Math Teacher

Lakeview School District is dedicated to organizational excellence and supports and encourages the development and implementation of multicultural perspectives across all areas of the organization. The District celebrates diversity and recognizes the valuable assets that diversity brings to our schools, classrooms, and community. All staff members are expected to foster an inclusive learning environment that values individual differences, promotes equity, and supports the academic and social-emotional growth of every student.

The 7th/8th Grade Mathematics Teacher is responsible for planning and delivering standards-based mathematics instruction designed to promote students' mathematical understanding, critical thinking, problem-solving, reasoning, and intellectual growth. The teacher will provide engaging learning experiences that support students in developing the mathematical knowledge and skills necessary for success in high school and beyond. The teacher will create an inclusive, supportive, and challenging classroom environment that encourages student engagement, perseverance, collaboration, and confidence in mathematics.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Teach the Lakeview School District-approved mathematics curriculum for grades 7 and 8 in alignment with Michigan academic standards and district instructional goals.
• Plan, prepare, and deliver engaging mathematics lessons that address a range of student learning needs, abilities, and interests.
• Develop students’ understanding of mathematical concepts, including rational numbers, ratios and proportional relationships, expressions and equations, geometry, statistics, probability, and other grade-level standards.
• Incorporate mathematical reasoning, critical thinking, problem-solving, mathematical discourse, and real-world applications into daily instruction.
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning, promotes academic growth, and is appropriate to the developmental needs and interests of middle school students.
• Establish clear learning objectives and communicate expectations for lessons, units, assessments, projects, and classroom activities.
• Employ a variety of instructional strategies, including direct instruction, collaborative learning, inquiry-based activities, hands-on learning, and technology-enhanced instruction.
• Differentiate instruction to meet the diverse academic, cultural, linguistic, and individual needs of students.
• Use formative and summative assessments, classroom observations, student work, and other data to monitor progress, identify learning gaps, and adjust instruction accordingly.
• Provide timely, meaningful feedback to students and communicate academic progress to parents and guardians.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of student achievement, attendance, assessments, and other information required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
• Identify students experiencing difficulty with mathematical concepts and implement appropriate interventions, enrichment opportunities, and instructional supports.
• Collaborate with special education personnel, interventionists, counselors, instructional coaches, and other district staff to support students with individualized learning needs.
• Support students in developing effective study habits, organizational skills, perseverance, mathematical confidence, and responsibility for their learning.
• Establish and maintain clear, consistent, and equitable classroom expectations while promoting positive behavior, respect, and student accountability.
• Assist the administration in implementing district policies,…