Close Date:
09/30/2018

SUMMARY

Teachers are responsible for delivering quality instruction to a diverse student population. Teachers are expected to set ambitious learning goals for their students and work to achieve them by utilizing research-supported teaching strategies, forming positive relationships with students predicated on high expectations, and being a good steward of their students' learning and outcomes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver high quality instruction to all students via research-supported teaching strategies.
• Adhere to the state and federal standards, ensuring lessons, homework, class work, and assessments prepare students to be competent, fully engaged learners.
• Utilize regular student progress monitoring to make lesson adjustments, collect progress data, and inform students, staff, and families of progress.
• Form strong relationships with students, based on high expectations of their behavior, attitude, and performance.
• Adhere to the principles of Restorative Practices, including the facilitation of regular student circles within the classroom.
• Create quality lesson plans and unit plans; this will include working with your fellow teachers to collaboratively plan cross-curricular lesson and unit plans.
• Supervise students in various capacities, including during check-in, student meals, dismissal, etc.

OTHER DUTIES

• Maintain strong classroom management that allows for a milieu that supports learning and academic risk taking.
• Adhere to the principal elements of our behavioral health services, including, but not limited to, trauma informed care (TIC), Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and mindfulness.
• Attend regular professional learning committee meetings (PLCs), professional development, and collaborative planning sessions.
• Submit required materials (e.g. student grades; ISP information, etc.) by their established deadlines.
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  

Start Date: 8/24/18

Reports To: Prinicipal

A person may not be employed by a public school employer in any position requiring licensure and certification if the person does not meet licensure and certification requirements established under Chapter 12 of [Title 14 of the Delaware Code]..., except pursuant to a license extension and/or emergency certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 12. See 14 Del. C.§ 1313.

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