7th Grade Math Teacher; Southeast Campus

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7th grade math teacher

Reporting directly to Highline’s campus principal, our teachers are the heart of our organization, the ones who bring the mission to life for our students. We expect our teachers to care about the whole child, plan great lessons, manage classrooms strongly and nurture fully, and collaborate well with teammates and families. We look for people with strong communication skills, a dedication to doing everything it takes to make a difference for each child, and a growth mindset.

Teachers are salaried, year-round employees. The formal work calendar includes 177 student contact days, along with professional development and parent conference days, for a total of 195 required workdays. In addition to these designated days, the work teachers do outside of the formal calendar, such as planning, reflecting on practice, collaborating with colleagues, and pursuing professional growth, is an essential and expected part of the role.

Teachers are required to be on campus and prepared for students by 7:30 a.m. and to remain on campus until 4:00 p.m. on all days school is in session. On Fridays with early student release, teachers stay until 4:30 p.m. for professional development sessions, collaborative planning, or staff meetings.

Our middle school teachers have one content prep period, taught in 4 blocks each day with one period off for collaboration and planning. Additionally, our teachers teach a highly differentiated WIN block in smaller class sizes and a rotating elective block to implement our social-emotional curriculum in response to our grade level's needs.

• collaborative colleagues and structures to support high-capacity team planning for both content and grade level teams
• strong SEL and Academic MTSS systems for T2 and T3 supports
• applicable curriculum tools and benchmark assessments as well as a dedicated coach to support differentiation and supplementation

As part of their work expectations, all teachers must attend after-school meetings and events, including staff meetings, professional development sessions, family engagement events, conferences, and other school-sponsored activities, when necessary. These after-school commitments are part of the position's regular responsibilities, and all employees are expected to attend. Additionally, employees must complete up to two weeks of required professional development each summer before the start of the school year.

These weeks are included in the total number of professional development days accounted for in the 185-day work year.

• Establish a safe, inclusive, and academically focused classroom environment by building strong relationships, setting clear norms, and consistently modeling and enforcing Highline’s academic and behavioral expectations.
• Implement proactive classroom management practices, including effective routines, rituals, and systems that support student engagement and belonging.
• Respond to student academic or behavioral needs with a student-first mindset and collaborate with colleagues, intervention teams, and administrators to provide timely support.

• Plan and deliver rigorous, engaging, standards-aligned instruction that meets diverse learner needs.
• Use high-impact instructional strategies, clear learning objectives, and masterful content delivery to promote…