Elementary Education Teacher

Teacher (Grade 4‑6)

Immediate Supervisor:
Principal

Appointment:
Teachers shall be appointed annually, upon the recommendation of the Principal to the Superintendent.

• Shall hold a bachelor's degree or higher and the required Kentucky certificate for the assigned position
• Shall demonstrate the ability to work effectively with students, peers and adults.
• Shall demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with students, parents and faculty.

• Shall determine appropriate action within clearly defined guidelines.
• Shall present a positive image of the school to parents, and convey to them the school's genuine concern with the education, growth and development of each student.
• Shall seek to establish friendly and cooperative partnerships between home and school.
• Shall work to develop a positive public relationship between the school district and the community.
• Shall carry out assignments in a timely manner without undue checking.
• Shall react positively to directives.
• Shall have a willingness to cooperate with the superintendent, district administrators, principals, and staff.
• Shall maintain the confidentiality, both verbally and in written form, of each student's educational record.
• Shall strive to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Shall take necessary precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Shall adhere to the School Board of Education Policies and Procedures.

• Shall build positive relationships with and between school and community.
• Shall promote leadership potential in colleagues.
• Shall participate in professional organizations and activities.
• Shall write and speak effectively.
• Shall contribute to the professional knowledge and expertise about teaching and learning.
• Shall guide the development of curriculum and instructional materials.
• Shall participate in policy design and development at the local school, within professional organizations, and/or within community organizations with educationally related activities.
• Shall initiate and develop educational projects and programs.
• Shall demonstrate effective listening, conflict resolution, and group‑facilitation skills as a team member.

• Shall communicate a breadth of content knowledge across the discipline(s) to be taught.
• Shall communicate a current knowledge of the discipline(s) taught.
• Shall demonstrate a general knowledge that allows for the integration of ideas and information across the disciplines.
• Shall demonstrate an overall knowledge of one's discipline(s) that allows the teacher to teach to the student’s ability levels and learning styles.
• Shall connect content knowledge to real‑world applications.
• Shall plan lessons and develop instructional material that reflects knowledge of current constructs and principles of the discipline(s) being taught.
• Shall analyze sources of factual information for accuracy.
• Shall present content in a manner that reflects sensitivity to a multicultural and global perspective.
• Shall collaborate with teachers in other disciplines to analyze and structure cross‑disciplinary approaches to instruction.

• Shall focus instruction on one or more of Kentucky's learning goals and academic expectations.
• Shall develop instruction that requires students to apply knowledge, skills, and thinking processes.
• Shall integrate skills, thinking processes, and content across disciplines.
• Shall create and utilize learning experiences that challenge, motivate and actively involve the learner.
• Shall create and use learning experiences that are developmentally appropriate for learners.
• Shall develop and incorporate strategies that address physical, social, and cultural and that show sensitivity to differences.
• Shall arrange the physical classroom to support the types of teaching and learning that are to occur.
• Shall include creative and appropriate use of technologies (e.g., audiovisual equipment, computers, lab equipment, etc.) to improve student learning.
• Shall develop and implement appropriate assessment processes.
• Shall secure and use a variety of appropriate school and…