3-5 Math Teacher

D.C. Bilingual; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 63,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

D.C. Bilingual is seeking a motivated Upper Elementary Math Teacher for the 2025-2026 School Year. The role involves providing effective instruction, creating a strong learning culture, and collaborating with intervention teachers to support student success. Applicants should demonstrate commitment to the school’s mission and engage actively with families and students.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Medical, dental, vision

401k

Short-term disability

Staff preference for child enrollment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant education field required.
• DC Praxis Passing Score needed.
• Preferred two or more years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide rigorous instruction and create a safe learning environment.
• Plan and teach DCB content curriculum and best practices.
• Participate in ongoing professional development.

Skills

Bilingual

Collaboration

Data-driven instruction

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Special Education

Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Washington, DC

Salary Range: $63000.00 - $100000.00 Salary/year

Description

3-5 Math Teacher

DC Bilingual is recruiting Upper Elementary Math Teachers to provide highly effective, rigorous, data-driven instruction to students in the upper elementary grades for the 2025-2026 School Year.

The Teacher is the primary planner for Math instruction as well as responsible for creating a strong learning culture with clear systems and procedures. All teachers are expected to work collaboratively with intervention teachers (SPED teacher, Language Specialists, and Instructional Specialists) assigned to the same classroom for part of the day. DC Bilingual is seeking motivated staff that is committed to the school’s mission and will bring professionalism, urgency, and dedication to the school environment.

All staff are expected to work collaboratively within our professional learning community (PLC)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide rigorous instruction to students by creating a safe, nurturing, and intellectually challenging learning environment and by applying the DCB content curriculum, school-wide instructional strategies, non-negotiables, and best practices.
• Plan and teach DCB content curriculum, school-wide instructional strategies, and best practices.
• Design data-driven classroom lessons and unit plans that meet all standards and objectives by differentiating instructional levels so that all students access the curriculum, content, and concepts. All plans and assessments must be approached collaboratively with co-teachers, the instructional support team, and other staff.
• Formally and informally assess student progress using standards, formative and summative assessments, and analyze the data daily, weekly and quarterly using school-wide data trackers to drive instructional decisions. Complete individual student progress reports and conduct individual parent-teacher conferences on a quarterly basis and additionally as needed.
• Participate in ongoing professional development, including various modalities of coaching; receive and provide critical feedback and implement all learning in the classroom; participate in grade-level team meetings and student-focused meetings
• Promote family engagement by developing a partnership with caretakers through ongoing positive communication, home visits and other activities that encourage active participation in student learning
• Adhere to the No Nonsense Nurture expectations for managing student relations and behaviors
• Other duties as assigned

ADDITIONAL DCB STAFF REQUIREMENTS

• Meet all expectations as outlined by the DC Bilingual Leading and Learning Framework
• Meet all expectations as outlined in the Employee handbook and Standards of Conduct
• Abide by the DC Bilingual 7 Agreements
• Attend school wide Justice, Equity and Inclusion trainings and affinity group meetings
• Demonstrate dedication to the Professional Learning Community (PLC) by supporting school-wide initiatives and programs
• Other duties as assigned

If SPED certified

• Provide direct support to students with disabilities by delivering specialized instruction and ensuring active learning through a variety of models and strategies.
• Ensure appropriate accommodations and modifications occur in the curriculum, lessons and learning environment as guided in student Individualized Education Plans (IEP)
• Develop and implement student Individualized Education Programs (IEP) and progress reports for the grade level being taught
• Complete individual student progress reports and conduct individual parent-teacher conferences on a quarterly basis and additionally as needed
• Utilize Special Education Data System (SEDS) regarding student files; work with SPED Manager to create IEPs, maintain special education records and timelines for students
• Participate in MDT meetings
• Provide behavior support as needed, including implementation of behavior intervention plans (BIP)
• Assist in the implementation of the inclusion/resource model embedded within our Two Way Immersion Bilingual program

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, or equivalent
• DC Praxis Passing Score
• Special Education Certification Preferred
• Bilingual preferred but not required (Spanish/English)
• Demonstrated ability to work with students and families from diverse backgrounds
• Preferred two or more years of experience (preferably in an urban or culturally diverse setting)

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, and use his/her hands. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. The specific vision abilities required by this job may include close vision.

DC Bilingual is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is a drug-free workplace. Salary is competitive and is commensurate with experience. DCB provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, short-term disability, and staff preference when enrolling their child(ren) into DC Bilingual.