Middle School Math Teacher

Job Description

Starting Date: Aug 17, 2026

• Cheryl Putnam
• Burke County Public Schools
• Phone:
• Email: cherylputnam.nc.us

Middle School Math Teacher (6–8)

• Date Posted: 6/2/2026
• Final date to receive applications: 6/23/2026
• Job : 376275
• Location: Table Rock Middle School, Morganton, North Carolina
• Terms of
  
  Contract:
  
  Teacher Contract, 10 months, full-time, benefit-eligible
• Monthly Salary: State Salary Schedule for Teachers (plus local supplement)
• Reports To: Principal
• FLSA: EXEMPT

We are seeking a passionate, student‑centered Middle School Teacher to join our academic team. The ideal candidate will create an engaging learning environment that supports students' intellectual, social, and emotional development in grades 6–8. This role requires strong classroom management skills, subject matter expertise, and a commitment to fostering a positive and inclusive school culture.

• Candidates must hold or be eligible for a North Carolina Teaching license.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function proficiently. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials providing effective teaching strategies.
• Maintain effective classroom management; recognize and address learning and behavior issues; understand developmental appropriateness of materials and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
• Evaluate student accomplishments on a regular basis using multiple assessment methods; provide progress and interim reports for feedback.
• Communicate with parents in a timely manner; maintain positive and constructive communication with students, staff, parents, and community.
• Protect students, materials and facilities taking necessary and reasonable precautions.
• Uphold and enforce board policy, district goals, administrative procedures and school rules and regulations.
• Adhere to health and safety policies.
• Maintain appropriate work habits, including regular and punctual attendance and appropriate use of conference and planning time.
• Keep current in subject matter knowledge and learning theory; attend workshops, and PLCs as well as staff department, curricular development, and staff‑development session as required.
• Respect the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, parents and teachers in accordance with accepted professional ethics and state and federal laws.
• Share responsibility during the school day for the supervision of students in areas of the school.
• Perform non‑instructional duties as assigned.

• Teachers lead in their classroom and the teaching profession.
• Teachers demonstrate leadership in the school.
• Teachers advocate for schools and students.
• Teachers demonstrate high ethical standards.

• Teachers provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults; an environment that is inviting, respectful, supportive, inclusive, and flexible.
• Teachers embrace diversity in the school community and in the world.
• Teachers treat students as individuals.
• Teachers adapt their teaching for the benefit of students with special needs.
• Teachers work collaboratively with the families and significant adults in the lives of their students.

• Teachers align their instruction with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
• Teachers know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty.
• Teachers recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/disciplines.
• Teachers make instruction relevant to students.

• Teachers know the ways in which learning takes place, and they know the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of their…