About This Role
This teaching position provides high-quality instruction to students, working closely with the school leader, colleagues, students, parents, and the board to achieve and exceed the academy's educational goals. The role involves collaborating as part of a team to implement the academy curriculum and meet academic objectives.
Responsibilities
- Create a classroom environment conducive to learning
- Develop reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure
- Enforce the academy's student discipline code
- Collaborate in the implementation of school-wide behavior management systems
- Plan a program of study that meets the individual needs and goals of students
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons and units
- Ensure that lessons are aligned with state and school-wide curriculum standards
- Develop lesson plans and submit them for review and feedback as scheduled
- Work cooperatively with the academy's instructional coach to learn from feedback and improve instruction quality
- Participate in ongoing analysis and planning to ensure curriculum alignment to state standards
- Collaborate with special education staff to implement an inclusive approach for students with special needs
- Remain aware of student needs
- Participate in child study teams or individualized education planning
- Implement accommodations and modifications as indicated in student IEPs
- Seek advice and counsel from student support services areas when needed
- Collaborate with other staff to implement grant-funded programming to accelerate learning for students with diverse needs, including special education, at-risk, and limited English proficient students
- Maintain accurate and complete records as required
- Maintain the confidentiality of student records and information
- Complete any documentation necessary for regulatory compliance, such as time and effort reporting
- Communicate with parents and make provisions for being available outside normal hours
- Work with parents to encourage participation in their child's learning experiences
- Provide regular communication to parents regarding their children's performance
- Maintain professional competence via conferences, mentoring, professional organizations, and continuing coursework
- Complete all coursework and other requirements necessary to maintain teaching credentials and "highly qualified" status
- Inform the school leader of needed instructional resources
- Serve as an active member of teams such as grade-level, school-wide planning, and school improvement
- May participate in extracurricular activities such as coaching, clubs, student government, tutoring, or enrichment activities
