Middle School Math Teacher

Summit Management Consulting, LLC; Kimball Township (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Landmark Academy seeks a dedicated Teacher to deliver instruction aligned with state standards and Landmark Academy curriculum. You will plan varied lessons, assess student progress, and maintain accurate records while collaborating with PLC teams to support student growth.

This role emphasizes direct in‑person instruction and routine parent communication. Your responsibilities include developing and implementing educational plans, adhering to safety policies, and participating in school events,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required and Michigan Teaching Certification in the assigned area as well as pre‑service experience, as required for certification.
• Strong classroom management and instructional planning skills required.
• Ability to communicate with students, parents, and staff effectively.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver lessons that are varied, engaging, and aligned with state standards.
• Create lesson plans matching students’ learning styles.
• Maintain accurate student records and progress in Skyward or equivalent system.
• Assist in development and implementation of IEPs, 504 plans, and behavior plans.
• Provide timely feedback and assess student work within the PLC framework.
• Communicate regularly with parents about student progress and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Communication

Behavior modification

Classroom management

MS Office

Positive reinforcement

Punctuality

Safety regulations

Teamwork

Learning styles

Subject mastery

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Michigan Teaching Certification

Job description

Teacher

Summary/Objective

Landmark Academy must provide an excellent education to all our students consistent with the mission, vision, and goals of the Academy and with the core values of Summit Management Consulting. Your primary goal is to ensure that each of your students is learning subject matter identified in the State standards and the Landmark Academy curriculum.

Essential Functions

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Consistently plan and deliver lessons that are varied, interesting, engaging, and enjoyable for your students.
• Facilitate learning by creating lesson plans in harmony with students learning styles.
• Assign homework only in accordance with Landmark’s homework philosophy and in alignment with Professional Learning Community (PLC) team guidelines.
• Offer assignments and assessments in accordance with four-period learning, providing frequent and timely feedback to your students.
• Consistently review and analyze student performance data to develop plans to meet the needs of all students (refer to the 4 essential PLC questions on the intranet).
• Maintain timely, complete and accurate student records (i.e. Skyward).
• Assist in the development of curriculum that is aligned to the State standards, referring to these approved guidelines as often as necessary as you design and execute daily plans for teaching your students.
• Assist in the development and implementation of any educational plans such as IEP’s, 504 plans and behavior plans.
• Ensure that your classroom is conducive to learning – on that is safe and nurturing for all students. Provide consistency and balance for your students.
• Ensure that parents are frequently advised as to their child’s performance and progress.
• Communicated via all means available and necessary including voice mail, email, Skyward, face‑to‑face conferences, written correspondence, or other means.
• Frequent communication will assist parents in playing a key role in their child’s education. This will prevent surprises with progress reports and report card results.
• Provide parents with encouraging news as well as items of concern.
• Return parent e‑mail and voice mail messages within 24 hours.
• Conduct research, attend conferences, meetings, and pursue continuing education to ensure you are serving to model being a life‑long learner and to ensure you are providing effective instruction. Keeping your teaching certification up to date is your professional responsibility.
• Teach and model elements of Landmark Academy’s approved character education program (7 Habits).
• Ensure students have healthy self‑respect and respect for others.
• Use teachable moments to reinforce desirable character traits.
• Ensure that students follow Landmark’s rules and policies, using balance of Positive Behavior Interventions and Support along with disciplinary procedures.
• Perform other duties and tasks as directed by the School Administration.

General Expectations

You are directly accountable to the Administrator. As a member of the Landmark team, you are also expected to communicate and coordinate with the school office personnel and collaborate with your fellow teachers. As a Landmark employee you will be expected to:

• Conduct yourself in a professional manner – demonstrating competence in your area of responsibility and extending respect and courtesy to coworkers. This position is one that demands an exceptional attendance routine, including consistently arriving early to set the tone for the day along with staying after to plan or support students.
• Adhere to all Landmark employee policies as well as expectations as outlined in the handbooks located on the intranet. We will supply a hard copy to you upon request.
• Conduct yourself in accordance with the mission, vision, and goals of Landmark Academy, as well as the core values of Summit Management. This will foster mutually beneficial relationships and promote a spirit of excellence in our endeavors.
• Be present at all school events and open houses and available for tours as needed.

Evaluation

All employees are evaluated based on the performance of their primary responsibilities and their adherence to the general expectations outlined in the job descriptions. It is also expected that each employee will do their part to maintain a spirit of team unity and cooperation. Each employee can expect to be observed and provided with immediate feedback frequently throughout the school year with a year‑end evaluation.

Supervisory Responsibilities

There are no supervisory responsibilities in this position.

Competencies

• Leadership
• Time management
• Positive communication skills; able to relate to students, parents, and staff
• Behavior modification skills
• Classroom management
• Word, Excel, Power point, Email skills
• Positive reinforcement skills
• Punctuality, exemplary attendance
• Knowledge of and ability to follow federal and state safety regulations
• Ability to work as a team
• Understanding and ability to incorporate student learning styles
• Mastery of assigned subject of instruction

Work Environment

This job operates in a classroom environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and projectors.

Summit Management Consulting, LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Summit Management Consulting, LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Summit Management Consulting, LLC expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Summit Management Consulting, LLC’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required and Michigan Teaching Certification in the assigned area as well as pre‑service experience, as required for certification.

Schedule

This role requires work between 7:30am and 3:30pm, Monday through Friday and additional hours as needed. This is a full‑time, salary position that requires 40 hours plus, if necessary to complete required tasks. In person commitments are a requirement. These include:

• Parent Teacher Conferences
• Field trips
• Professional development
• Graduation

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.