Lead Teacher Candidate Pool
About The Position
This position is posted to create a candidate pool for Secondary English Language Arts Lead Teacher for vacancies that may occur for the 2026-2027 school year. Working under the direction of the building principal, the Lead Teacher is an expert educator who serves as a school-based instructional leader, providing both direct instruction to students and instructional support to teachers during additional release time. This role focuses on improving instructional quality by providing job-embedded professional learning, including collaboration, mentoring, and coaching. The Lead Teacher is integral in fostering equity, inclusivity, and reflective practice across the school community, ensuring better outcomes for students and teachers alike. A lead teacher shall Teach in the classroom on average 40% of the teacher’s working time; and spend the remaining time on other teacher activities, including Mentoring newer and struggling teachers; and leading workshops and demonstrations at the school level. This is subject to change based on MD Blueprint legislation and/or at the discretion of the Superintendent.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an applicable field of education.
- Holds a current Maryland Advanced Professional Certificate or License
- Hold National Board Teacher Certification or If there is no assessment comparable to National Board Teacher Certification for the teacher’s subject area, hold a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in the teacher’s subject area.
- Five (5) years experience as an effective PreK-12 teacher
- Three (3) years experience supporting teachers in improving teaching and learning.
Nice To Haves
- Holds a Master’s Degree Program in Education, Teaching, Curriculum and Instruction, Administration and Supervision, or related post-graduate program in Education
- Licensure in multilingual education, special education, culturally responsive teaching, or administration and supervision
- Experience in delivering high-quality professional learning for adult learners
- Experience effectively mentoring interns, student teachers, new teachers, and/or developing teachers
- Experience leading programs or projects leader
- Experience working in schools that represent the demographic and socioeconomic diversity of HCPSS or have worked in Title I, CSI (comprehensive support and improvement), and/or community schools
- Has attained or is currently pursuing supplemental credentials related to mentoring and/or coaching
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate commitment to inclusive, culturally responsive, and restorative instructional practices
- Deliver direct instruction to students, demonstrating exemplary teaching practices that leverage High Quality Instructional Materials for an average of 50% of their working time
- Model instructional excellence for colleagues by leading demonstration lessons in their own classroom
- Lead collaborative planning to improve teaching practices, including the use of differentiated instruction for students with disabilities and language development outcomes for multilingual learners
- Support new and developing colleagues in navigating the school system and implementing HCPSS curriculum and culturally responsive instructional practices
- Engage in reflective dialogue with new and developing colleagues by collaboratively examining evidence of teacher practice and its impact on student learning
- Partner with new and developing colleagues to establish and monitor instructional goals aligned with school and systemic initiatives
- Facilitate a culture of collaboration through peer observations, collaborative planning sessions, coaching, co-teaching, and reflective dialogues
- Support new and developing colleagues in establishing restorative, trauma-informed, inclusive classroom environments
- Provide formative (non-evaluative) feedback to new and developing colleagues after classroom observations as part of a continuous improvement process
- Design, deliver, and evaluate the impact of professional learning grounded in adult learning theory and research-based strategies, that addresses school and district improvement goals through the ongoing use and refinement of evidence-based practices
- Participate in job-embedded professional learning to improve instruction, pedagogy, and intervention, while strengthening skills in coaching, consulting, calibrating, and mentoring
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees
- Paid time off
- Membership in the Maryland State Retirement Agency (MSRA) pension plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
