Teacher - Gifted Education; District

Teacher - Gifted Education (District) 2026-27

Job
Final date to receive applications:
Posted until filled
Re-Posted:
Yesterday
Starting Date:
Immediately

• School has 169 student days and 180 staff days.
• Snow days are built into the calendar and will not be made up.
• School begins on August 24, 2026, and ends on May 28, 2027.
• Planned breaks:
  • October 30
  • November 23-27
  • December 21-January 1
  • March 26-April 2
  • April 30

The job of Middle School Teacher is done for the purpose(s) of providing support to the instructional process by serving as a teacher with specific responsibilities for supervising students within the classroom and other assigned areas, developing lesson plans and delivering group and/or individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines, collaborating with other teachers, other professional staff, and administrators in addressing instructional and/or classroom issues, and responding to a wide range of inquiries from students’ parents or guardians regarding instructional program and student progress.

This job reports to the Executive Director of Special Programs.

• Administers subject specific assessments, district and/or state tests (e.g. MAP) for the purpose of assessing student competency levels and/or developing individual learning plans.
• Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress for the purpose of communicating expectations, student’s achievements, developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
• Analyzes test data and plans instructional responses for the purpose of enhancing student achievement.
• Assesses student progress towards objectives, expectations and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents, administration and/or seeking assistance from district specialists.
• Collaborates with professional learning communities, instructional staff, other school personnel, parents, business partners, and a variety of community resources for the purpose of improving overall quality of student outcomes, achieving established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
• Demonstrates methods required to perform classroom and/or subject specific assignments for the purpose of providing an effective program that addresses individual student requirements.
• Differentiates classroom work to provide students with instructional materials that address individualized learning within established lesson plans.
• Directs para-professionals, volunteers and/or student workers to provide an effective classroom program that addresses the needs of individual students.
• Facilitates student learning (e.g., creating a learning environment, integrating technology, arranging field trips, organizing age-appropriate activities) for the purpose of achieving success in academics, interpersonal, and daily living skills through delivered lesson plans.
• Instructs students for the purpose of improving their success in academics through a defined course of study.
• Interacts continually with students for the purpose of educating them.
• Maintains a variety of confidential and non-confidential manual and electronic files and records for the purpose of providing up-to-date information and/or historical reference in accordance with established administrative guidelines and legal requirements.
• Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Monitors students in a variety of educational environments (e.g., classroom, campus grounds, field trips, clubs, sporting events, graduation, dances) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Participates in a variety of meetings (e.g., PLC, staff, student support, grade level) for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
• Prepares a variety of written materials (e.g., grades, attendance, anecdotal records, lesson plans, progress reports) for the purpose of documenting student progress and meeting mandated requirements.
• Reports incidents (e.g., fights, suspected child abuse, suspected substance abuse) for the purpose of…