Secondary School Teacher - AFJROTC - Aerospace Science Instructor

AFJROTC Aerospace Science Instructor (ASI)

Bryant School District AFJROTC Aerospace Science Instructor (ASI). By statute, the "Non-Senior Military Instructor," (called ASI in AFJROTC), must be a noncommissioned officer (may also be temporarily filled by a commissioned officer in unusual circumstances) is employed as an ASI to complete the unit's basic complement of instructors. The ASI is supervised by and reports directly to the Senior Aerospace Science Instructor (SASI).

The ASI assists with the instruction, supervision and development of students, and the operation of the unit as directed by the SASI.

A successful ASI is an effective leader who is action oriented, engaged, proactive, and self-reliant. Must be of excellent moral character and have an enthusiasm for aerospace science, leadership education, teaching, and the Air Force.

Shared Duty Requirements of All AFJROTC Instructors:

• All instructors will have and maintain a current Adult (ages 14-18) Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification. This certification must be granted from a nationally recognized, hands-on style program.
• Equally share (as regular duties) all academic, administrative, logistical, financial support tasks, and after-school activities.
• Maintain required public law-directed unit viability/cadet enrollment and unit operation/management outlined in this instruction.
• Coordinate scheduling of JROTC classes with the school to make it as convenient for students to participate in Aerospace Science classes as in other courses.
• Ensure each AFJROTC student voluntarily participates in the AFJROTC curriculum, conforms to mandatory dress and appearance standards, and maintains acceptable behavior as prescribed by the school, state, and the Air Force.
• Each instructor must log into the AFJROTC database and AFJROTC-provided email account at least weekly to ensure they remain current on all program announcements, are informed of policy changes, and meet all required deadlines.
• Integrate the AFJROTC program into the school environment by cultivating a positive atmosphere of cooperation with school, community, veterans, and parental groups; participating in student information programs and public service actions; and ensuring AFJROTC is established and remains a separate, integral academic and administrative department of the institution.
• Maintain liaison with Air Force representatives in academics, logistics, finance, and academic areas to ensure effective utilization of Air Force resources.
• Plan, organize, and instruct aerospace science and leadership education academic courses in compliance with this instruction and other applicable directives.
• Develop course syllabi, daily and weekly lesson plans, assignments, demonstrations, training aids, reference materials, and any related data to accomplish course and lesson objectives.
• Confer with Holm Center/DE (Academic Affairs) regarding course planning and content, examination procedures, scheduling difficulties, teaching methods and techniques, and other related areas.
• Instruct students by a variety of means, such as lecture, guided discussion, lecture and discussion combined, student briefing or report, student panel, teaching interviews, guest lectures, team teaching, demonstration-performance, role playing, and brainstorming or problem solving using large and small group interaction.
• Evaluate student progress, diagnose individual learning problems, and initiate corrective action, as appropriate. Encourage students, through proactive counseling, to complete high school and pursue higher education goals.
• Ensure effective development of cadet leaders and supervise cadet operations and activities. Plan, organize, and direct corps organization.
• Develop and supervise curriculum-in-action (CIA) trips, associated student fundraising, community service and other co-curricular activities.
• Ensure cadets participating in AFJROTC sponsored trips, events, activities, drill competitions, associated student fundraising (and any other AFJROTC event or activity) are directly supervised by at least one AFJROTC instructor and the appropriate number of chaperones, as required by Headquarters AFJROTC and local school district policies.
• Provide an introductory briefing on AFJROTC, to include the contract agreement between the school and Air Force, to a newly assigned principal or superintendent, or other key school officials and board members.
• Give AFJROTC presentations to local schools to raise awareness of the program and encourage new high school students to participate in the program.
• Sponsor new units and new instructors in the geographic area to guide them in getting started.
• When necessary, coordinate installation visits with installation commanders or their designated representatives for support and services.
• Ensure the AFJROTC curriculum is credited toward graduation and that credit is equivalent to credit given for similar academic courses.
• Participate in career improvement efforts such as in-service training, workshops, and…