Teacher; K-8 Rural School - Brothers Elementary

Teacher

LOCATION: Brothers Elementary

START DATE: August 31, 2026

DAYS &

HOURS:

160 days per year; 9.08 hours per day

Final date to receive applications: Open Until Filled

SALARY: $49,535 to $94,383 based on 2025-26 SY schedule (dependent upon education and experience)

Teacher

Principal

Exempt

Teacher is the primary instructional delivery person in the classroom. Student achievement and growth are primarily dependent on the work and efforts of the classroom teacher. The position is demanding, varied and complex. The classroom teacher must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be well trained in content knowledge and teaching strategies.

The essential duties and responsibilities have been extracted from Oregon Administrative Rules related to educators. Employees in this position perform some or all of the following tasks. Other duties may be assigned.

• Maintain appropriate licenses and training hours as required.
• Comply with applicable District, state, local and federal laws, rules and regulations.
• Adhere to all standards established by Teachers Standards and Practices Commissions for Competent and Ethical Educator.
• Attend work regularly.

• The competent educator measures success by the progress of each student toward realization of personal potential as a worthy and effective citizen.
• The competent teacher demonstrates:
• Use of state and district adopted curriculum and goals;
• Skill in setting instructional goals and objectives expressed as learning outcomes;
• Use of current subject matter appropriate to the individual needs of students;
• Use of students' growth and development patterns to adjust instruction to individual needs consistent with the number of students and amount of time available;
• Skill in the selection and use of teaching techniques conducive to student learning.

• The competent educator is a student of human behavior and uses this knowledge to provide a climate that is conducive to learning and that respects the rights of all persons without discrimination.
• The competent educator gathers relevant information and uses it in the planning and evaluation of instructional activities.
• The competent teacher demonstrates:
• Multiple ways to assess the academic progress of individual students;
• Skill in the application of assessment data to assist individual student growth;
• Procedures for evaluating curriculum and instructional goals and practices;
• Skill in the supervision of students;
• Skill in differentiating instruction.

• The competent educator is a person who understands students and is able to relate to them in constructive and culturally competent ways. The competent educator establishes and maintains good rapport.
• The competent teacher demonstrates skills in:
• Establishing and maintaining classroom management that is conducive to learning;
• Using and maintaining district property, equipment, and materials appropriately;
• Using and maintaining student records as required by federal and state law and district policies and procedures;
• Using district and school business and financial procedures;
• Using district lawful and reasonable rules and regulations.

• The competent educator works effectively with others — Students, staff, parents, and patrons.
• The competent teacher demonstrates:
• Willingness to be flexible in cooperatively working with others;
• Skill in communicating with administrators, students, staff, parents, and other patrons.

• Plans instruction, establishes a classroom climate conducive to learning, implements plans for instruction, evaluates student achievement, and appropriately directs instructional assistants.
• Examples of planning include, but are not limited to: selecting or writing learning goals based upon district objectives, Oregon Board of Education directives, and the physical and mental maturity of the students; determining the current achievement level of the students; establishing objectives for a unit of instruction; formulating daily lessons and evaluating students' attainment of learning goals; adapting unit and lesson plans for exceptional learners and for students from varying cultural, social, and linguistic backgrounds;
  
  selecting and organizing instructional materials and equipment; designing instructional activities to achieve unit and lesson objectives; estimating the time required for direct instruction, student practice and application, and evaluation of student learning.
• Establishes a classroom climate conducive to learning by communicating classroom rules and behavioral expectations, applying principles of sex equity, racial justice, and least restrictive environment for disabled students, recognizing the effects of the physical, social, and emotional climate of the students' homes and community, encouraging appropriate behavior, monitoring student conduct,…