Teacher | 7th & 8th Grade - Math & Science

Position: Math & Science Teacher (Grades 7 &
8)

Supervisor: School Principal

Bernalillo Public Schools is seeking dedicated, reflective, and intellectually curious Secondary School Teachers who are committed to academic excellence, meaningful relationships, and preparing students for college, career, and civic life.

Secondary educators in BPS serve as content experts, mentors, and advocates for adolescents. Teachers are responsible for delivering rigorous instruction, fostering critical thinking, and supporting students to develop ownership of their learning. Strong relationships, relevance, and high expectations are central to teaching and learning at the secondary level.

Bernalillo Public Schools honors the historic homelands of the Pueblo people and the shared contributions of the Pueblo people and descendants of Spanish settlers to establish vibrant communities now and in the future. We serve a close‑knit, rural community with a richly diverse student population, including many Hispanic and Native American students whose families maintain deep ties to culture, language, land, and community life.

Many students are bilingual or multilingual, creating opportunities for instruction that integrate language development and content learning. Teaching in Bernalillo means partnering closely with families, honoring students’ identities, and delivering rigorous, engaging instruction that builds on students’ strengths while holding high expectations for learning and growth.

• Internalize and effectively implement the district‑adopted high‑quality instructional materials (HQIM), including understanding the instructional intent, standards alignment, and learning progressions embedded within the curriculum.
• Prepare intentionally for instruction by analyzing lesson objectives, anticipated student misconceptions, academic language demands, and opportunities for student discourse and engagement.
• Use HQIM as the primary foundation for instruction, making purposeful adjustments to materials as needed to support diverse learners while maintaining alignment to grade‑level standards and the integrity of the curriculum.
• Scaffold instruction to ensure access for all students, including English Learners, students with disabilities, and students requiring additional academic or behavioral support, without lowering expectations or diluting rigor.
• Integrate literacy, academic language development, and critical thinking into daily instruction through consistent use of standards‑aligned tasks, questions, and assessments.
• Reflect on student learning and instructional outcomes to continuously refine lesson implementation and material use.

• Build strong, respectful relationships with students that promote trust, belonging, and high expectations.
• Create classroom environments that encourage student voice, collaboration, and academic risk‑taking.
• Support students’ development of self‑advocacy, goal‑setting, and responsibility for learning.

• Design and use formative and summative assessments to monitor student understanding and progress toward grade‑level standards.
• Consistently use formative assessment during instruction to adjust pacing, scaffolds, grouping, and instructional strategies in real time, ensuring that high‑quality Tier 1 instruction meets the needs of the majority of learners.
• Analyze assessment data to identify patterns in student learning and to refine core instruction before escalating to additional interventions.
• Provide clear, timely, and actionable feedback that supports student reflection, growth, and ownership of learning.
• Collaborate with colleagues to review student data, calibrate expectations, and strengthen instructional practices.

• Communicate clearly and consistently with families regarding student progress, expectations, and support strategies.
• Participate actively in professional learning communities, department teams, and school initiatives.
• Partner with counselors,…