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GRADE 5 TEACHER ELEMENTARY

Employer
Longmeadow Public Schools
Location
Longmeadow, MA, US
Salary
Competitive
Job Description
REPORTS TO: Principal

JOB MISSION: To lead, encourage, and assist students to develop their individual potential for intellectual and emotional growth, resulting in their learning and achievement of high standards of knowledge and skills. include the following: Other duties may be assigned.

1. PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
1.1 Continuously improve professional knowledge and practice through appropriate professional development activities; share information and knowledge with other teachers; apply the best research in the design and development of school curriculum.
1.2 Maintain and incorporate the best research in instructional materials and techniques.
2. PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION
2.1 Set short-term and year-long goals for curricular units based on sound principles and practices of learning.
2.2 Develop and maintain lesson plans based on short-term and year-long goals and share when appropriate.
3. USE OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
3.1 Integrate current technologies as tools to enhance instructional strategies and increase student learning.
4. EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTION
4.1 Promote a high level of active learning through setting high standards and clear goals and modifying instruction to help all students achieve those standards.
4.2 Maintain systems of assessment and measurements which reflect progress in achieving instructional objectives.
5. LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
5.1 Establish an atmosphere that encourages sensitivity and respect among students and with the teacher, and practices and routines which create an appropriate learning environment.
5.2 Design instructional experiences in which students achieve high standards and optimize their performance by taking responsibility for their own learning.
6. EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
6.1 Maintain open and effective communication with students, parents, staff and administration using expected professional standards.
6.2 Participate actively in team/department/staff meetings.
7. CONTRIBUTIONS TO STUDENTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
7.1 Be available for student and/or parent conferences.
8. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHOOL AND/OR TEACHING PROFESSION
8.1 Work collaboratively to identify areas for school improvement, develop possible strategies, and assess results.
9. ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE WITH SCHOOL REGULATIONS
9.1 Observe and implement the rules and regulations established for the school system.

EVALUATION: Consistent with current Agreement Between the Longmeadow School Committee and the Longmeadow Education Association.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year in accordance with current Longmeadow Educators Association (Unit A) and Longmeadow School Committee Agreement
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: NONE

Position Type: Full-time
Positions Available: 1

Welcome to Wolf Swamp Road School!

Wolf Swamp Road School Wolf Swamp Road School serves approximately 415 students in prekindergarten through 5th grade. We offer four half-day preschool sessions and three full-day kindergarten classes as well as three sections in each grade level (1st through 5th). We provide a variety of regular education and special education programs to provide academic support, remediation, and/or enrichment to students based on their individual learning needs. Our art, physical education, library, technology, and music programs (music, band, orchestra, chorus) foster the development of the whole child and complement the classroom curriculum. The mission of Wolf Swamp Road School is to provide a safe, caring, respectful learning community that encourages every child to achieve his or her learning potential. Wolf Swamp Road School is a Responsive Classroom school. The RC approach to teaching emphasizes academic, social, and emotional growth in a strong school community. Every staff member at Wolf Swamp Road School has been trained in the philosophies of Responsive Classroom. An important practice from RC that happens every day at Wolf Swamp is morning meeting. Everyone in the classroom gathers in a circle for twenty to thirty minutes during the school day and proceeds through four sequential components: greeting, sharing, group activity, and morning message. Complimenting our RC approach, we follow the five core competencies of the CASEL framework utilizing the C.A.R.E.S. Acronym to provide explicit instruction in the areas of: cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy and self- control. To learn more about the Longmeadow Public Schools please copy and paste the following into your webbrowser: https://sites.google.com/longmeadow.k12.ma.us/equitythrougheducation/ https://www.longmeadow.k12.ma.us/

Equal Opportunity Employer
The Longmeadow Public Schools is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or pregnancy/pregnancy related conditions.

Job Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS: 1.Able to meet Massachusetts state certification requirements. 2.Knowledgeable of Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. 3.Educational preparation relevant to area of instruction. Ability to teach Math, ELA, Science & Social Studies 4.Prior relevant successful experience preferred. 5.Such other qualifications or alternatives as the Principal and Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable. The following information is provided pursuant to ADA requirements. PHYSICAL DEMANDS:Physical demands are a way of describing the physical activities that a job requires. Strength: Light-lifting, 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Key:Occasionally (O)Up to 1/3 of the time Frequently (F)From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time Constantly (C)2/3 of the time or more Standing:(F) Sitting:(O) Walking:(F) Lifting:(O) Reaching(F) - Extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction Handling(F) - Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise work with hand(s) Fingering (F) - Picking, pinching, or otherwise working with fingers primarily Talking (F)Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word Hearing (C)Perceiving the nature of sounds by the air New Acuity(C)Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less Fair Acuity (C)Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more Color Vision (F)Ability to identify and distinguish colors Field of Vision(C) Observing an area that can be seen up and down or right and left when eyes are fixed on a given point. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Environmental conditions are a means of describing the physical surroundings of a worker in a specific job. This position is performed in a school setting where the environmental conditions should have no effect on how the job is performed. Noise: Level 3 - Moderate level of intensity.
  • At least 1 year of relevant experience preferred
  • Bachelor degree preferred
  • Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required


  • Application Instructions
    In addition to providing the complete SchoolSpring application (your 3 letters of recommendation must be current, less than one year old), Please list specifics on each of your Teaching Experiences. Please list all of the following: Town & State; Subject & Grade; Dates (from-to); # of years taught; kind of experience (student teaching, regular contract or substitute); reason for leaving. Also in the resume section please list any extra-curricular activities in which you participated. Please include any hobbies or special interests. If selected for interview, at time of interview, you will be required to submit the following original paperwork: -Massachusetts State Certification -Official College Transcripts -Signed original letters of reference If selected for interview, during the interview process, selected candidates will be asked to complete a writing sample.

    Application Questions
    This employer has requested that all applicants answer the following questions. It is highly recommended that you type any essays in a word processing program, save them, and then paste them on the proceeding job application page.
    1.
    If you have a MA certification, have you participated in a mentoring program?
    Yes/No

    2.
    MA Certification Field:
    Brief Response (Answer limited to 200 characters, including spaces)

    3.
    MA Certification Level:
    Brief Response (Answer limited to 200 characters, including spaces)

    4.
    MA Certification #:
    Brief Response (Answer limited to 200 characters, including spaces)

    5.
    In what other states other than MA are you certified to teach?
    Brief Response (Answer limited to 200 characters, including spaces)

    Contact Information
    Jared Materas, Principal
    62 Wolf Swamp Road
    Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01106
    Phone: 413-565-4270
    Email: jmateras@longmeadow.k12.ma.us

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