THE OPPORTUNITY:
Cleveland teachers do more than just teach. They change lives. We are looking for teachers who are thoughtful, hardworking, interested in collaborating with their peers for the success of all students, and who look at challenges and see opportunity.
CMSD Teachers:
1. Teach skills utilizing appropriate resources and activities
2. Instruct pupils in subject matter specific to state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district
3. Adapt materials and methods to develop relevant sequential assignments that guide and challenge students
4. Adapt the curriculum to provide individual, small group or remedial instruction to meet the needs of every student
5. Encourage students to think independently and to express original ideas
6. Establish and maintain a rigorous and warm classroom culture
7. Identify student needs and collaborate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude and learning problems
8. Communicate with parents and other school based community members about student progress
9. Supervise students in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day
10. Administer or monitors exams
11. Participate in professional development
12. Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and in self-selected professional growth activities
13. Participate cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the method by which s/he will be evaluated in conformance with district guidelines
14. Seek to involve parents and community stakeholders in the day to day education of our students
In addition, CMSD teachers should:
1. Hold a Valid Ohio teaching certificate in appropriate subject area (please provide proof of certification)
2. Have a Bachelor’s degree in Education or relevant degree.
3. Be Highly Qualified in appropriate subject area
4. Provide evidence of exemplary classroom teaching experience
5. Possess a special commitment to helping urban students to succeed
6. Possess an understanding of what it means to provide access to rigor for students who have historically been underserved
7. Demonstrate ability to work in collaboration with administrators, teachers, parents and community
8. Ability to work well as part of an interdisciplinary team
9. Care about building connections with students and their personal identities
10. Have a track record of succeeding when faced with challenging work
This position is for all teaching jobs at Cleveland Metropolitan School District. It includes the following job titles:
Physical Education
Art
Music
Intervention Specialist
Middle School
Elementary School
High School English, Math, Science and Social Studies
Bilingual Teachers
Career Tech
Education
Bachelor’s: Education
We realize that it can sometimes be disheartening to apply and not get a response in a timely fashion. At this stage, we are gathering applications for next school year. We do need to follow our contractually agreed upon hiring timeline for all teaching positions. To hopefully set a realistic expectation for you, please understand that once you are in the candidate pool, you may not hear from our building administrators until they are permitted to reach out to you. That date is yet to be determined but will likely be in the middle of April 2025.