Middle School Math Teacher

Middle School Math Teacher for  School Year Job

• Position Type:
  Middle School Teaching/Mathematics
• Date Posted: 7/21/2026
• Date Available:
  
  08/2026

Certified Secondary Teacher

• Illinois State certificate in the teaching field qualifying the teacher to teach at the secondary level.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Ability to function effectively as a member of the school staff.
• Such other requirements as the Board may establish.

The Secondary Building Principal

• Students
• Student Teachers

Parents. Communicates with parents as the teacher deems necessary, or when requested by parents or administrators.

To help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible men and women.

• Instructional Delivery:
  Understanding and the ability to use principles of learning (motivation, reinforcement, retention, transfer) and to make sound judgments on the use of instructional techniques such as pacing, questioning, grouping, actively involving students, and direct vs. indirect instruction.
• Human
  
  Skills:
  
  Stimulating students, bringing enthusiasm to the learning process, and providing a concern and care for the worth and dignity of the individual.
• Planning
  
  Skills:
  
  Developing goals/objectives for content and skills based on evaluation of student needs, aptitude, and learning styles, with provisions for both individual and group learning experiences.
• Evaluation of Students and Programs:
  Constructing and using diagnostic, criterion‑reference, and student achievement tests; maintaining and interpreting records for students, parents, administrators, and other teachers.
• Classroom Management:
  Controlling and structuring the learning environment so that students adhere to rules and providing opportunities for students to acquire self‑discipline necessary in school and adult life.

Salary is based upon Schedules A & B of the collective negotiated Agreement.

Each employee in contractual continuing service shall be evaluated at least once every two (2) years. Each employee not in continuing contractual service shall be evaluated once every year.

Handle work which deals mostly with people, objects, and equipment in a general setting; depth perception and field of vision are important. Employee is regularly required to bend, stoop, twist, turn, reach, lift (up to 50 pounds), carry, pull, push, climb, kneel; walk and stand approximately 50–75% of each shift. Employee must recognize differences in sound, such as voices/noises that are loud and playful instead of angry and combative, and differentiate tones and volumes in conversation.

The teacher must ensure that children are supervised at all times and that children are involved in safe and appropriate activities. There may be a number of situations happening at once, and the teacher must be prepared to handle accidents and emergencies at any time.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The teacher will be working in a busy and occasionally noisy environment, supervising all students at all times.

Decatur Public Schools is an equal employment opportunity employer with an affirmative action plan.