Gifted Teacher

Essential Functions

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Designing or selecting appropriate instructional modifications for gifted students and coordinating these activities with other teachers as appropriate
• Working in coordination with other teachers in planning and developing the program

• Preparing, implementing, and evaluating an annual Individualized Educational Plan for each student based on individually assessed needs in accordance with state and district procedures
• Preparing lesson plans for each group of students
• Providing appropriate schedules for exceptional students involving school personnel as required
• Developing and monitoring accommodations for the students in coordination with the general and gifted teachers as appropriate
• Providing direct consultation to general education teachers on how to implement strategies
• Team teaching with general teachers to support gifted students when appropriate
• Participating in the in‑school staffing and screening processes as appropriate
• Participating on evaluation teams for gifted students as appropriate
• Providing specialized instruction to individual and small groups of gifted students when necessary to support learning the content areas
• Case manager for students on caseload

• Completing progress reports on each student every nine (9) weeks
• Completing reports for appropriate local and state educational agencies
• Referring those students who require further evaluation or follow‑up services to the appropriate school personnel
• Documenting ongoing consultation with general education teachers and maintaining a record of instructional strategies and results for each student where appropriate
• Attending and participating in faculty meeting or other meetings as required

• Bachelor's degree
• Valid Tennessee gifted certification or endorsement
• Classroom teaching experience

• Data Utilization:
  Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.
• Human Interaction:
  Requires the ability to provide guidance, effective supervision, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization:
  Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal Aptitude:
  Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.
• Mathematical Aptitude:
  Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.
• Functional Reasoning:
  Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems, philosophies, laws, regulations, and procedures; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.
• Situational Reasoning:
  Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria and the goals and priorities of planning and development programs.

• Physical Ability:
  Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (up to 50 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. Extended periods of standing required.
• Sensory Requirements:
  Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors:
  Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as rude/irate customers.

EXEMPT