TITLE: Teacher
REPORTS TO: Principal
LENGTH OF CONTRACT OR WORK YEAR: 9months (187 days)
SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Exhibits consistent planning of daily instructional goals, strategies, and methods of assessment that are consistent with the district and state curriculum.
- Ensures that adequate plans for substitutes as available as needed.
- Demonstrates effective instruction and implementation with strong context, content, and pacing knowledge.
- Demonstrates knowledge of effective instructional strategies that will benefit all students including underachieving and special needs populations.
- Demonstrates effective analysis of assessment results and implementation of instructional interventions to achieve mastery.
- Demonstrates effectiveness in maintaining student engagement.
- Exhibits quality written and verbal feedback that addresses individual student needs.
- Exhibits high expectations for self and students.
- Maintains a classroom environment that is supportive of all students.
- Demonstrates evidence of student progress towards school and individual goals.
- Shows evidence of involvement in school and district activities.
- Demonstrates continued growth by participation in professional development activities.
- Builds successful relationships with parents, peers and students in order to impact maximum student achievement.
- Maintains accurate and timely records.
- Plans for and actively participates in the Teacher Growth and Development process.
- Adheres to all safety procedures, rules, and policies to ensure the well being of all students.
- Reports regularly and punctually to assigned work location and notifies principal or designee of impending absence in a timely manner.
- Maintains active supervision of students during all work and duty assignments.
- Maintains confidentiality of all student information.
- Provides ample opportunities for all parents to participate in parent teacher conferences.
- Performs other duties as may be assigned by the principal.
- Regular in person attendance.
All teachers must be highly qualified as defined by federal guidelines of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Teachers must possess a bachelor’s degree and full state certification or licensure. K-6 teachers must have elementary certification or may have a designated subject certification in grades 5 or 6 if they are departmentalized and only teach that subject or subjects for which they hold certification. Teachers in grades 7 and above must be certified in the area that they teach.
Approved by Board of Trustees: December 8, 2009