Elementary Classroom Teacher

Elementary Classroom Teacher

Livonia Public Schools is seeking a passionate and student-centered Elementary Classroom Teacher committed to building strong relationships and creating meaningful learning experiences within a supportive school community. The ideal candidate fosters a positive, respectful classroom culture where every student feels known, valued, and challenged to grow. This educator designs and delivers engaging, priority standards-aligned instruction grounded in rigorous and consistent Tier One practices to meet the diverse needs of all learners.

In alignment with the district's MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) framework, the teacher uses data to inform instruction, monitor progress, and provide targeted support during dedicated intervention time to ensure student success. Strong, ongoing communication with families is essential, with an emphasis on partnership and collaboration. Active participation in the teacher's Professional Learning Team is an essential component of this role.

Above all, we are seeking an educator who creates an inclusive, safe, and engaging environment while inspiring students to develop the skills, confidence, and character needed for success in school and beyond.

Livonia Public Schools employs approximately 1,800 staff members, serving approximately 13,100 students pre-K post secondary. There are 15 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, 1 career technical center, 1 early childhood center and 1 vocational and transition center in the School District. The annual budget for Livonia Public Schools is $180 million, with a state funding of $10,000 per pupil.

Benefits of working with Livonia Public Schools include a traditional pension and tax-deferred retirement savings accounts with an employer matching contribution. The pension component guarantees you monthly retirement benefit payments over your lifetime once you meet age and service requirements. Additionally, as a new public-school employee, you will be automatically enrolled in a Personal Healthcare Fund (PHF), which is a portable, tax-deferred investment account that can be used to pay for healthcare expenses in retirement.

Livonia Public Schools will contribute a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 2% you contribute. As an employee of Livonia Public Schools, you will be a part of a team working together in a positive work climate and a culture of mutual respect to support the successful education of children. You will also have the satisfaction of knowing you are a team member with Livonia Public Schools, which means you will have the following perks of employment available to you: medical insurance, including prescription drug coverage;

dental, vision, and life insurance; long-term disability coverage; employee assistance program; paid holidays; earned vacation, sick, and bereavement days; longevity pay; paid "act of God" days, such as snow days. Additionally, the children of employees working 20+ hours, living outside the district's attendance boundaries, are eligible to attend Livonia Public Schools via schools of choice.

Minimum qualifications for this position include a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, a valid Michigan Elementary Teaching Certificate, demonstrated commitment to high levels of learning for all students, ability to build and maintain positive, respectful relationships with students, families, and colleagues, strong interpersonal, collaboration, and teamwork skills, outstanding verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated ability to use student data to inform instruction, monitor progress and provide intervention/enrichment, and commitment to creating an inclusive classroom environment that supports diverse learners.

Major functions and responsibilities include championing the District's mission, vision, and collective commitments by placing students and their learning at the center of all decisions, planning and delivering engaging, standards-aligned instruction in literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, and other core content areas using district priority standards and curriculum resources, implementing rigorous and consistent…