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Compensation for this position will generally be offered in the range of $55,000 - $70,000. Individual offers will be specific, and based on education, experience, and benchmarking parameters.
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
McDonogh School is posting an anticipated opening in the Upper School English Department for the 2026-2027 school year.
An ideal Upper School English teacher is a dynamic, caring intellectual who inspires students to develop both skills and passion for literature, writing, and critical thinking. This teacher will work with students in grades 9-12 across a range of courses and ability levels, fostering a student-centered learning environment that values effort, growth, and intellectual curiosity.
Essential Functions
Teaching and Curriculum Development
Inspire, engage, and encourage students in the study of literature, composition, rhetoric, and language arts across grade levels (English 9-12 and electives)
Develop and deliver curriculum that challenges students across all levels while meeting them where they are academically
Value, promote, and cultivate the importance of effort and grit in students' academic achievement; celebrate incremental growth alongside achievement
Create and maintain a student-centered learning environment that promotes active learning and critical thinking
Foster students' development as confident writers, close readers, and thoughtful literary analysts
Guide students in developing AI literacy, including understanding ethical use of AI tools in writing, research, and literary analysis, and cultivating critical thinking about AI-generated content
Provide timely, constructive feedback on student writing that promotes revision and growth
Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Community Engagement
Work collaboratively with English department colleagues to align curriculum, ensure consistent skill development, and provide similar student experiences across sections
Participate actively in the broader McDonogh community through school activities, events, and initiatives both within and outside the English department
Support school-wide initiatives and policies, including the digital device policy
Student Support and Mentorship
Serve as an advisor to a small group of students, providing academic guidance, social-emotional support, and mentorship through the Upper School advisory program
Build meaningful relationships with students that extend beyond the classroom
Communicate regularly with families regarding student progress and concerns
Professional Growth and School Contributions
Act in accordance with and overtly support the school's mission and values
Participate in professional development opportunities to continually grow as an educator, including classroom observations, conferences, workshops, and departmental collaboration
Exhibit professional standards of presentation, punctuality, courtesy, and discretion
Respond flexibly to the evolving needs of the School, which may include service learning coordination, athletics coaching, club advising, assigned supervision duties, and other responsibilities as determined by the Head of the Upper School
Bachelor's degree in English, Literature, Creative Writing, or related field (required). Master's degree in English, Education, or related field (preferred).
Additional Experience
Experience with a student-run Writing Center (preferred)
Experience with diverse texts and multicultural literature (preferred)
Prior teaching experience at the secondary level (preferred)
Strong command of grammar, composition, and literary analysis
Additional Requirements
Ability to differentiate instruction to meet diverse learning needs
Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise appropriate discretion
Ability to successfully work with and within a culturally diverse student body, staff, and community
Experience teaching in a neurodiverse learning environment (preferred)
Must be able to comply with background check, including finger prints, as required by the agency and / or state regulations.
Must possess personal qualifications including flexibility, patience, professionalism, and physical and mental health consistent with the demands of the position
Strong work ethic and commitment to excellence
Willingness to participate in co-curricular activities (athletics, clubs, or other programs)
Working Conditions
Evening and occasional weekend hours may be required for parent meetings, school events, or professional development. Physical demands include sitting, standing, walking, and occasional lifting or carrying of equipment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. This position requires the ability to move around campus throughout the day.
McDonogh School is a community that finds joy in work, in play, and in the discovery and realization of personal potential. Strong, mutually respectful relationships among and between students and teachers inspire a passion for learning, a dedication to personal integrity, and a commitment to excellence. Embracing diversity of background, culture, and thought, the school builds upon its founder's original mission to provide a life-altering opportunity to develop in its students the will "to do the greatest possible amount of good."
Founded in 1873 and situated on an 820-acre campus, McDonogh is a day and boarding institution that employs 330 faculty and staff; serves 1,370 students in grades PK-12; has a substantial operating budget and endowment; and just completed a $75 million capital campaign, the largest of any independent school in Maryland. Long been recognized as one of the finest schools in the nation, McDonogh has a reputation for being highly innovative and "on the move."
McDonogh School strives to employ a faculty, administration, and staff exhibiting sound ethical standards and character traits such as moral courage and self-reliance, intellectual confidence ...and curiosity with a love of learning, and the ability to think critically, communicate effectively, and engage in a wide scope of educational, athletic, and artistic endeavors.
Members of the McDonogh community strive to have the highest of moral principles, and to exhibit cooperativeness, loyalty, open-mindedness, and sensitivity, as well as attention to physical, mental, and emotional health, growth, and well-being of self and others.