2020-2021 Master Teacher Leader (In-Person Learning)

Continental Colony Elem School

Teacher - Position - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Job Number : 4600213733

Start Date :

Open Date : 01/12/2021

Closing Date : 02/12/2021

Master Teacher Leaders improve instructional practice and student outcomes through direct coaching, feedback, and development of a group of teachers. The Master Teacher Leader also serves as a member of the school's leadership team and/or leads one or more strategic initiatives tied to school goals and improvement plans. Master Teacher Leaders are classroom teachers who receive significant release time (50% or more) from teacher of record duties to fulfill their teacher leadership responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Regularly observes a caseload of teachers and provides targeted feedback aligned to the TAPS

rubric and Definitions of Teaching Excellence (DTE).

• Plans, leads, and/or recommends professional development for teachers based on differentiated

needs.

• Models instructional and/or behavioral strategies and best practices aligned to TAPS and DTE (in

own classroom and via co-teaching).

• Supports teachers with planning, instruction, and assessment strategies.

• Coordinates activities with team members to facilitate the implementation of grade level/subject

area content and performance standards, instructional objectives, and interdisciplinary planning

units.

• Participates in the school's leadership team and serve as a communications liaison between

teachers, principal and other groups.

• Works together on strategic initiatives to address areas of need in the school that they identify

together with the administration.

• Participates in professional development and collegial support to build their leadership skills.

• Acts as skillful participant in all aspects of the school, by actively participating in all meetings;

advancng the school goals; modeling core norms and definitions of excellence; stepping up when

leadership is needed; and mobilizing others to lead

• Reflects on successes and areas of growth, seeks to improve performance, and responds to

feedback.

• If serving as teacher of record: Maintains excellence in own classroom results while performing

teacher-leader duties.

• Spends no more than 50% of the time performing one or more "experienced" and/or "advanced"

career pathway roles, such as mentor (cooperating) teacher, department/grade level chair,

teacher recruitment ambassador, curriculum writer, Instructional resources manager, etc.

Requirements :

Job Requirements Update: Available for face to face instruction within the school building with students present

EDUCATION:

- Bachelor's degree required; Master's, Specialist, Doctorate degree preferred.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSE:

- T4 -T7 Georgia Professional Certification.

- Overall TKES summative score of 21 or higher, or SGP rating of Level IV or higher.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

- Four (4) or more years of successful teaching experience in a K-12 classroom setting, with at least

- year of experience teaching at Atlanta Public Schools.

- Experience in "experienced" and "advanced" level teacher leader career pathway roles.

- Experience participating in or are willing to participate in APS' Teacher Leader Endorsement

Program.

Compensation :

Salary Grade: T4-T7

Salary Range: $48, 086 to $93, 980

Work Days: 202

FLSA Status : EXEMPT

Reports to: : PRINCIPAL