Middle School Teacher (Science/Math) Excellence Community Schools · Bronx, NY 10/26/2026

BlackRomance; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Excellence Community Schools (ECS) seeks passionate educators to join its Bronx team, delivering a rigorous, project-based education that develops students' analytical and critical thinking from early grades. The role emphasizes collaboration, equity, and strong family communication to support student growth.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) and NYS certification or reciprocity.

Qualifications

• Plans and teaches collaboratively with the grade-level team to implement best practices that support the success of all learners.
• Plans purposefully to provide students with meaningful opportunities to construct knowledge and deepen understanding of new concepts.
• Applies high-quality curriculum resources that promote student growth and align with required educational expectations.
• Introduces new ideas and concepts using varied instructional strategies, inspiring and guiding students to explore, express, and develop their own thinking.
• Administers, collects, and analyzes qualitative and quantitative data from a range of student assessments.
• Builds strong relationships with students’ families through consistent communication regarding progress and by offering ways families can support learning at home.
• Participates in school-wide assessments to identify and address student needs.
• Supervises students during lunch and/or recess.
• Provides other support as needed by the school community.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Plans and teaches collaboratively with the grade-level team to implement best practices that support the success of all learners.
• Plans purposefully to provide students with meaningful opportunities to construct knowledge and deepen understanding of new concepts.
• Applies high-quality curriculum resources that promote student growth and align with required educational expectations.
• Introduces new ideas and concepts using varied instructional strategies, inspiring and guiding students to explore, express, and develop their own thinking.
• Administers, collects, and analyzes qualitative and quantitative data from a range of student assessments.

Skills

Collaborative planning

Differentiated instruction

Curriculum alignment

Data-driven instruction

Family engagement

Student assessment

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Bronx, NY Full Time Education Posted 10/26/2026

Who We Are Excellence Community Schools (ECS) is a Charter Management Organization (CMO) supporting schools in the Bronx, NY and Stamford, CT. Our programs are based on a proven, nationally recognized model, which originated in our flagship school, the Bronx Charter School for Excellence, a National Blue Ribbon School.

Our Mission and Vision Our schools prepare young scholars to compete for admission to and succeed in top public, private, and parochial high schools by cultivating their intellectual, artistic, social, emotional, and ethical development. We accomplish this by offering a challenging and rigorous academic curriculum, which at the earliest of grades has an eye towards college preparation. To achieve this, our schools create a supportive and caring environment that at all times has high expectations of all students. We offer a differentiated, project-based learning environment that seeks to develop high-level analytic and critical thinking skills in all of our students. Our engaging and rigorous approach to educating our scholars is implemented by a collaborative team of teachers.

Who We Need We seek passionate, driven individuals who believe in the power of education to transform lives. Ideal candidates are:

• Dedicated to student success and committed to education reform
• Proven achievers who lead by example and have a track record of results
• Ambitious collaborators who model excellence, hold themselves accountable, and embrace teamwork
• Relentless advocates for equity and high expectations for all students

Qualifications & Requirements

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Plans and teaches collaboratively with the grade-level team to implement best practices that support the success of all learners.
• Plans purposefully to provide students with meaningful opportunities to construct knowledge and deepen understanding of new concepts.
• Applies high-quality curriculum resources that promote student growth and align with required educational expectations.
• Introduces new ideas and concepts using varied instructional strategies, inspiring and guiding students to explore, express, and develop their own thinking.
• Administers, collects, and analyzes qualitative and quantitative data from a range of student assessments.
• Builds strong relationships with students’ families through consistent communication regarding progress and by offering ways families can support learning at home.
• Participates in school-wide assessments to identify and address student needs.
• Supervises students during lunch and/or recess.
• Provides other support as needed by the school community.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• New York State Teaching Certification or reciprocity from another state in the equivalent area preferred
• At least one year of teaching experience with a proven record of high student achievement.