Teacher - Upper Elementary; Eastside

Teacher - Upper Elementary (Eastside)

Sallisaw Public Schools, Eastside Elementary School – Sallisaw, Oklahoma

Job : 5604435
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Mar 24, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

POSITION TITLE: Upper (Grade 3-5)

LOCATION: Eastside Elementary

QUALIFICATIONS: Valid Oklahoma Teaching Certificate in Assigned Subject(s) – Elementary Certification

REPORTS TO: Principal

Supervises: Assigned Paraprofessionals, Volunteers, and Students

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish and implement classroom procedures designed to maximize student learning in a conducive environment appropriate to the students’ maturity and interests.
• Prepare detailed, weekly written lesson plans consistent with Oklahoma Academic Standards, aligned to curriculum maps, and submit them to the principal on time.
• Comply with and fully implement all Individualized Education Plans and behavioral or academic interventions.
• Maintain a neat and orderly classroom, including physical arrangement, student records, and materials.
• Handle routine classroom discipline fairly.
• Assist administration in implementing policies and rules governing student life and conduct, develop reasonable classroom behavior rules, and maintain order honorably.
• Attend and participate in all required meetings and conferences, including professional development and planning meetings, and pursue professional growth.
• Maintain complete and accurate student records (attendance, performance, discipline).
• Provide professional and regular feedback to students and parents, ensuring compliance with all laws and district policies, and communicate regularly through notes, phone calls, conferences, etc.
• Utilize professional behavior in all school‑related interactions.
• Comply with all federal, state, and local laws and board policies.
• Use formative and summative data to guide instruction, plan interventions, and communicate progress to parents.
• Provide individualized and small‑group instruction, adapting the curriculum as needed.
• Provide a technology‑enriched learning environment.
• Maintain availability to students and parents for education‑related purposes outside the instructional day.
• Plan and coordinate teacher assistants, parents, and volunteers in the classroom and for field trips.
• Collaborate with other professionals to enrich and improve students' academic progress.
• Provide Distance Learning as necessary.
• Perform all other tasks as a supervisor may assign.

Essential Job Functions:

• Participate in curriculum review and design.
• Implement a variety of effective instructional strategies aligned with lesson objectives.
• Diagnose and evaluate student abilities and progress promptly and consistently.
• Monitor student progress and adjust instruction accordingly.
• Plan a program of study that meets each student’s individual needs, interests, and abilities.
• Create a conducive learning environment.
• Assess student accomplishments regularly and provide required progress reports.
• Refer students for alternative services offered by the District (ESL, Reading, Special Reading).
• Effectively implement district initiatives.
• Collaborate effectively with department and grade‑level teachers.
• Implement Distance Learning as warranted.
• Other duties as assigned.

Other

Job Functions:

• Abide by state statutes, school board policies, and regulations.
• Attend meetings and perform duties assigned by administrators or supervisors.
• Take necessary precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and regulation.
• Serve on committees as assigned.
• Remain current on instructional practices and instructional technology.

Physical Demands: Stand for extended periods; walk; twist at the neck and trunk; bend and reach with hands and arms overhead, above the shoulder, and horizontally; repetitive use of fingers and hands to grasp and operate equipment and demonstrate lessons; lift/move up to 25 pounds.

Regular Requirements: Visual perception (close, distance, color, peripheral, depth, focus). Hearing and speaking adequate for information exchange.

Position Type: Full‑Time

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.

• Jon Jones, Principal
• Eastside Elementary School
• Email: jon.jones