POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITITION TITLE
Teacher
QUALIFICATIONS
- Valid Arizona State Teaching Certificate for the elementary, middle or secondary level.
- Valid Arizona State Fingerprint Clearance Card.
- Bachelor's Degree in elementary, middle or secondary education.
- Fifteen (15) hours of State approved Structured English Immersion (SEI) coursework.
- Successful middle school student teaching experience preferred.
- Must meet Arizona Department of Education appropriately certified requirements.
- Must have Mathematics as an approved area.
- Structured English Immersion (SEI) or English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsement preferred.
REPORTS TO
Baker Middle School Principal
JOB GOAL
To create a flexible middle school grade program and a class needed to make the teaching team most effective in its positive influence on each student.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Implements by instruction and action, the District's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
- Implements the school's North Central Accreditation (NCA) vision, mission and beliefs.
- Plans and guides instruction in alignment with the District standards and benchmarks.
- Plans and guides instruction to attain NCA target goals.
- Cores academic teachers participate in all team meetings.
- Integrates technology into instructional plans to ensure all students learn to maximize the benefits of technology in their learning.
- Administers group and individual standardized tests, DAP, and other tests in accordance with the District’s testing program.
- Uses test results to improve and modify instruction.
- Writes weekly lesson plans in alignment with standards and benchmarks and submits to the principal.
- Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with the goals and objectives for all lessons, units, and projects.
- Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional and media consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided.
- Creates a classroom environment that is conductive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
- Assesses accomplishments of students and provides progress reports as required.
- Maintains complete and accurate records as required by law, District policy, and administrative regulation.
- Screens all students, as required or beneficial to the student and the program, and refers to District specialists for diagnosis those students suspected of having learning disabilities.
- Works with District, building, grade level, and subject area committees to insure thoroughness and efficiency in meeting learning objectives.
- Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom and on the play areas.
- Implements consistently the school-wide discipline and tardy policy.
- Keeps the principal and other appropriate staff members informed as to matters affecting students under their supervision, school policy, and the educational program.
- Takes all necessary reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities while on duty and reports the vandalism and theft of school property as situations occur.
- Supervises students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, field trips, and other times as need or requested.
- Communicates with and interprets for parents and District personnel the students' progress, through conferences, reports, other means.
- Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct.
- Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the District and/or self-selected professional growth activities.
- Attends all orientation and staff meetings and serves on staff and District committees as required.
- Works within the evaluation system established by the Governing Board.
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
Nine and one-half (9.5) months a year.