The posting
TITLE: Certified Teacher
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
CERTIFIED PLACEMENT SCHEDULE
QUALIFICATIONS: Appropriate certification and highly qualified requirements. Preschool Requirements: Documentation of a negative Mantoux skin test or other tuberculosis-screening test recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control administered within 12 months before the starting date of employment. A Food Handler’s Card authorized through the Arizona Department of Health prior to the starting date of employment.
REPORTS TO: Person(s) designated by the Board or Superintendent
SUPERVISES: Paraprofessionals, volunteers, students and student teachers
GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES: To provide each child with an environment which will enable him to reach his fullest physical, emotional, educational, psychological, and behavioral potential
I. Uses knowledge of Subject Matter
- Demonstrates knowledge in subject area
- Demonstrates knowledge of curriculum development to include scope and sequence
II. Displays Interpersonal Skills
- Communicates effectively with students
- Demonstrates and promotes mutual respect
- Promotes positive self-concepts in learners
- Maintains a positive and stimulating learning environment
- Communicates enthusiasm for learning
- Uses correct written and oral expression
III. Plans for Instruction
- Submits weekly lesson plans which reflect goals, objectives, and activities
- Assesses student’s skills levels to determine the appropriate learning objectives
- Plans instruction to achieve selected objectives
- Chooses relevant academic activities to ensure appropriate student time on task
- Follows the design of the district’s curriculum
- Sequences learning activities to achieve specific goals and objectives
- Plans instruction at varying and appropriate levels of cognitive thinking
- Organizes instructions to meet individual differences and specific needs
- Organizes resources such as time, space, materials, and equipment to facilitate the achievement of goals and objectives
- Monitors and assesses student’ progress using specific procedures
IV. Provides instruction
- Provides instruction at student’s skill level
- Teaches to the learning objectives as specified in the lesson plan
- Teaches necessary objectives in a logical sequence
- Provides instruction at a variety of levels of thinking
- Uses strategies to maximize the amount of time students are engaged in relevant tasks
- Uses a variety of instructional techniques and methods related to the objectives
- Models correct performance for students
- Gives clear directions and explanations related to lesson
- Monitors student learning throughout the learning process
- Obtains responses for each objective to check student mastery before proceeding
- Adjusts instruction to meet individual differences and specific needs
- Evaluates students according to consistent objective criteria
V. Uses Learning Principles in providing instruction
- Communicates to students the purpose and value of learning objectives
- Provides sufficient teacher directed and independent practice with monitoring to ensure that students are accurate and successful
- Communicates the importance of the learning by holding all students accountable for learning
- Provides an appropriate focus for student at the beginning of learning objectives
- Summarizes learning using a variety of methods
VI. Uses Classroom Management Strategies
- Uses effective classroom management techniques
- Communicates expectations for appropriate classroom behavior
- Demonstrates ability to work with individuals, small groups, or large groups as determined by instructional objectives
- Manages inappropriate classroom behavior by implementing the discipline procedure adopted by the governing board
VII. Displays Professionalism
- Acts in a professional manner
- Engages in professional development
- Seeks and shares professional ideas
- Acts in accordance with teacher responsibilities, both legal and professional and uses discretion in the use of professional or confidential information
- Identifies exceptional students and refers them to appropriate specialist
- Uses effective strategies for parent teacher communication including conferences
- Demonstrates willingness to accept additional responsibilities
- Supervises and evaluates additional support staff and/or volunteers when applicable
- Shows care in personal hygiene and grooming
- Attends all meetings as required
- Adheres to Board and Administrative policy
VIII. Gathers and Records Data
- Maintains appropriate and adequate information
- Federal Law
- State Law
- o District Policy
- o School Procedures
