K-5 Elementary Teacher

Job Title:  Classroom Teacher

Department:  Curriculum and Instruction

Reports to:  Building Principals

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Length of Contract: 190-day contract. Teachers are on-duty for 7 hrs., 30 minutes per day but may periodically be required to attend after-school or evening events as a normal expectation of their position.

Job Summary: Teach students in K-5 Classroom

Essential Duties:

• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
• Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
• Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
• Instruct and monitor students in the use of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
• Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
• Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons that promote learning, following approved curricula.
• Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
• Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs.
• Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests; conduct fundraising activities consistent with district policies and procedures.
• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and professional development sessions to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.
• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Perform student supervisory duties such as assisting in school libraries, hallways and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
• Select and use appropriate resources.
• Exhibit knowledge of content and content-related pedagogy.
• Exhibit knowledge of adolescent development.
• Exhibit knowledge of individual students' knowledge, skills, and special needs.
• Adhere to student Individualized Education Program (IEP) and 504 plans.
• Plan assignments for teacher assistance, volunteers, and substitutes.
• Respond appropriately to student behavior.
• Plan and set sequential outcomes with rigor and high expectations.
• Plan and implement appropriate learning activities suitable to meet all students' needs.
• Demonstrate care and respect when interacting with students.
• Manage classroom procedures with limited loss of instructional time.
• Ensure students are actively engaged in learning.
• Provide timely, consistent, high-quality feedback to students.
• Develop and administer assessments of rigor that match standards of learning.
• Reflect on practice and make adjustments for professional growth.
• Maintain professionalism with staff members.
• Report to the proper authorities any cases of suspected child endangerment, neglect, or abuse.
• Report suspected bullying to building principal or designee as required by Arkansas law and district policies.
• Adhere to all policies of the District.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal or other administrators.

Other Duties: as assigned by building principal

Qualifications:

Ability to accept responsibility and