4th Grade Teacher SY

Overview

CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

CLASSIFICATION:

CERTIFIED

JOB TITLE: CLASSROOM TEACHER - TAMIL

CALENDAR: 1960 (NEW TEACHER) OR 1961 (RETURNING TEACHER)

SALARY: CERTIFIED TEACHER

Job Goal
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To provide educational leadership through the Chandler Unified School District curriculum and to facilitate learning that challenges and supports all students in an equitable and safe environment, and that meets the District s mission and vision. Develop a World Language curriculum and assist with overseeing assessment.

• Bachelor’s Degree or post-Bachelor s Degree in Education
• Arizona Teaching Certificate
• AZ IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

• Speaking fluent (native or near native proficiency) in Tamil as measured by a district-administered STAMP assessment
• Planning, developing, and implementing class curriculum compliant with state standards in accordance with District guidelines.
• Developing and teaching content-based immersion curriculum in core subject areas, including math, science, social studies, and Spanish Language Arts.
• Providing direct services to students, consulting with other professionals, meeting and discussing issues with parents, planning, delivering, and evaluating instructional outcomes, and conducting the research needed to perform the essential functions of the position. The direct instruction is delivered in the classroom and as a field experience.
• Working as a team member, sharing common planning, professional development, curriculum design, and teaching responsibilities with your team.
• Assessing and documenting student progress toward curricular goals and language proficiency. Teachers will use multiple measures for formative and summative assessments, reflecting best assessment practices. Teachers will use standardized and internal testing to assess class performance, suggest adjustments in instructional language mix, provide a baseline for student achievement, measure individual growth, highlight areas needing individual attention, and identify areas for professional development and curriculum enhancement.
• Administering Tamil acquisition assessment tools
• Working with students individually or in small groups to reinforce material and skills
• Using effective basic strategies for the management of behavior
• Participating in recruitment needs for the program
• Providing site, parent, and community liaison functions
• Conducting parent conferences as requested by the school site
• Basic Knowledge of computers, software, and applications
• Participating in department and school meetings
• Participating in District and school initiatives
• Meeting any additional specific job requirements as indicated by the District or school site

• Excellence in all we do. No matter how large or small, we value excellence in all parts of this organization. Excellence is a value, a quality, and our most important product.
• Equity and fairness in all things. Education is the greatest leveler, and we intend for all our students, staff, and patrons to have the opportunity, tools, and ability to succeed and excel.
• Collaboration is an effective decision-making model as well as an effective morale-enhancing model.
• Integrity is simply non-negotiable. Honesty, integrity, and reliability are the foundations of our organization.
• Efficiency is the essence of being a good steward of public trust. We are supported by our community because we continually demonstrate our ability to produce the very best by carefully using the resources available.

• Respond to all internal and external customers, as it relates to position, in a prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient manner
• Function effectively as a team member
• Be responsible, reliable, and punctual
• Be flexible and adaptable to change
• Positively accept direction
• Maintain courteous, cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and parents
• Direct constructive criticism toward improving the district
• Exercise positive problem-solving behavior and conflict resolution skills
• Adhere to the dress code appropriate to the site and job
• Share sensitive student and staff information on a need-to-know basis
• Be a positive role model
• Work with a large…