Middle Level Teachers: English Language Arts

Middle Level Teachers:
English Language Arts

The Reynoldsburg City Schools' Middle Level Teacher - ELA, is responsible for serving as an instructional leader and mentor during a critical developmental and transitional stage for students in grades 6-8. This role requires implementing departmentalized content expertise, developmentally responsive instruction, and targeted interventions to support academic growth, social-emotional development, and successful progression to high school. Guided by Ohio's Learning Standards, Ohio's Career Connections Framework, and Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES 2.0) standards, the educator creates a safe, positive classroom and laboratory environment that helps students connect classroom learning directly to future high school career-technical education (CTE) pathways and workforce opportunities.

Primary functions may include the following duties, responsibilities, skills, abilities, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of tasks performed by all positions within this classification.

Instructional Planning and Lesson Delivery (OTES 2.0)

• Plan and deliver rigorous, standards-aligned instruction using district curriculum, Ohio Learning Standards, and Ohio's Career Connections Framework.
• Design and facilitate inquiry-based lessons, laboratories, and simulations that connect classroom learning directly to real-world and future workforce applications.
• Communicate clear, high expectations for all students while utilizing content-specific strategies to teach main concepts, industry fields, and core employability skills effectively.
• Incorporate project-based learning frameworks and explicitly evaluate core employability soft skills within the daily curriculum.

Classroom Environment and Management (OTES 2.0)

• Establish and maintain consistent routines and expectations aligned with building-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) frameworks to maximize instructional time.
• Create a safe, positive, respectful, and routines-driven classroom and laboratory environment where students safely operate industry-specific equipment and follow strict emergency protocols.
• Serve as a mentor and positive role model, fostering student-led collaboration, teamwork, and critical thinking through social-emotional and developmental transitions.
• Supervise students in both instructional and non-instructional settings, including hallways, cafeterias, and arrival/dismissal areas.

Assessment, Data Analysis and Intervention (OTES 2.0)

• Implement a balanced framework of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments to measure student aptitudes, interests, and academic progress.
• Analyze student data using local district metrics, state performance indicators, and data tools (e.g., MAP, IXL) to inform, modify, and differentiate the teaching-learning cycle to close achievement gaps.
• Lead "Success Labs" and targeted Tier 2 intervention periods to provide individualized or small-group instruction to reinforce core skills and reteach complex concepts.
• Administer career interest inventories and guide students in creating individualized Student Success Plans using digital career-planning platforms like Ohio Means Jobs  K-12.

Professional Collaboration and Partnership (OTES 2.0)

• Participate actively in Teacher-Based Teams (TBTs), Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), and professional development opportunities.
• Maintain regular, transparent communication with families regarding academic progress, behavior, and career pathway choices using district-approved platforms.
• Partner with high school CTE instructors, local businesses, chambers of commerce, and the district's Business Advisory Council to arrange guest speakers, workplace visits, and smooth transitions into high school programs of study.
• Actively recruit for middle school elective pathways and career-technical exploration programs.
• Differentiate instructional materials and laboratory resources to meet the needs of all Ohio students, including special populations, subgroups, and non-traditional student populations.

Subject Area–Specific Technical Responsibilities

• English…