SY 26-27 Math Teacher

Girls Global Academy • Washington, DC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Math Teacher fosters a supportive and inclusive classroom where students are encouraged to explore and excel in mathematics. The role contributes to Girls Global Academy’s curriculum development and supports its mission of academic excellence and female empowerment. Teachers design and deliver rigorous, inquiry-based instruction, use student data to differentiate learning, assess student progress, and connect mathematics to interdisciplinary, real-world, local, and global contexts. They also support students through advisory, maintain communication with caregivers, and contribute to school culture and community life.

GGA instructors submit weekly lesson plans for review by the Academic Program Coordinator. Most instructors lead an advisory class, facilitating provided lessons, grading assignments, and maintaining strong relationships and communication with advisees’ caregivers. Teachers support hallways and lunch, take assigned arrival and dismissal duties, and spend dedicated Wednesday work time reaching out to caregivers. Ongoing caregiver communication includes grading, calls, emails, and twice-annual Student Led Conferences. Teachers are expected to maintain at least two grades each week, two summative assessments per quarter, and end-of-quarter comments.

Girls Global Academy is an all-girls public charter high school in Washington, DC. It is a candidate to become an International Baccalaureate World School and offers the IB Career Programme, with pathways in engineering and business. The school’s four pillars are sisterhood, scholarship, service, and safety. Staff help grow the school and are expected to take ownership, communicate clearly, and work collaboratively to support students.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in the content area.
• Secondary classroom experience in an urban context; three years is preferred.
• Demonstrable teaching experience working with students at a variety of academic levels.
• Ability to write cohesive lesson plans.
• Ability to work collaboratively within and across disciplines with a diverse instructional team.
• Ability to work with parents and the community.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, classroom management, and adaptive teaching skills.
• Creative and enthusiastic approach to teaching and learning.
• Growth-minded and able to receive and incorporate feedback from team leaders, executive leadership, and peers.
• Must be permitted to work in the United States without a GGA-sponsored visa.
• Must pass a background check.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Three years of secondary classroom experience in an urban context.
• Passion for all-girls high school education and alignment with GGA’s mission.
• Flexibility and adaptability, with enthusiasm for working in a start-up school environment.
• Self-starter, problem-solver, and growth mindset.
• Commitment to assisting the school in becoming Tier 1.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver rigorous, inquiry-based mathematics lessons that build curiosity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and mathematics literacy.
• Develop cohesive unit and lesson plans aligned with GGA curriculum standards and global awareness; submit lesson plans weekly for review and feedback.
• Use student performance data to inform instructional decisions and differentiate learning so students are appropriately challenged and supported.
• Design and implement formative and summative assessments aligned with GGA standards, and maintain at least two grades per week, two summatives per quarter, and end-of-quarter comments.
• Integrate mathematics with other subjects and connect mathematical principles to real-world issues and students’ local and global contexts.
• Create hands-on, project-based learning experiences that encourage collaboration, leadership, and confidence among female students in mathematics.
• Use technology, varied strategies, and additional resources to differentiate instruction for students with different readiness levels, learning differences, and interests, including through co-teaching with special education teachers.
• Use culturally responsive teaching practices that affirm diverse perspectives and experiences.
• Contribute to interdisciplinary curriculum planning and development.
• Build positive relationships with students and provide thoughtful guidance and support to advisory groups; facilitate advisory lessons, grade assignments, and communicate with advisees’ caregivers.
• Develop regular communication with parents and caregivers through grading, calls, emails, and twice-annual Student Led Conferences; use dedicated Wednesday work time for caregiver outreach.
• Support school culture in hallways and at lunch; fulfill assigned arrival and dismissal duties and daily hallway coverage.
• Participate in weekly and monthly professional development programs and engage with new school initiatives.
• Keep accurate records of attendance, curriculum, and assessment.
• Create classroom experiences embodying sisterhood, scholarship, service, and safety, and foster engaging lessons that excite and enable students to learn.
• Lead extracurricular activities during and/or after school.
• Collaborate within and across disciplines with a diverse instructional team and incorporate feedback from team leaders, executive leadership, and peers.
• Demonstrate ongoing professional growth and contribute to a resilient, student-centered school community.

Benefits

• Personalized professional development tailored to educator needs.
• Support and coaching from an experienced leadership team.
• Opportunity to participate in decision-making in an equitable and inclusive environment.
• Work-life rhythm that encourages self-care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level