Environmental Science: High School

Environmental Science:
High School

Supervisor: Building Principal

Location: Benton Harbor High School

Job Summary: Job responsibilities include teaching courses in Science; developing lesson plans; providing opportunities for individualized and small group instruction; and establishing and maintaining student behavior to provide a productive classroom environment.

• Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate with appropriate endorsement (DX, DI, DP, or DC) OR qualifies for a full-year permit and BHAS Teacher-in-Training Pathway
• Have at least two (2) years of successful teaching experience.
• Familiarity with virtual/online learning.
• Ability to incorporate technology into the instructional delivery
• Strong academic preparation and leadership ability.
• Strong communication skills.
• Proven ability to meet the challenges of an urban school district

• Master's degree in Education
• Five (5) years of successful teaching experience

• Implements instructional activities that contribute to a climate where students are actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences in the classroom.
• Follow all safety measures to conduct lab experiments
• Use LMS (Canvas) as a resource to extend learning for students
• Maintains effective and efficient record-keeping procedures, including a paper or electronic gradebook.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member with grade level/department/interdisciplinary teams, etc.
• Knowledge of and ability to regularly integrate the writing process and expository writing to enhance teaching and learning.
• Knowledge of and commitment to using technology as an instructional tool to enhance teaching and learning.
• Knowledge of and ability to implement regularly cooperative learning strategies and flexible grouping strategies.
• Desire to develop an interdisciplinary approach to delivering instructional outcomes.
• Ability to use assessment to differentiate instruction.
• Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for individual student differences
• Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect an understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned
• Conduct ongoing assessments of student achievement through formal and informal testing
• Create an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Update all necessary records accurately and completely as required by laws, district policies, and school regulations.
• Communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues, and parents regarding student progress and student needs.
• Observe and evaluate students' performance and development.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential job duty
• Perform other duties assigned by the Superintendent or designee.

• Commitment to Equity:
  Passionate about closing the achievement gap and ensuring that every child, regardless of background or circumstance, receives an excellent education
• Leadership:
  Coaches, mentors, and challenges others to excel despite obstacles and challenging situations.
• Focus on Data-Driven Results:
  Relentlessly pursues the improvement of central office performance and school leadership, instruction, and operations, and is driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.
• Innovative Problem-Solving:
  Approaches work with a sense of possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for “creative” problem-solving; takes the initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.
• Adaptability:
  Excels in constantly changing environments and adapts flexibly in shifting projects or priorities to meet the needs of a dynamic transformation effort; comfortable with ambiguity and non-routine situations.
• Teamwork:
  Increases the effectiveness of surrounding teams through collaboration, constant learning, and supporting others; sensitive to diversity in all its forms; respects and is committed to learning from others.
• Communication and Customer…