What are the responsibilities and job description for the High School Math Teacher (1.0 FTE) - Cottage Grove High School position at South Lane School District?
25-26 High School Math Teacher
(1.0 FTE)
Cottage Grove High School
Cottage Grove High School is seeking a math teacher starting 2025-2026 school year who is skilled at creating both meaningful relationships and engaging lessons to inspire students to
appreciate math while building their skills and knowledge. This permanent position would be an important part of an experienced and energetic math department, as well as a school staff with the mission to partner with parents and the community to help students find their direction for their future.
Cottage Grove High School has 600 students in grades 9-12 and promotes a welcoming and
positive experience for all students. CGHS prides itself in offering students a wide variety of
courses, opportunities and experiences to challenge and prepare them for tomorrow. CGHS strives to be a local leader in CTE, technology and instruction.
Qualifications
- Applicants must hold a current Oregon Teaching Certificate and be licensed to teach Math to high school students (9-12).
- Experience teaching math at the secondary level
- Demonstrated abilities to plan and implement instruction around district curriculum guidelines.
- Ability to work and communicate with students, teachers, parents, and administrators
- Ability to contribute in a meaningful way with an experienced team of instructors as part of professional learning communities.
- Possess effective and consistent classroom management (We need examples of this)
Preferred Qualities
- Ability to teach advance-level math courses
- ESOL endorsements preferred
- Evidence of multi-cultural experience and cultural competency
- Bilingual proficiency and/or multicultural experience are strongly preferred
- Willingness to coach and/or advise sports, clubs, or activities
- Experience with Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
An ideal candidate would also embody the mission, vision, and collective commitments of CGHS and its staff.
CGHS Mission: We are ALL about learning at high levels to ensure our students succeed after high school.
CGHS Vision: Students & Staff at CGHS learn together to:
- Authentically take risks to own the learning experience
- Cultivate and create a sense of belonging and a safe environment for EACH individual
- Make relevant connections between learning & life
- Prepare to meet the needs of our ever-changing world
CGHS Collective Commitments: in order to fulfill our fundamental purpose and become the school we describe in our vision statement, each member of the staff commits to the following:
- I will be a positive, contributing member of my collaborative team.
- I will teach the essential standards of our agreed-upon curriculum unit by unit.
- I will monitor each student’s learning on an ongoing basis through classroom and team developed formative assessments.
- I will use evidence of student learning to inform and improve my practice and to better meet the needs of each student.
- I will work with my colleagues to achieve our SMART goals.
- I will seek out best practices to support student learning.
- I will keep parents informed of the progress of their children.
- I will commit to culturally responsive practices, building relationships, and increasing equity.
Salary
Salary will be determined by the experience and degree level in accordance with the current salary schedule.
Application Procedure
Applications are completed online at https://slane.tedk12.com/hire
Deadline
Applications will be open until filled, application review will begin April 28th, 2025
South Lane School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, parental or marital status, age, veterans’ status or genetic information. Reasonable accommodations for the application and interview process will be provided upon request and as required in
accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Amendments Act (ADA).
