Title Teacher K-5; School Year 0.FTE

Title 1 Teacher K-5 (2026/27 School Year) 0.5

FTE

• Position Type:
  Certified Support/Title I Teacher
• Date Posted: 6/25/2026
• Location:
  
  Haskell (STEAM Academy)

ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #205

Job Description

Job Title: Title I Teacher 0.5

FTE

Job Code: 7062

Department: School/Improvement & Innovation

Supervisor: Principal and Title I Director

Date: 04/11/2018

FLSA Status: Exempt

Compensation Range: $45,388 - 95,503 per year. This salary range reflects a full-time 1.0 role. An employee working less than 1.0 FTE will receive a prorated salary based on their assigned FTE. Placement on the salary schedule is based on verified, comparable education and experience.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: The primary responsibility of the Title I Teacher is to teach students in specialized core academic center area groups. This specialist utilizes the most effective practices in the teaching and assessment of core academic content areas to immerse each child in a rich academic environment which capitalizes on his/he strengths and works toward academic achievement in reading and math.

He/she models excellent teaching strategies, ensuring implementation of state and district curriculum standards. The teacher will collaborate with building and district level colleagues.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures that all actions are in concert with the Board policies as well as the mission statement, beliefs, objectives and parameters found in the Board's strategic plan.
• Carries out such additional duties as required or as conditions necessitate.
• Delivers effective instruction to specifically targeted students, identified through assessment procedures, from their current level to an optimal level of performance, in core academic content areas. A minimum of 60% of the Title I Teacher's time is spent in direct instruction with students.
• Collaborates with classroom teachers to improve core academic area performance by implementing strategies needed by individual underachieving students. They will collaborate with building level colleagues up to 30% of available time, using research-based and district-wide "best practices."
• Participates in job training and professional growth opportunities in order to enhance ability to perform the essential functions of the job. Up to 10% of available time will be spent in partnership with district MTSS, Title I, and/or school improvement departments.
• Provides an instructional environment which incorporates equity of instruction principles and current educational research findings and understandings of core curriculum content areas.
• Implements district curriculum which meets all state and district standards for curriculum content areas.
• Immerses each child in a rich academic environment which capitalizes on his/her strengths and works toward academic achievement in reading and math.
• Assesses student progress in core curriculum content areas by providing parents/guardians, building administrators, and district administrators with meaningful data on each student's academic progress.
• Develops and implements activities in collaboration with responsibilities outlined by district curriculum and ESSA goals.
• Assumes any other duties as may from time to time be delegated in keeping with federal and state regulations and guidance.
• All actions must be in concert with the mission statement, beliefs, objectives and parameters found.

QUALIFICATIONS: Appropriate Teacher certification; additional hours in reading and math preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

A comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Voluntary life insurance
• Paid Sick and Personal time
• Paid holidays
• Board-paid TRS (Teachers' Retirement System)
• Optional 403(b) plan
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

WORKING CONDITIONS: M…