Middle School Math Teacher 26-27 School Year

Middle School Math Teacher

Launch EL Charter School | Brooklyn, NY

About Launch

Launch EL Charter School serves middle and high school students from across Brooklyn, reflecting the vibrant diversity of our city. Rooted in the values of Crew, Excellence, and Equity, our mission is to prepare students in under-resourced communities to thrive in college and careers — through active learning experiences and powerful character development that develop learners, leaders, and changemakers.

Our model is built on EL Education's proven approach, and Launch has earned credentials in Mastery of Knowledge and Skills and Character — with High Quality Work in progress this year. Launch students consistently outperform NYS peers in both growth and achievement.

Our vision is to offer a world-class public education to students and families in Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, and surrounding communities — one that opens doors to the most competitive universities and careers, and empowers students to lead fulfilling lives of choice and purpose. At Launch, we are committed to engaging, rigorous instruction and strong character. We support the growth of smart, good people.

Why Launch

At Launch, you will not be handed a script and left alone to figure it out. This is a school where the adults model the same habits of learning and reflection we ask of students. Our families are deeply engaged: 96% approve of what we are doing, and they will hold us to it. If you are looking for a place where the work is serious, the community is real, and your growth as a teacher is treated as non-negotiable, Launch is that place.

The Role

Launch EL Charter School is seeking a Middle School Math Teacher who understands that mathematical thinking is not a talent some students are born with, it is something every student can develop when the conditions are right. Over the last three years, Launch students have increased math proficiency by more than 30%, and we now outpace the city, district, and state in math growth. That did not happen by accident. It happened because our teachers believe in the mathematical brilliance of Black and Brown students and build classrooms where that brilliance has room to show up every day.

At Launch, math class is not a place where the teacher does the thinking and students watch. Students work, share their reasoning, defend their approaches, and learn from each other. Your job is to design for that — to know your students' thinking well enough to make it the engine of the lesson. This is also a school that celebrates Pi Day every March 14th, because we believe joy and rigor are not in tension, they require each other. The ideal candidate understands that.

Who You Are

You bring more than content knowledge to this work. You believe deeply that all students are capable of mathematical greatness and you are willing to do the daily, detailed work that makes that belief real. You are the kind of teacher who does not just accept feedback but acts on it before the next lesson. You lead with care and hold high expectations at the same time.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate our Launch Habits of Responsibility:

• Integrity and Stewardship: You always work to do what is best and right for our community and inspire confidence in others through consistent honesty and care.
• Kindness and Collaboration: You make others feel like they belong through empathy and genuine care.
• Imagination and Spirit: You hold an unwavering belief that we can accomplish our goals, even when the work is hard.
• Dedication and Practice: You use each opportunity to support our mission and reflect on your actions with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Equity Commitment: You actively examine your own practice through an equity lens, name and address barriers that prevent students from thriving, and believe that creating an equitable classroom is ongoing, intentional work, not a checkbox.

What You Will Do

Instruction and Planning

• Develop and deliver standards-aligned math lessons using the Open Up Resources curriculum as a core instructional framework, grounded in rigorous mathematical standards, to support the full range of learners in your classroom
• Design lessons where student thinking drives the discussion. After students work independently or in small groups, select and sequence student work intentionally, display it, and call on students to explain their reasoning in full while the class listens, questions, and builds understanding together, holding students accountable for complete thinking, not just correct answers
• Stamp learning explicitly at the close of each lesson, returning to student work to name the key mathematical idea students should carry forward
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners, including students in ICT settings, students with IEPs, English Language Learners, and extension groups, using small group instruction, flexible grouping, and targeted intervention and enrichment
• Use formative and summative assessment data, including exit tickets and benchmark assessments, to drive small group work, adjust whole-class instruction, and adapt your teaching before it is too late to matter
• Prepare students for NYS math assessments through targeted, data-informed test preparation that builds procedural fluency and conceptual understanding without narrowing the broader math program

Classroom Community

• Establish consistent expectations and routines in a student-centered classroom that is organized, welcoming, and celebratory, using a restorative justice framework to build relationships, repair harm, and keep students connected to the community rather than removed from it
• Teach from a culturally responsive and sustaining framework that honors the identities and experiences of all students, so that the math they do in your classroom feels connected to their lives outside of it
• Lead a Crew, EL Education's student advisory structure, serving as a consistent, trusted adult who guides a small group of students in their academic growth, character development, and sense of belonging

Collaboration and Growth

• Plan and analyze student work alongside colleagues in department and grade-level meetings, using data to ask hard questions and make better instructional decisions together
• Engage in quarterly coaching cycles built on an asset-based approach, you will be observed, given feedback, and supported to grow, with the expectation that your practice improves and students feel it
• Prepare students to lead their own Student-Led Conferences and Passages, putting student voice at the center of the learning community
• Build and sustain genuine relationships with students and families, communicating honestly and regularly about growth, challenges, and what students are capable of

Qualifications

• Unwavering commitment to equity, Launch's mission, and the EL Education model
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred
• Valid New York State Teaching Certification in Mathematics preferred
• Strong content knowledge in middle school mathematics and experience designing lessons that develop both procedural fluency and conceptual understanding
• Experience facilitating student-led math discourse where student work and reasoning drive the conversation
• Familiarity with Open Up Resources or a similar problem-based math curriculum; experience with structured student discourse models where students do the thinking and the talking is strongly preferred
• Teaching experience in an urban setting preferred; middle school math experience preferred
• Documented success moving student math achievement, with clear evidence of growth over time
• Comfort differentiating instruction across a range of learners including students with IEPs, ELLs, and advanced learners

Benefits and Compensation

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) and/or Roth IRA with employer match; flexible spending accounts (Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Transit); short- and long-term disability; Employee Assistance Program with mental health, family, and wellness support; professional development funding and ongoing coaching; parental leave; summer benefits.

Compensation: $65,000 - $115,000 annually, commensurate with experience. Salaries at Launch are set through a lens of equity and based on an individual's skills, education, and years of relevant experience.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Launch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group for reasons of race, color, creed, sex, age, culture, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or mental or physical disability. We actively recruit, hire, and retain a diverse and inclusive staff because we believe our team should reflect the communities we serve.