Position Title: Classroom Teacher
Classroom Teachers provide instructional services to students, including assessing student skills and abilities, developing lesson plans, providing instruction, assessing student competencies, and re-teaching as needed. They also provide a safe learning environment for all students.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assessment: Screen students with state mandated reading assessments, assist in administration of State assessments, national assessments as requested, and provide instructional assessment of student performance in core academic areas and assigned areas. • Planning: Provide daily lesson plans for all instructional days each school year, lesson plans for substitute teachers in your classroom, and cooperate with grade level and school wide planning committees. • Instructional Delivery: Deliver daily instruction to students assigned, provide lesson plans and activities that actively engage students in learning, and screen all electronic paper products, books, films, or other media for appropriateness for use with students. • Student Discipline: Maintain classroom discipline conducive to a learning environment, provide redirection and disciplinary alternatives to correct student behavior, and participate in school sponsored Capturing Kids' Hearts training. • Conferencing: Confer as needed with parents and school administrators about appropriate topics, collaborate with staff and teachers in planning school operations, and participate in staff development activities as assigned. • Management: Maintain accurate records of student attendance, maintain accurate records of student performance, order supplies and materials in a timely fashion for the teaching level assigned, compile all records as requested, and supervise students on field trips and events at the school and off site.
Working Environment:
• Maintain emotional control under the stress of instructional operations. • Travel as needed to secure supplies and materials. • Be flexible in assisting others as requested. • Participate in overnight training field trips with students and professional conferences.
This is a professional position that uses professional judgment and may serve more than forty hours per week. Retirement is through the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) of Texas and not Social Security. TRS requires five years of participation before any retirement funds are vested. Texas Workers Compensation covers workers in this position.
Some teachers are partially or fully funded with Title I funds. Staff should ask their campus Director if they are paid from Title I funds. Such are Federal monies and are subject to reduction and elimination at any time.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Percentages assigned to responsibilities are approximate and subject to adjustment by supervisors. This job description is not intended to create any express or implied contract of employment or expectancy of continued employment for any definite term.