High School English Teacher - SY

High School English Teacher – 26/27 SY

Spotsylvania County School District – Spotsylvania High School, Spotsylvania, Virginia.

Spotsylvania County Public Schools comprises 31 schools and serves a diverse student population of over 24,000. As a teacher at Spotty High School, you will join a highly collaborative team that inspires, challenges, and supports one another to be their very best every day. Your success directly influences student success.

• Meets and instructs students in assigned locations and at the designated times.
• Designs coherent instruction based on knowledge of subject matter, current instructional practices, students, the community, and curriculum goals.
• Plans instruction to achieve desired objectives that reflect the Virginia Standards of Learning and division curriculum guidelines.
• Prepares for classes assigned and shows evidence of lesson preparation upon request of the building administrator(s).
• Diagnoses individual, group and program needs and plans for the appropriate use of time, materials and resources to match the ability and needs of all students.
• Evaluates students' progress; provides students with prompt specific evaluative feedback, maintains appropriate records and prepares progress reports.
• Uses a variety of assessment strategies and instruments to make both short‑term and long‑range instructional decisions to improve student learning.
• Administers standardized tests in accordance with established procedures.
• Identifies and communicates specific student performance expectations.
• Documents student learning gains using appropriate assessment instruments.
• Demonstrates an understanding of curriculum, subject and current instructional practices.
• Creates learning experiences that make the subject matter meaningful for all students.

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Ability to obtain appropriate license(s) and/or endorsement(s) as required by the Commonwealth of Virginia and School Board.
• An acceptable rating of prior teaching experience, as applicable.

Preferred

• Currently possesses a Virginia Collegiate Professional or Postgraduate Professional License within a specific endorsement area(s).
• Prior teaching experience within a public school system.

The financial benefits of working for Spotsylvania County Public Schools include a competitive salary, monthly PTO accrual, robust healthcare benefit plans, enrollment or transition into the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) with defined contributions and potential employer match, FMLA and Short‑Term Disability leave, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), and employer paid Life Insurance.

Employment may be offered as a 10‑Month (200 Day) contract, at a minimum of 7.5 hours worked per day. This position is evaluated annually. Additional compensation is awarded for credits earned toward advanced degrees.

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

Contract

$54,902 to $104,737 per year

Spotsylvania County Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to non‑discrimination in the workplace. Criminal record and background checks will be completed after an offer is made.