About This Role
This teaching post involves delivering high-quality art instruction to middle school students. The role requires collaboration with school leadership, colleagues, students, parents, and the board to achieve the academy's educational goals, as well as working as a team member to implement curriculum and accomplish 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 initiatives such as 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 curriculum 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 the quality of instruction
- Participate in ongoing analysis and planning to ensure that the school's curriculum remains aligned to state standards
- Collaborate with special education staff to implement an inclusive approach to 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 to ensure that all students are fully served
- Collaborate with other staff, as necessary, to implement grant-funded programming to accelerate learning for students with a variety of 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 student information
- Complete any documentation necessary for the academy to be in compliance with regulatory requirements, 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
- Provide regular communication to parents regarding their children
- Maintain professional competence via conferences, mentoring, involvement in professional organizations, continuing coursework, etc.
- Complete all coursework and other requirements necessary to maintain teaching credentials and "highly qualified" status, as required by the teacher's assignment
- Inform the school leader of needed instructional resources
