Alternative Education Teacher - Metro Detention - FTE - SY

Alternative Education Teacher - Metro Detention – 1.0 FTE – 26-27 SY

District Wide

Minimum Annual Compensation: $52,154 (25‑26 TE Salary Schedule)

Length of

Contract:

192 days

Employment Type:

Exempt

An Alternative Education Teacher supports academic and SEL skills development for students residing in the Metro Detention setting. The teacher will work with students in a co‑teaching environment alongside special education staff. The goal of Metro Middle and High is to make a positive academic and social‑emotional impact on all students, ensuring they are supported in order to reach their full potential post K‑12 education.

• Instructing students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as critical reading instruction, discussions, project‑based learning, and demonstrations.
• Adapting teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Establishing clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicating those objectives to students.
• Establishing classroom management practices for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible, and observing behavioral requirements of the Detention facility.
• Communicating with parents/guardians to discuss their student's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.

• Demonstrates through actions and words that every student can achieve high standards.
• Shares a commitment to excellence and equity for all students.
• Holds a clear mission and values orientation aligned with Madison's vision.

• Learn and implement communication protocols designed for the Metro Detention setting.
• Implement classroom management strategies to maintain student confidentiality.
• Observe all legal and ethical requirements specific to Metro Detention setting.

• Plans and executes rigorous, engaging units and lessons; including meaningful in‑class and out‑of‑class assignments and ensuring student mastery of content.
• Provides necessary scaffolds, interventions, and extensions to meet a range of learning needs.

• Understands and can articulate the systems and beliefs that lead to inequitable outcomes for students from historically marginalized communities and adapts instruction to meet the needs of each student.
• Creates and sustains a welcoming classroom environment that is culturally and linguistically inclusive.
• Uses data beyond standardized assessments to determine student learning needs and differentiate instruction in the classroom.
• Maintains responsive and efficient management of internal student data necessary to support rolling and frequent enrollment updates.
• Collaborates with peers to reflect on student achievement and teacher practice data to continuously plan and improve instruction.
• Collaborates with extended Metro Middle and High Team, OYR Support Staff and Administrators, and County Detention staff on an ongoing basis.

• Takes initiative to build relationships with students.
• Understands and respects unique family characteristics and finds ways to engage all families as full partners in their children's education.

• Finds challenges exciting and persists in the face of challenges.

• Ability to work effectively in a highly restrictive setting.
• Ability to navigate frequent student enrollment changes and cross‑systems work.

• Reflects on strengths and growth areas regularly and seeks feedback to improve.

Instructional activities and classroom environment reflect a trauma‑informed approach, supporting students' social and emotional needs.

• Establishing, implementing, and maintaining learning plans for enrolled students.
• Prioritizing critical reading, math, and SEL instruction.
• Adapting instruction to support a range of student learning styles, skill sets, and growth areas.
• Actively participating in Special Education meetings.
• De…