CMSD Teacher (All Positions) - 2026-2027

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

About The Position

Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is hiring teachers for all teaching positions for the 2026–2027 school year. Teachers are expected to teach and adapt instruction to meet students’ needs, create a rigorous and welcoming classroom, help students develop independent thinking, and work collaboratively with colleagues, families, and community members. The role includes supporting students’ academic and personal development, communicating about student progress, supervising students during assigned activities, administering or monitoring exams, and participating in professional development and evaluation processes. The opening covers teaching roles including physical education, art, music, intervention specialist, middle school, elementary school, high school English, math, science, and social studies, bilingual education, career technical education, world languages, and other teaching positions. The minimum salary for the 2026–2027 school year is $54,830; the full salary schedule is in the CTU/CMSD Collective Bargaining Agreement. The position is at “Administration or As Assigned.” Applicants should apply through Workday. Employment offers are subject to successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen.

Requirements

Hold a valid Ohio teaching certificate in the appropriate subject area and provide proof of certification.
Have a bachelor’s degree in education or a relevant degree.
Be highly qualified in the appropriate subject area.
Provide evidence of exemplary classroom teaching experience.
Have a special commitment to helping urban students succeed.
Understand how to provide access to rigorous learning for students who have historically been underserved.
Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with administrators, teachers, parents, and the community.
Be able to work well as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Care about building connections with students and their personal identities.
Have a track record of succeeding when faced with challenging work.

Responsibilities

Teach skills using appropriate resources and activities.
Instruct students in subject matter in accordance with state law and district administrative regulations and procedures.
Adapt materials and methods to develop relevant, sequential assignments that guide and challenge students.
Adapt the curriculum to provide individual, small-group, or remedial instruction that meets students’ needs.
Encourage students to think independently and express original ideas.
Establish and maintain a rigorous and warm classroom culture.
Identify student needs and collaborate with professional staff to assess and help address health, attitude, and learning problems.
Communicate with parents and school-based community members about student progress.
Supervise students in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day.
Administer or monitor exams.
Participate in professional development and maintain professional competence through district in-service education and self-selected professional growth activities.
Work cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the method of evaluation in accordance with district guidelines.
Seek to involve parents and community stakeholders in students’ day-to-day education.