Upper School Mathematics Teacher 2025-2026
Upper School Mathematics Teacher 2025-2026
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Job Description
Position/Title: Upper School Mathematics Teacher with Physics teaching possibilities
Appointment: School Year 2025/2026
Reports To: Director of the Upper School
Laurel School seeks talented faculty and staff who will put our students first and strive to make a difference in their lives. We seek to attract faculty and staff who thrive on being engaged participants in our community and are committed to developing young women as authentic learners and leaders. The most successful candidates are solutionsdriven are willing to listen to learn embrace iteration and practice as a necessary part of the product see opportunities before problems and thrive in a fastpaced forwardthinking educational environment. Laurel lives our mission: to inspire each girl to fulfill her promise and to better the world.
Position Summary:
We seek a dynamic and talented teacher who can teach various Upper School mathematics courses into the college calculus sequence ideally including AP Calculus BC Multivariable Calculus (Calc 3) Honors Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (Calc 4). Applicants with experience in any part of this range should feel welcome to apply. The ideal teacher will create a rich learning environment employ varied teaching approaches and use multiple tools to assess student understanding. S/he will be able to work collaboratively with other STEM teachers and will be guided by differentiated instructional methods in developing and delivering effective lessons to diverse learners. Enthusiasm for devising a variety of student experiences will be key: asking students to pursue inquirybased learning designing projects to use as dynamic assessment tools encouraging class discussions as a way to deepen student understanding and developing a curriculum that uses our 140acre Butler Campus as a classroom. Teachers interested in or experience with standardsbased learning are especially encouraged to apply.
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Preparation and implementation of daily lessons
- Design implementation and timely evaluation of appropriate authentic formative and summative assessment
- Timely and proactive communication with students parents and advisors about student progress
- Advising of a small group of students
- Collaboration with other members of the faculty administration and staff on experiential interdisciplinary and communitybased opportunities that add to the school community
- Active participation in all faculty and staff meetings
- Support of divisional and schoolwide initiatives through committee work where appropriate
- Supervision and/or participation in nonacademic activities including lunch study halls dances class trips etc
- Other duties as assigned
The successful candidate must have a Bachelors or Masters degree in mathematics or a related field. At least 2 years of prior teaching experience is preferred. The successful candidate will possess a positive attitude excellent written and verbal skills strong organizational skills and proven success within a work setting that requires collaboration cooperation and collegiality.
Candidates for Laurel teaching positions should be enthusiastic about pedagogy particularly inquirybased approaches and differentiated implementation best suited to various learners. The candidate must possess or acquire and maintain a State of Ohioissued teaching certificate or nontax certificate. The school welcomes the opportunity to continue to find ways to diversify our faculty.
Salary:
Laurel offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
To Apply:
Please see for further information and a job application.
Work Environment
Laurel School is a dynamic forwardthinking K12 girls school with a coed early childhood division where every child is well known.
Laurel teachers are committed to:
- The study of research on girls education and integration of this knowledge into classroom practice
- Creating a culture of belonging in which every member of the community feels valued
- The academic and social development of girls
- Working with each girl to fulfill the schools mission
- The creation of a classroom community
- The integration of communitybased learning projects at the classroom level and as a part of the whole school community
- Involving parents as partners in the educational process
- Outdoor education and sustainability
- Flexibility and openness to new ideas
Laurel enjoys an outstanding local and national reputation and is home to the Laurel Center for Research on Girls. In a highly competitive school landscape Laurel is fortunate to be a school of choice in Cleveland. Our emphasis on the whole child and our legacy of excellence in the teaching of girls set us apart. Located in Shaker Heights OH (15 minutes from downtown Cleveland) with an additional rural campus 17 minutes away the school has a suburban/rural advantage. The work environment is noted for being familyfriendly and flexible. The feeling in the school is joyous collaborative and innovative. Our curricular philosophy emphasizes communitybased interdisciplinary and experiential learning. Collaboration and reflective practice are key to pedagogy at Laurel. The school is fully committed to a culturally diverse faculty and student body.
Laurel School is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all personnel and applicants for employment without regard to race; color; religion; sex; gender identity; national origin; handicap or disability; sexual orientation; or status as a veteran Vietnam era or special disabled veteran.
Employment Type
Full Time
