Secondary History Teacher

Job Summary:

Teach students in Social Studies at the high school level including advanced placement classes.

Essential Duties:

* Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.

* Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.

* Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

* Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.

* Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.

* Instruct and monitor students in the use of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.

* Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.

* Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons that promote learning, following approved curricula.

* Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.

* Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs.

* Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests; conduct fundraising activities consistent with district policies and procedures.

* Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.

* Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and professional development sessions to maintain and improve professional competence.

* Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.

* Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.

* Perform student supervisory duties such as assisting in school libraries, hallways and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.

* Select and use appropriate resources.

* Exhibit knowledge of content and content-related pedagogy.

* Exhibit knowledge of adolescent development.

* Exhibit knowledge of individual students' knowledge, skills, and special needs.

* Adhere to student Individualized Education Program (IEP) and 504 plans.

* Plan assignments for teacher assistance, volunteers, and substitutes.

* Respond appropriately to student behavior.

* Plan and set sequential outcomes with rigor and high expectations.

* Plan and implement appropriate learning activities suitable to meet all students' needs.

* Demonstrate care and respect when interacting with students.

* Manage classroom procedures with limited loss of instructional time.

* Ensure students are actively engaged in learning.

* Provide timely, consistent, high-quality feedback to students.

* Develop and administer assessments of rigor that match standards of learning.

* Reflect on practice and make adjustments for professional growth.

* Maintain professionalism with staff members.

* Report to the proper authorities any cases of suspected child endangerment, neglect, or abuse.

* Report suspected bullying to building principal or designee as required by Arkansas law and district policies.

* Adhere to all policies of the District.

* Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal or other administrators.

Other Duties: as assigned by building principal