Interim Grade 6 Teacher

Chestnut Street Academy
- Interim Grade 6 Teacher

Amherst Pelham Regional School District Chestnut Street Academy
- Amherst, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Starting Date: Aug 24, 2026

Chestnut Street Academy
Amherst-Pelham Regional School District
School Year

Chestnut Street Academy is seeking an engaging, collaborative, and student-centered Interim Grade 6 Math/Science Teacher for the  school year. Chestnut Street Academy serves Amherst sixth-grade students in a dedicated sixth-grade program located within Amherst Regional Middle School. The Academy is designed to provide students with a supportive transition from elementary school to the increased independence, academic expectations, and opportunities of middle school.

The Interim Grade 6 Math/Science Teacher will provide standards-aligned instruction in mathematics and science while supporting the academic, social-emotional, and developmental needs of sixth-grade learners. The successful candidate will establish an inclusive and culturally responsive classroom, use student data to inform instruction, and work closely with colleagues to create a cohesive sixth-grade experience.

• Plan and deliver engaging, standards-aligned instruction in Grade 6 mathematics and science.
• Develop lessons that promote inquiry, problem-solving, critical thinking, scientific reasoning, and the meaningful application of mathematical concepts.
• Provide hands-on and inquiry-based science learning experiences, including appropriate laboratory activities and investigations.
• Use a variety of instructional strategies, technology, materials, and learning experiences to make content accessible and relevant to all students.
• Differentiate instruction to address students’ academic strengths, learning needs, language development, and individual educational plans.
• Integrate literacy, communication, and executive-functioning skills into mathematics and science instruction.
• Maintain accurate lesson plans, instructional records, and student assessment data.

• Use formative, summative, diagnostic, and performance-based assessments to monitor student learning and adjust instruction.
• Analyze student work and achievement data individually and collaboratively to identify appropriate interventions, extensions, and instructional next steps.
• Provide timely, clear, and constructive feedback to students and families.
• Participate in school-based systems of academic and behavioral support.
• Implement accommodations, modifications, and services identified in Individualized Education Programs, Section 504 Plans, English learner plans, and other student support plans.
• Collaborate with special educators, multilingual learner educators, counselors, interventionists, para educators, and other staff to ensure students receive coordinated support.
• Participate in student support, special education, Section 504, and family meetings as required.

• Establish a safe, inclusive, affirming, and academically challenging classroom environment.
• Build positive relationships with students and recognize the unique developmental needs of sixth-grade learners.
• Establish clear routines and expectations that promote student responsibility, organization, self-advocacy, and increasing independence.
• Use developmentally appropriate, restorative, and relationship-based approaches to classroom management.
• Foster curiosity, perseverance, collaboration, and a sense of belonging among students.
• Support students as they transition from elementary school into the middle school environment and navigate new academic and social expectations.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and protect student confidentiality.

• Work collaboratively with the Chestnut Street Academy instructional team to develop consistent expectations, routines, interventions, and family communication practices.
• Participate actively in common planning time, professional learning communities, faculty meetings, professional development, and other collaborative structures.
• Coordinate with Amherst Regional Middle School staff when students participate in shared programs, services, spaces, or school wide activities.
• Communicate regularly and respectfully with families regarding student progress, strengths, needs, and available supports.
• Build partnerships with families that recognize and respect their cultures, experiences, identities, and knowledge of their children.
• Contribute positively to the development of Chestnut Street Academy’s culture, traditions, instructional practices, and school community.
• Participate in school events, transition activities, and other responsibilities associated with the successful implementation of the sixth-grade…