25-26 - East High - Hmong Bilingual DLI Social Studies Teacher - 1.0 FTE

25-26 - East High - Hmong Bilingual DLI Social Studies Teacher - 1.0 FTEHigh School OperationsEast HighMinimum Annual Compensation: $52,154Length of Contract: 192 daysEmployment Type: ExemptMMSD is seeking highly motivated and energetic teacher applicants for openings for the 2024-2025 school year. The Madison Metropolitan School District actively seeks and encourages women and candidates of color to apply.Becoming a Model School DistrictThe Madison Metropolitan School District is committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. We have a simple but bold vision - to ensure that every school is a thriving school, fostering the growth of every student so they graduate from high school ready for college, career and community.Our strategy is captured in our strategic framework, and centers on three major goals: that all children achieve academically, that our schools are places where children and adults thrive, and that our Black youth excel at school. To achieve this vision, we seek to retain staff in all positions, who are committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. Staff who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families and staff.We firmly believe and are here to create a work environment that is challenging and rewarding, while supporting you in your career path. We aim to foster, cultivate, and retain a skilled workforce that supports and mirrors the diversity of our student population.We know this vision doesn't come to life without dynamic leaders in every school. For more information on our teacher screening and selection process, please visit our TEACH Madison webpage.About Our DistrictThe Madison Metropolitan School District is the second largest school district in Wisconsin. The district serves a beautifully diverse population of more than 27,000 students. More than half are students of color. Almost half come from low income households. Nearly one third are English Language Learners, and more than 100 languages are represented in our schools. Madison schools are committed to making this district a place where every child thrives.Essential DutiesUse standards (CCSS, SELS, Language) to identify common learning targets that represent what all students should know, do and understand as a result of the instructionUse knowledge of students' background, interest, style, culture, language, individual needs, and assessment data to inform planningDevelop daily and weekly plans to support student growth towards mastery of standardsDevelop common year-long/course plans that identify the essential questions and resources to support student learningEstablishing clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to studentsInstructing students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations to build student engagement, collaboration, and independence with complex tasksAdapting teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interestsProvide daily opportunities for students to describe their reasoning, share explanations, make conjectures, justify conclusions, argue from evidence, and negotiate meaningDefine and plan formative assessments to show evidence of learningUse multiple ways to check for student understanding and clarify, reteach and/or make adjustments to instruction based on information gatheredProvide students with meaningful feedback that reinforces effort, provides recognition and promotes student involvement and progress in the learning processProvide opportunities for teacher-to-student, student-to-student and student-to-teacher feedback both orally and writtenAnalyze data and adjust instruction based on student achievement, observation, and teacher practice dataEstablishing rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsibleMeeting with parents/guardians to discuss their student's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needsCollaborating with all staff in support of student learning (e.g., team planning and co-teaching)Job Specific DutiesServing as a bilingual classroom teacher as part of the District's bilingual and English Language Learner (EL) programsAssisting in the development of curriculum for bilingual and ESL instruction in the DistrictProviding classroom instruction to students in bilingual classroomsProviding additional support and leadership to the bilingual and ESL education programs as requestedPosition CompetenciesHigh Expectations For Every StudentQuality Instructional PracticeCultural CompetenceData ProficiencyTeam CollaborationStudent & Family EngagementResilience & Results OrientationSelf-Awareness & Growth MindsetRequired QualificationsBachelor's degree. Official transcripts are required for formal employment.Native-like fluency in Hmong and English. For Bilingual Resource Teacher and Dual Language Immersion positions, a Hmong language proficiency assessment is required.NEED: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) teaching license in:Core content license: Social Studies to cover grade levelBilingual/Bi-Cultural and/or ESLIf you do not already have an active Wisconsin teaching license, you must obtain and maintain the necessary license(s) for the position. An application must be on file within 30 days of starting your employment with MMSD. Failure to do so will result in your contract being voided.The district does not provide financial support for the continued education that is required to achieve the certification. The district does not select or endorse any particular certification program that leads to the required Wisconsin teaching license. An unlicensed candidate can be considered, but they must be hired by a school district in order to apply for a One-Year License with Stipulations with DPI.For more information about the One Year with Stipulations licensing process: https://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/licensing/types/license-with-stipulationsTo search DPI-approved certification programs: https://dpi.wi.gov/licensing/pathways-licensure