Middle School Language Arts Lead Teacher

Mission

Open Window School nurtures and inspires students of high intellectual potential.

Open Window School nurtures and inspires students of high intellectual potential.

Open Window School (K-8, coed, 360 student day school) is seeking highly qualified candidates for its Middle School Substitute Spanish Teacher position. Open Window is dedicated to serving gifted students. With a strong commitment to social-emotional learning, these exceptional young people are nurtured and inspired in both their academic and personal growth. Parents/guardians and students alike are quick to point out the strengths in the faculty and the close relationships that Open Window teachers forge with their students.

Open Window students have true enthusiasm for deep and accelerated learning, with an emphasis on project-based initiatives with real world applications. Innovation and risk taking are encouraged within a supportive environment. Open Window School graduates are empathetic, academically well-prepared, innovative problem solvers, purposeful global citizens with a commitment to equity and inclusion. This is a place where it is cool to be smart, and the expectation is that our students will graduate and make a difference in high school and beyond.

Open Window School seeks a lead Language Arts Teacher to join our grades 5-8 teaching team for the 2026-27 school year. This is a rare opportunity for a talented, innovative, energetic, experienced teacher to join our team. A passion for learning and teaching the art of reading and writing is a must for this position! This full-time position focuses on the instruction of language arts.

Primary language arts components include effective teaching of reading comprehension and the writing process, including expository, persuasive, creative, and narrative forms. Candidates should have knowledge of a wide array of middle school literature, diverse authors, and proven experience teaching skills in deep reading comprehension. Teachers oversee and guide student book groups and discussions such as Socratic Seminars and collaborate regularly with other team members to create and provide a high-level language arts learning experience across the grades.

Middle school teachers each serve as a grade level advisor to a small group of students and work closely with their grade-level and department teams. Other responsibilities include participation in weekly department, team and faculty meetings and attendance for occasional evening, weekend, and overnight activities. All teachers actively participate in leading student clubs, leadership groups and participate in other community building activities as an integral part of our highly valued joyful and connected middle school culture of belonging.

• Develop and teach inspiring, engaging and relevant language arts lessons for gifted students
• Assess students using multiple measures and communicate proactively through multiple platforms with students and families about student progress.
• Maintain curriculum maps and course documentation.
• Dedication to ongoing mastery of their teaching, new learning and staying current with research and innovation in their content area, belonging and gifted education.
• Serving as an advisor to middle school students.
• Collaborate with colleagues and partners with families.
• Participate in co-curricular school activities and overnight trips.
• Attend consistently weekly faculty meetings and other required meetings and obligations.
• Value and uphold our core values of Kindness, Inclusion, Respect, and Responsibility.
• Other school-related responsibilities as assigned.

Qualities &

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or relevant experience.
• Experience in gifted education, being a student advisor and leading overnight trips are a plus.
• Excellent cultural competency working with students and adults from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Strong communicator with excellent written and oral proficiency.
• Ability to work independently, collegially, and collaboratively.…