Teacher - Spanish

Job Description

Title: Spanish Teacher

Work Unit/

Location:

Reports To: School Site Supervisor

Contract Length: 163 days

Pay

Schedule:

2026/2027 NEA Salary Schedule

Overtime Status: Must be pre-approved

Hours: 7:16 am - 3:45 pm 4 days a week

Union Status: Non-Union

Licensure: NMPED

Preferred Qualifications: A 7-12 licensed teacher with modern and cultural language and bilingual endorsement

• Properly certified in all areas of assignment
• Demonstrate cooperativeness and willingness to carry out assigned tasks and performance responsibility
• Bilingual endorsement
• Other qualifications determined necessary by the Board

To motivate each pupil to develop competencies, knowledge, and skills in aurally comprehending, speaking, reading, and writing a foreign language, in accordance with each pupil’s ability; to interpret to pupils the culture of the countries where foreign language is spoken, to discover and develop special talents of pupils in communicating in the foreign language.

• Teach skills and knowledge in the assigned foreign language instruction to Middle and High School pupils, utilizing the curriculum/bilingual curriculum adopted by the Board of Education and other appropriate learning activities. Modern Foreign Language teachers teach aural comprehensive, speaking, reading and writing.
• Instruct pupils in citizenship, expected student behavior, and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
• Develop lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the basic instructional philosophy.
• Provide learning experiences which develop basic communication skills, utilizing tape recorders and other electronic equipment as appropriate.
• Provide individualized and small group instruction to adapt curriculum to each student's needs.
• Instruct pupils in safe operation of electronic equipment used in language instruction; make minor adjustments and request repairs as required.
• Develop pupil understanding and appreciation of culture and countries where the studied language is spoken.
• Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment.
• Evaluate each pupil’s progress in aural comprehensive, speaking, reading, and writing the foreign language relative to the level being taught.
• Select and requisition books, instructional aides and instructional supplies, and maintain required inventory records.
• Communicate with parents bi-weekly, monthly or sooner as needed, on student’s progress and behavior.
• Identify pupil’s needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in helping pupils solve health, attitude and learning problems.
• Supervise pupils in out-of-classroom activities as assigned.
• Participate in curriculum alignment, benchmarks, performance standards/assessments and revisions, inclusive of bilingual development programs and implements EPSS.
• Participate in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities to include in-and out-of school activities.
• Gather data to develop strategies for student improvement.
• Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and in self-selected professional growth activities, such as Spanish language workshops.
• Participate cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the method in which the teacher will be evaluated in conformance with district guidelines.
• Administer Group Standardized tests in accordance with district testing program.
• Administer the Language Assessment Scale Testing and Scoring in both English and Foreign Language.
• Attend board meetings at the request of the Superintendent or his/her authorized designee.
• Perform all other assigned tasks required of the supervisor(s).

Term of employment is to be established on an annual basis, through adoption of the school calendar.

Salary to be established on an annual basis, through adoption of salary schedules.

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

Full-Time

Salary: $52,250 to $72,500 Per Year

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Michelle R Martinez , Interim Principal
• Espanola Valley High School
• Phone:
• Email: micheller.martinez