CMSD Teacher (All Positions) - 2026-2027

clevelandmetroschools; United States; On-site; USD 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is seeking teachers who are thoughtful, hardworking, and eager to collaborate with peers to help all students succeed. Location is Administration or Assigned; salary starts at $54,830 for the 2026-27 school year.

Responsibilities include teaching with rigor, adapting instruction, engaging families, supervising students, and participating in professional development. Applicants must hold Ohio teaching certification and a Bachelor's in Education.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education or relevant degree.
• Valid Ohio teaching certificate for the appropriate subject area.
• Evidence of exemplary classroom teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Teach skills utilizing appropriate resources and activities.
• Instruct pupils in state law and district procedures.
• Adapt materials and methods to support diverse learners.
• Collaborate with staff to develop instructional plans.
• Communicate with parents about student progress.
• Maintain a rigorous and warm classroom culture.
• Participate in professional development and evaluations.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education

Ohio teaching certificate

Highly Qualified in subject area

Job description

Position Type: Teacher

Date Posted: 2026-01-13

Location: Administration or As Assigned

ABOUT CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students.

CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college.

Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop.

In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work.

BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES

The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

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.

Minimum Salary for 2026-27 School Year: $54,830

Full salary schedule can be located in the CTU/CMSD Collective Bargaining Agreement

CMSD Teachers:

• Teach skills utilizing appropriate resources and activities
• Instruct pupils in subject matter specific to state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district
• Adapt materials and methods to develop relevant sequential assignments that guide and challenge students
• Adapt the curriculum to provide individual, small group or remedial instruction to meet the needs of every student
• Encourage students to think independently and to express original ideas
• Establish and maintain a rigorous and warm classroom culture
• Identify student needs and collaborate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude and learning problems
• Communicate with parents and other school based community members about student progress
• Supervise students in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day
• Administer or monitors exams
• Participate in professional development
• Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and in self-selected professional growth activities
• Participate cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the method by which s/he will be evaluated in conformance with district guidelines
• Seek to involve parents and community stakeholders in the day to day education of our students

In addition, CMSD teachers should:

• Hold a Valid Ohio teaching certificate in appropriate subject area (please provide proof of certification)
• Have a Bachelor's degree in Education or relevant degree.
• Be Highly Qualified in appropriate subject area
• Provide evidence of exemplary classroom teaching experience
• Possess a special commitment to helping urban students to succeed
• Possess an understanding of what it means to provide access to rigor for students who have historically been underserved
• Demonstrate ability to work in collaboration with administrators, teachers, parents and community
• Ability to work well as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Care about building connections with students and their personal identities
• 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 Educat