Turtle Mountain Community Middle School 6th-8th Grade ELA​/MATH Teacher

Location: Belcourt

Position Type:
Turtle Mountain Community Middle School/Teacher

Date Posted:
5/21/2026

Location:
Turtle Mountain Community Middle School

Closing Date:
06/14/2026

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: TMCMS Teacher, Grades 6-8, English Language Arts or Mathematics

POSITION:
Middle School Teacher, Grades 6-8, English Language Arts or Mathematics Assignment - Turtle Mountain Community Middle School

DEPARTMENT:
Middle School Education / English Language Arts or Mathematics

REPORTS TO: TMCMS District Principal, and TMCS District Administration

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:
School Calendar Year  (185 days)

LOCATION:
Turtle Mountain Community Middle School

RANGE OF SALARY:
Based on the current Belcourt School District #7 Teacher's Negotiated Agreement and qualifications

POSITION SUMMARY

The Middle School Teacher, Grades 6-8, English Language Arts or Mathematics Assignment, provides high-quality instruction in the assigned content area for students at Turtle Mountain Community Middle School. The assignment may include English Language Arts, Mathematics, or another closely related middle school instructional assignment based on student need, staffing needs, licensure, and administrative assignment.

The teacher creates a respectful, structured, and culturally responsive classroom environment that supports student engagement, standards-based instruction, academic growth, and personal responsibility. The teacher is expected to demonstrate strong instructional ability in the assigned content area, use assessment data to guide instruction, provide appropriate intervention and enrichment, and support the district's instructional priorities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Specific to Instruction and Curriculum

• Plan, prepare, and deliver daily instruction aligned to North Dakota standards, district curriculum, priority standards, and building instructional expectations in the assigned content area.
• Teach grade-level English Language Arts and/or Mathematics standards using developmentally appropriate, evidence-based, and standards-based instructional practices.
• Develop clear lesson objectives, instructional tasks, assessments, and student products that are aligned to the standard, academic vocabulary, and expected level of rigor.
• Provide instruction using a balance of whole-group, small-group, and individualized learning opportunities to meet the needs of diverse learners.
• Use content-specific instructional strategies that support student learning in English Language Arts, Mathematics, or the assigned middle school content area.
• Use culturally responsive instructional practices that reflect the strengths, experiences, and cultural heritage of Turtle Mountain Community Schools students and families.

Specific to Content Area Instruction

• For an English Language Arts assignment, teach and reinforce reading comprehension, close reading, text analysis, vocabulary, written expression, grammar, speaking, listening, research, and evidence-based communication skills.
• For a Mathematics assignment, teach and reinforce grade-level mathematical reasoning, computation, problem solving, numeracy, mathematical vocabulary, use of models, and application of mathematical concepts.
• Develop content-area lessons that require students to think critically, explain their reasoning, support answers with evidence, solve problems, communicate clearly, and demonstrate understanding through aligned student work.
• Use formative assessment, checks for understanding, questioning, student discourse, modeling, guided practice, and independent practice to strengthen student mastery of grade-level standards.
• Provide intervention, reteaching, enrichment, and academic support based on student performance, instructional data, and demonstrated student needs.

Specific to Assessment, Data, and Intervention

• Use formative, benchmark, interim, classroom-based, and summative assessment data to monitor student progress and guide instructional decisions.
• Analyze student work and assessment results to identify skill gaps, adjust instruction, form instructional groups, and provide targeted interventions.
• Provide timely, consistent, and appropriate academic support for students who are not yet meeting grade-level expectations in the assigned content area.
• Participate in MTSS, data meetings, grade-level meetings, PLCs, student referral meetings, and other school improvement processes as assigned.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of student grades, attendance, progress, behavior, interventions, parent contact, and other required documentation.

Specific to Classroom Management and Student Support

• Create and maintain a classroom environment that is safe, respectful, structured, student-centered, and conducive to learning.
• Establish, teach, and consistently reinforce classroom expectations, procedures, and routines that support positive behavior and academic success.
• Differentiate instruction and provide appropriate accommodations, modifications, and supports for students with IEPs, 504 plans, English Learner needs, and other…