Middle School Math Teacher

LakeVille Community Schools•Otisville, MI

14h•Onsite

About The Position

LakeVille Community Schools is seeking a highly motivated Middle School Math Teacher. The teacher creates a classroom environment that supports learning and personal growth, builds effective relationships with students, motivates students to develop the skills and knowledge needed to master course content, and maintains positive relationships with parents and staff. The annual salary range is $43,497–$84,878, commensurate with education, skill level, and prior experience. The district offers a competitive fringe benefit package, including MESSA. LakeVille Community Schools serves approximately 1,025 students in PreK–12 across one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. The district also provides early childhood education for 3- and 4-year-olds. Staff receive free early childhood education for their 3- and 4-year-old children and free after-school programming. The district uses The Leader in Me curriculum and provides Chromebooks to all K–12 students as part of its 1:1 technology program. The position teaches the Board-adopted curriculum, develops engaging lessons, differentiates instruction, assesses and records student progress, communicates with families, and supports students’ academic and social needs. The teacher also participates in professional development, curriculum work, faculty committees, and student activities, and implements classroom interventions grounded in MTSS.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher.
Valid Michigan teaching certificate.
Meet Highly Qualified Requirements in mathematics.
Teaching certificate with at least one of the following endorsements: Mathematics (EQ) or Mathematics (EX).
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school administration, students, and parents.
Excellent organizational skills.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Satisfactorily pass a criminal background check as defined by the State of Michigan.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Satisfactorily perform each essential duty; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Responsibilities

Teach content using courses of study adopted by the Board of Education and other appropriate learning activities.
Translate the curriculum into engaging and creative lesson plans that make effective use of instructional time.
Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of each learner.
Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior that support an effective classroom learning environment.
Use district, summative, and formative assessments to evaluate student academic and social growth; maintain records and prepare progress reports.
Communicate regularly with parents using phone calls, district student information systems, approved applications, district email, and other means.
Identify pupil needs and cooperate with other professional staff to assess and help pupils address health, attitude, and learning problems.
Maintain professional competence through district-provided in-service education and self-selected professional growth activities.
Select and requisition books, materials, and instructional aids, and maintain required inventory records.
Supervise pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day.
Administer group standardized tests in accordance with the district testing program.
Participate in faculty committees and sponsor pupil activities.
Participate in curriculum development as necessary.
Develop and implement progressive classroom-based interventions grounded in MTSS.
Establish effective rapport with pupils, motivate them to develop the skills and knowledge needed to master course content, and maintain positive relationships with parents and staff.