish a positive, achievement-oriented, and structured learning environment where all scholars are invested in their academic excellence and character growth and can fulfill their potential.
• Set measurable, ambitious, and attainable goals for the year and each interim assessment cycle.
• Evaluate individual scholar academic progress through regular and varied assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Strong instructional and classroom management skills.
• Valid Wisconsin teaching credential or willingness to attain one.
• Minimum of 12 educational teaching credits required after 3 years.
• At least 1-3 years of teaching experience, urban experience a plus.
• Experience working with students and families in low-income urban communities.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience with school teaching platforms and technology for virtual learning.
• Proven track record of student achievement results.