Experienced Math Teacher | Founding Middle School | ECPA

Position Title
:
Middle School Math Teacher | Founding Years

Location
:
New Haven, CT

Reports To
:
School Principal

Employment Type
:
Full-time, Exempt

Start Date
: SY26-27

Salary Range
: $50,500 - $90,000 , commensurate with experience

About Edmonds Cofield Preparatory Academy for Young Men

Edmonds Cofield Preparatory Academy for Young Men (ECPA) is New Haven’s first dedicated middle school for young men. Our mission is to develop resourceful, resilient, and responsible young men who think critically, lead ethically, and contribute positively to their communities. ECPA provides a rigorous academic experience that fosters mastery of learning while preparing students to navigate real‑world choices with confidence and integrity.

Through exposure to entrepreneurial thinking, leadership development, and hands‑on learning opportunities, our young men cultivate the skills and mindsets necessary to excel in high school, college, and beyond.

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Edmonds Cofield Preparatory Academy for Young Men (ECPA) is seeking an educator who believes deeply in the brilliance, voice, and leadership potential of young men to serve as our Middle School Math Teacher on the 7th/8th grade team. As a founding‑years teacher, you will help shape a school designed intentionally for young men—one that pairs rigorous academics with identity, confidence, and character development.

As an ECPA Middle School Math Teacher, you will design and deliver math instruction that challenges students to think critically, persevere through complex problems, and see themselves as capable mathematicians and problem‑solvers. You will create a classroom where young men feel known, supported, and pushed to grow — academically, socially, and personally.

You will join a team committed to building a school where young men are affirmed, held to high expectations, and equipped with the habits, discipline, and self‑belief needed to thrive in high school, college, and life. As ECPA expands from its inaugural cohort toward full scale, your work will directly influence the academic model, culture, and traditions that define our school.

This opportunity is ideal for educators who bring strong instructional skill, deep care for students, and a desire to help young men grow into thoughtful, confident, and resilient leaders.

As a Founding Years Middle School Math Teacher ECPA, you will be primarily responsible for:

Instructional Excellence

• Plan rigorous math instruction by intellectually preparing standards‑aligned lessons that build conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and mathematical reasoning.
• Deliver high‑quality instruction that develops core disciplinary skills—problem‑solving, modeling, analyzing patterns, constructing arguments, and critiquing reasoning.
• Build strong, affirming relationships that create a classroom where young men feel safe taking intellectual risks, asking questions, and engaging deeply with challenging math tasks.
• Integrate culturally relevant and identity‑affirming practices that make math meaningful, connected to students’ lived experiences, and reflective of their strengths and aspirations.
• Use data and ongoing assessment (exit tickets, discourse, problem‑solving tasks, formative check) to differentiate instruction and ensure every learner is known and supported.

Classroom Culture & School Community

• Establish a structured, joyful classroom grounded in mutual respect, high expectations, and consistent routines that support productive mathematical discourse and collaboration.
• Model and reinforce ECPA’s values—confidence, character, leadership, and academic excellence—to help scholars grow as young men and leaders.
• Partner with families to build trust, share progress, and ensure shared ownership of student growth.
• Contribute to school life by supporting events, leading a club or enrichment experience, and helping build ECPA’s emerging traditions and community culture.

Collaboration & Professional Learning

• Engage in weekly professional learning, including coaching, co‑planning, department work, and grade‑level collaboration…