Grade 6 ELA Teacher Consentino Middle School

Grade 6 ELA Teacher | Consentino Middle School

Haverhill Public Schools, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

Job  | Final date to receive applications:
Posted until filled | Starting Date:
Sep 1, 2026

Detailed responsibilities and expectations for the Grade 6 ELA Teacher position.

Curriculum and Planning:

• Possesses strong subject knowledge and pedagogy, engaging students in learning experiences.
• Uses differentiated instruction to meet developmental levels.
• Designs units with measurable outcomes and higher‑order thinking tasks.
• Plans lessons with clear objectives, engaging strategies, sequencing, activities, resources, technologies, and grouping.

Assessment:

• Designs and administers informal and formal assessments, including interim tests.
• Analyzes assessment data to adjust instruction and implement interventions.

Analysis:

• Draws conclusions from assessment data to improve learning.
• Collaborates with colleagues to share insights.
• Provides descriptive feedback to students and families.

Instruction:

• Sets high expectations and provides exemplars, rubrics, and guided practice.
• Uses engaging instructional practices for all students.
• Applies tiered instruction and scaffolds, including for students with disabilities and English learners.

Learning Environment:

• Creates a safe physical and intellectual environment.
• Develops interpersonal, group, and communication skills.
• Encourages risk‑taking and self‑assessment.

Cultural Proficiency:

• Employs strategies to respect diverse backgrounds, identities, and languages.
• Responds to conflicts arising from differences.

Expectations:

• Communicates and enforces specific standards for student work, effort, and behavior.
• Models effort and mastery approach.
• Adapts instruction, materials, and assessments for all students, including English learners and students with disabilities.

Family and Community Engagement:

• Uses strategies to support every family’s active participation.

Collaboration with Students:

• Updates parents on curriculum and suggests supports for learning at home.
• Provides clear, user‑friendly expectations for learning and behavior.

Communication:

• Maintains two‑way communication with families about performance and learning.
• Communicates respectfully and sensitively to diverse family backgrounds.

Reflection:

• Reflects on lesson effectiveness, units, and interactions, using insights to improve practice.
• Sets challenging, measurable professional practice goals based on data.

Professional Growth:

• Applies ideas for improvement from supervisors, colleagues, professional development, and other resources.

Collaboration with Colleagues:

• Works with colleagues to develop standards‑based units, analyze student work, and plan interventions.

Decision‑Making:

• Contributes ideas and expertise to school‑wide planning and decision making.

Shared Responsibility:

• Reinforces school‑wide behavioral and learning expectations and shares responsibility for meeting student needs.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Performs instruction and general duties as directed by the Principal, Curriculum Supervisor, Superintendent, and school committee policies.

• Competitive Salary
• Eight GIC Health Plan Options
• Dental Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance Options
• Auto and Home Insurance Options
• Wellness Programs and Discounts
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Credit Union with Competitive Rates
• 403 (b) Retirement
• Personal and Sick Days
• Teacher Tuition Reimbursement

• Licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education in Elementary or ELA, SEI Endorsement.
• Proficient as evidenced by transcripts of undergraduate and graduate work in relevant fields.
• Knowledge of middle school philosophy, organization, and curricula.
• Understanding of middle school student and adolescent needs.
• Knowledge of recommended middle school instructional practices.
• Other alternatives acceptable as determined by the Superintendent.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.

• Eileen Doherty
• Email: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

An Equal Opportunity Employer. The Haverhill Public Schools is in compliance with federal regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or disability.