EL Teacher Grades 5

Teacher Position

Professional - Teacher Position:
Teacher

Qualifications:

As set by state certification authorities

Reports To:

Principal

Job Function:
To lead students toward fulfillment of their potential for intellectual, emotional, and psychological growth and maturation.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of all students.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of all students.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
• Employs instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for meeting stated objectives.
• Prepares for classes assigned, and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor.
• Assesses the accomplishments of all students using multiple methods and provides evidence of learning as required.
• Strives to implement by instruction and action the district's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
• Collaborates with colleagues, students, and/or parents on a regular basis.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions for protection and safety of students.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• Assists in the selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
• Works to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relations with others.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as necessary and desirable.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Understands the ADA, IDEA, and State mandates regarding student and parent due process.
• Administers district at-risk programs as they relate to this job to provide for safe working and learning conditions, providing for both physical safety and environmentally safe conditions to work in and learn.
• Maintains security and confidentiality of records, tests, and other items relating to students and staff.
• Provides for the safety and security of any and all students should a dangerous situation arise.
• Follows universal precautions in accordance with OSHA standards.
• Other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Principal and/or Superintendent.

Terms of Employment:
Salary, fringe benefits and work year according to current agreement.

Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel/negotiated agreement