English Language Arts Teacher

English Language Arts Teacher – Spencer County Middle School, Taylorsville, KY

Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

Requirement: Kentucky Teacher Certification – English Language Arts (Grades 6–8)

The teacher demonstrates applied content knowledge.

• Communicates concepts, processes, and knowledge.
• Connects content to life experiences of students.
• Demonstrates instructional strategies appropriate for content and that contribute to student learning.
• Guides students to understand content from various perspectives.
• Identifies and addresses students’ misconceptions of content.

The teacher designs and plans instruction.

• Plans and implements an education program that is consistent with the SBDM Council’s adopted curriculum.
• Develops significant objectives aligned with standards.
• Uses contextual data to design instruction relevant to students.
• Plans assessments to guide instruction and measure learning objectives.
• Implements flashbacks at the beginning of class to review previously taught content.
• Plans instructional strategies and activities that address learning objectives for all students.
• Writes lesson plans utilizing the adopted format.
• Plans instructional strategies that facilitate multiple levels of learning.

The teacher creates and maintains a learning climate.

• Communicates high expectations.
• Establishes a positive learning environment.
• Values and supports student diversity and addresses individual needs.
• Fosters mutual respect between teacher and students.
• Provides a safe environment for learning.

The teacher implements and manages instruction.

• Uses a variety of instructional strategies that align with learning objectives and actively engage students.
• Implements instruction based on diverse student needs and assessment data.
• Uses time effectively.
• Uses space and materials effectively.
• Implements and manages instruction in ways that facilitate higher order thinking.

The teacher assesses and communicates learning results.

• Uses pre-assessments.
• Uses formative assessments.
• Uses summative assessments.
• Describes, analyzes and evaluates student performance data.
• Communicates learning results to students and parents.
• Allows opportunity for student self-assessment.

The teacher demonstrates the implementation of technology.

• Uses available technology to design and plan instruction.
• Uses available technology to implement instruction that facilitates student learning.
• Integrates student use of available technology into instruction.
• Uses available technology to assess and communicate student learning.
• Demonstrates ethical and legal use of technology.

The teacher reflects on and evaluates teaching and learning.

• Uses data to reflect on and evaluate student learning.
• Uses data to reflect on and evaluate instructional practices.
• Uses data to reflect on and identify areas for professional growth.

The teacher collaborates with colleagues, parents, and others.

• Identifies students whose learning could be enhanced by collaboration.
• Designs a plan to enhance student learning that includes all parties in the collaborative effort.
• Implements planned activities that enhance student learning and engage all parties.
• Analyzes data to evaluate the outcomes of collaborative efforts.

The teacher evaluates teaching and implements professional development.

• Self assesses performance relative to Kentucky’s Teacher Standards.
• Identifies priorities for professional development based on data from self‑assessment, student performance, and feedback from colleagues.
• Designs a professional growth plan that addresses identified priorities.
• Shows evidence of professional growth and reflection on the identified priority areas and impact on instructional effectiveness and student learning.

The teacher provides leadership within school, community, and profession.

• Identifies leadership opportunities that enhance student learning and/or professional environment of the school.
• Develops a plan for engaging in leadership activities.
• Implements a plan for engaging in leadership activities.
• Analyzes data to evaluate the results of planned and executed leadership efforts.

The teacher demonstrates professional ethics.

• Attends and participates in faculty meetings.
• Attends and participates in Data/Professional Development Days.
• Maintains good attendance and punctuality.
• Posts attendance according to the school’s guidelines.
• Enters grades in Infinite Campus on a weekly basis.
• Dresses in a professional manner.

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing.
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull weights, up to 30 pounds.

Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or building principal.

• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.