ST. JAMES PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

TITLE:                                       TEACHER

REPORTS TO:                             Principal

FLSA STATUS:                            Exempt

TERMS of EMPLOYMENT:             9 month/182 Days         

 

OVERVIEW OF POSITION: To plan, organize and implement an appropriate instructional program in a learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential. The Teacher is responsible for growth in student learning. 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

1.0          SETTING INSTRUCTIONAL OUTCOMES

    1. The teacher designs instructional outcomes that represent rigorous and important learning in the discipline.

      Attributes:

    1. The teacher designs instructional outcomes that are clear, written in the form of student learning, and suggest viable methods of assessment.

      Attribute:

    1. The teacher designs outcomes that reflect several different types of learning an opportunities for coordination.

      Attribute:

2.0          MANAGING CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

    1. The teacher maximizes instructional time.

      Attribute:

    1. The teacher manages learner behavior in instructional groups, transitions, and/or handling of materials and supplies consistently.

      Attribute:

    1. The teacher establishes classroom routines to be followed by students with minimal guidance and prompting.

      Attributes:

3.0          USING QUESTIONING /PROMPTS AND DISCUSSION

    1. The teacher poses questions to students designed to promote student thinking and understanding.

      Attribute:

    1. The teacher creates a genuine discussion among students, providing adequate time for students to respond, and stepping aside when appropriate.

      Attributes:

    1. The teacher engages most students in the discussion, employing a range of strategies to ensure that most students are heard.

      Attributes:

4.0          ENGAGING STUDENTS IN LEARNING

    1. The teacher provides learning tasks and activities that are aligned with the instructional outcomes and are designed to challenge student thinking, resulting in active intellectual engagement by most students with important and challenging content, and with teacher scaffolding to support that engagement.

      Attributes:

    1. The teacher provides students the time needed to be intellectually engaged.

      Attribute:

5.0                          USING ASSESSMENT IN INSTRUCTION

                5.1          The teacher uses formative and summative assessment regularly to guide instruction.

                                Attribute:

                5.2          The teacher makes students aware of assessment criteria and encourages students to use self-assessment.

                                Attributes:

                5.3          The teacher gives accurate and specific feedback and advances learning.

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                5.4          The teacher diagnoses evidence of learning by questions, prompts, and assessment.

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6.0          PROFESSIONALISM

                6.1         The teacher grows and develops professionally through professional development as assigned and voluntarily to 

                                improve teaching and learning.

                6.2          The teacher shows professionalism in attitude and conduct

               

 

6.0 denotes non-instructional indicators.  Deficiencies in these areas shall not be subject to a plan of intensive assistance.

 

METHOD OF EVALUATION

The combination of the applicable measure of growth in student learning (value-added score) and the qualitative assessment of performance (competencies and performance standards) shall result in a composite score used to distinguish levels of overall effectiveness.

 

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Other duties may be assigned

 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

B.A. or B.S. Degree, Louisiana Teaching Certificate, Type A, B, C, Level 1, 2, 3, Temporary, CTTIE, or Ancillary

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, speak, hear and sometimes sit. Occasionally the employee will bend or twist at the neck more than the average person. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs such as boxes of books and AV/VCR carts.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  The work environment described here is representative of which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently exposed to a noise level in the work environment which is moderate to loud.

 

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

 

My signature indicates that I have been informed that the evaluation of my job performance is controlled by the St. James Parish Personnel Evaluation Plan and that a copy has been made available for my signature.