What are the responsibilities and job description for the Upper School Math Teacher position at Mounds Park Academy?
Position Begins: August 2025
Status: Full-Time (.7 FTE), Exempt
Department: Instructional Faculty, Upper School (grades 9-12)
Mounds Park Academy is a PreK-12 independent school in Saint Paul, MN that serves approximately 575 students from throughout the Twin Cities area. Since 1982, Mounds Park Academy has engaged students in a rigorous college preparatory experience that is demanding, but not draining, and goes far beyond memorization. Students are challenged to apply their understanding to stir the human spirit, stand for justice, and shake the world. This is what we call rigor with purpose, and it grounds our students in the radical idea that their identity in the world is not measured by a test score, but rather by the depth and decency of their impact on the world.
MPA is committed to embracing diversity, seeking equity, and continually striving to be truly inclusive. As a community, MPA is focused on fostering a safe and inclusive space for all, aspiring to be cognizant of gender-identity and equality, religious understanding, socio-economic diversity, and racial justice.
Mounds Park Academy seeks a full-time (.7 FTE) Upper School Math teacher preferably with experience in Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Statistics for the 2025 - 2026 school year. This position includes teaching multiple sections of Upper School math which may include algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and statistics. Math teachers at MPA are responsible for providing a classroom instructional program that supports the individual needs of all students in accordance with the school’s mission and values. We seek individuals with one or more degrees in a math related subject and experience in teaching high school age students.
It is expected that a successful candidate would:
- Teach up to five (5) sections of Upper School Math
- Emphasize critical thinking through content, research, and analysis
- Make math relevant and meaningful by inspiring students
- Create and use diverse lesson plans and syllabi as per MPA Math Curriculum Review
- Supervise, encourage, counsel, and evaluate students
- Foster and sustain an effective classroom environment that fosters open discussion with the freedom to express varied points of view
- Utilize and incorporate available academic technology for instruction
- Communicate and meet with students and parents during scheduled conferences and as necessary
- Participate in Math Department and staff development activities
- Revise and plan new curriculum in conjunction with other members of the Math Department
- Show a willingness to contribute to the life of the school outside of the classroom
- Perform additional duties as needed (serve on school-wide committees, attend open houses, advise a student club, etc.)
Qualifications and Experiences Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in one or more Math related subjects
- Master’s Degree or equivalent, preferable
- Five (5) years teaching experience at the upper school level or beyond
- Experience teaching Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Statistics, preferable
In addition, a candidate should possess the following personal qualities:
- Enjoy working with high school-aged students
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal skills
- Admirable leadership skills
- Strong collaboration skills
- Substantial organizational skills
- An interest in and openness to professional growth and development
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion
- A sense of humor, warmth of personality, and energy
- Flexibility
This position offers benefits and a competitive salary.
Mounds Park Academy is an equal opportunity employer.
