KindergartenTeacher

Kindergarten Teacher

Lapwai School District, Lapwai, Idaho

Job : 5663842
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Apr 22, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Aug 20, 2026

To provide an elementary education program to help pupils develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for continued education. To promote academic, social, and citizenship development through leadership and classroom supervision.

• Instruction
  • Prepare for assigned classes.
  • Design lessons with an appropriate level of difficulty which provide content in a logical and sequential manner.
  • Employ a variety of instructional techniques and media, consistent with the physical limitations of the classroom and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
  • Meet and instruct assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
  • Identify pupil needs and provide instruction appropriate to those needs.
  • Analyze and interpret student data to develop and modify instructional activities.
  • Follow modifications and accommodations as specified in Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
  • Implement the Idaho Core Standards, as well as the district’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives, in lesson plans, classroom instruction, unit planning, and assessments.
  • Devise written and oral assignments and tests that require analytical and critical thinking as well as the reproduction of facts, and use them to evaluate student progress on a regular basis.
  • Prepare students academically for all district, state, and federal testing.
  • Display command of the subject matter.
  • Budget class time effectively.
• Other Duties to Students
  • Encourage students to strive to meet their highest potential.
  • Establish and communicate classroom rules, and encourage students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
  • Make provisions for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested under reasonable terms.
  • Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both the academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.
  • Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Elementary Education
  • Promote active learning using structured and unstructured activities that foster the social, physical, cognitive, and emotional development of young pupils.
  • Observe children in a variety of settings and evaluate the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills of pupils.
  • Maintain records of student progress toward the stated objectives of instruction.
  • Assist in facilitating smooth transitions from preschool, kindergarten, and early primary grade programs.
• Professional Contacts and Activities
  • Attend and participate in faculty meetings.
  • Attend IEP meetings and collaborate with special education teachers as needed.
  • Keep immediate supervisor informed of activities and any issues that may arise.
  • Cooperate with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, curriculum, objectives, and methods.
  • Provide needed and requested information on a timely and effective basis.
• Other
  • Assist in upholding and enforcing school rules.
  • Maintain accurate and complete records as required by federal and state law, administrative rules, and Board policy.
  • Input data in a timely fashion.
  • Assume responsibility for continuing professional growth and development by attending professional meetings, membership in professional organizations, enrollment in advanced courses, and by reading professional journals and other publications.
  • Adhere to The Code of Ethics of the Idaho Teaching Profession adopted by the Professional Standards Commission and the State Board of Education.
  • Seek assistance should emergencies arise.
  • Represent the school district in a positive manner.
  • Know and follow school district policy and chain of command.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
• EVALUATION

  Performance of this position will be evaluated annually by the building principal in conformance with district policy.

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