Upper Middle School Math Teacher 2026-2027

About the role

Cultivate students' curiosity, engagement, growth, and performance in academic, intellectual, social, and emotional domains.

Set empathetic limits with students, encourage natural consequences, and foster responsible decision-making in a supportive environment.

Be a competent, compassionate, creative, dedicated, and enthusiastic professional committed to your own growth and improvement.

Possess strong instructional pedagogy, curiosity, and expertise in the content to be taught.

Be an excellent communicator, both written and verbal.

Exhibit strengths in time management and organization, as well as social and emotional intelligence and cultural competency.

Responsibilities

• Communicate learning goals and feedback, establish rules and procedures; help students interact, practice, and deepen new knowledge; engage students; recognize adherence to norms and procedures; establish and maintain effective relationships with students; communicate high expectations for all students.
• Create and maintain a classroom environment aligned with "Love and Logic" Principles.
• Serve as Leadership, Finance, Entrepreneurship (LiFE) Coach: execute engaging lessons daily, evaluate lesson efficacy, integrate LiFE themes into the core curriculum, and lead impactful programs to develop strong Leadership, Finance, and Entrepreneurship skills in students.
• Ensure effective scaffolding of learning, practice, and mastery of these skills in yourself and your students.
• Plan and prepare for lessons and units, resources and technology, needs of neurodiverse learners and differentiated learning styles, implementation of culturally responsive classrooms.
• Develop and maintain strong, positive, and productive partnerships: communicate proactively, positively, and consistently with students, parents, teammates, and our community, fostering a collaborative and supportive community.
• Evaluate personal performance as well as develop and implement a professional growth plan.
• Champion a positive environment; promote an exchange of ideas and strategies; promote our school and its community’s development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree. Master's degree preferred.
• Teaching certification.
• 3-5 years classroom experience.
• Evidence of content mastery.
• Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry.
• A passion for Next Generation learning.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• A commitment to igniting curiosity, and making learning fun and challenging.
• Agility, adaptability, and a high degree of change-readiness.
• Proficient use of computer software, Google Suite, and learning management systems (Blackbaud preferred).

Qualifications

• Grant permission for a criminal background check upon hire.
• Meet physical demands to perform essential functions of the role.