Middle School Spanish Teacher - Part-time

Position Purpose

This full‑time position requires the teacher to multiple sections of Middle School Spanish in an environment that values project‑based learning, collaboration, and differentiated instruction. The Spanish curriculum presents grammar, vocabulary, aural, oral, and written instruction and practice in ways that lead to language proficiency upon graduation. After completing Level I Spanish over the course of sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, students have the potential to place into sophomore‑ or junior‑level Spanish classes in high school.

As a member of the World Languages vertical team, the teacher will be responsible for collaborating with peers on curriculum and instruction, as well as on the progression of students’ Spanish skills from Lower to Middle School. The teacher will also be responsible for connecting with high schools to better understand the secondary school world language environments in which students will continue their study of Spanish.

In addition, the teacher serves as a Middle School co‑advisor to a group of students. The co‑advisor attends chapel with students, acts as their mentor, and provides organizational assistance and instruction of social and emotional learning lessons during an advisory period. The advisor works with the grade‑level teaching team to plan, develop, and facilitate appropriate skills, conversations, and team‑building activities for the grade.

The advisor communicates regularly and as needed with parents and other teachers, conducts advisory meetings and discussion groups, and prepares for and participates in parent/student/advisor conferences.

• Guide the development of age‑appropriate written, spoken, and listening comprehension in Spanish through individual and group activities.
• Guide students through cultural explorations of countries in which Spanish is spoken.
• Cultivate culturally competent Spanish classrooms by establishing and maintaining a respectful and conscientious environment.
• Participate in continuous curriculum evaluation with grade‑level and vertical peers.
• Collaborate with vertical team members to ensure Spanish curriculum continuity between Lower and Middle School and as students progress through Middle School. The vertical team monitors and advances the quality of the overall program and the progress and success of students.
• Maintain curriculum documentation in accordance with Middle School division requirements.
• Understand and meet the developmental and academic needs of Middle School students of varying academic, social and emotional abilities. Differentiate instruction to meet individual student needs.
• Adapt instructional strategies to accommodate the needs of students with diagnosed learning differences according to the accommodations outlined on Student Support Plans.
• Provide feedback to students and parents using a variety of tools including progress and grade reports, in‑person and video conferences, phone calls, emails, and one‑on‑one meetings. The teacher is expected to write thoughtful, meaningful, and well‑articulated comments that reflect students’ progress and give specific direction for growth.
• Maintain daily lesson plans and effectively use the Student Information System, Learning Management System, and various other online tools. The teacher is expected to electronically record attendance, grade books, and reports.
• Attend and contribute to regular grade‑level, vertical, divisional, and all‑employee meetings.
• Fulfill other duties as assigned, such as lunch, recess, study hall, and/or carpool duty. Participate fully in the School community through club sponsorship, coaching, event attendance, or by other means.
• Adapt curriculum and instructional modalities as necessary based on whether learning is taking place on campus, at home, or in a hybrid/blended environment. Demonstrate technical proficiency and the ability to plan, organize, teach, and communicate in person, to a blended in‑person/online class, and in synchronous and asynchronous online environments.
• Assist with the planning of and participate in grade‑level day and overnight trips.

• The Middle School Spanish…