4th Grade Teacher - Nappanee Elementary

Responsible to: Building Principal, Assistant Principal Evaluated by: Building Principal, Assistant Principal

Supervises Students

Terms of Employment 183 days - Full Time - Contracted

FLSA Status: Exempt

Evaluation Period

• Formative evaluations throughout the school year as per WCS Performance and Assessment Procedures.
• Annual summative evaluation prior to July 1.

Purpose of the Position

• To deliver effective high quality instruction that includes rigor and relevance in their content areas in an effort to produce measurable results of student achievement.
• Wa-Nee Community Schools teachers will perform their duties and do whatever it takes for Wa-Nee students to learn.

Minimum Requirements The following are the qualifications and minimum requirements necessary for a person to perform this job:

• Valid Indiana Teaching License
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written

Essential Functions of the Position The following functions have been determined by Wa-Nee Community Schools to be essential to the successful performance of this position:

• Deliver standards-based instruction in assigned content areas and grade levels that ensures academic growth for all students.
• Master the necessary content knowledge and skills to successfully teach assigned content areas and grade levels.
• Develop daily and unit lesson plans and a scope and sequence that are thoughtful, goal-oriented, and aligned with curriculum and carefully planned for substitute teachers when unable to attend school.
• Develop positive, appropriate relationships with students including explicit recognition of their growth (i.e., positive calls home notes, etc.).
• Consistently implement the school-wide student management policies within the classrooms and through the school campus.
• Regularly assess student mastery of key skills and concepts and use this data to differentiate instruction to meet student needs.
• Maintain accurate, thorough records of student achievement and behavioral performance and complete progress reports and grade card information promptly and as scheduled.
• Communicate regularly with parents and be available for Open Houses, Parent-Teacher Conferences, and other events involving parents and/or guardians.
• Grow as a professional educator with classes/workshops for professional development.
• Ensure students academic progress and serve as a primary point of contact for parents.
• Maintain a neat, clean, and healthy classroom.

Secondary Functions of the Position The following functions, while important and necessary to the position, have been determined by Wa-Nee Community Schools to be marginal to the successful performance of this position:

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed or as directed by the School Building Principals or Superintendent.

Knowledge of

• Policies, procedures, and functions of Wa-Nee Community Schools Board of Trustees and the Indiana Department of Education.
• Applicable software and applications.
• Ability to plan, organize, and schedule priorities.
• Use independent judgment and initiative in making sound decisions and in developing solutions to problems.
• Discreetly handle confidential and politically sensitive matters.
• Make independent decisions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Tactfully and courteously respond to requests and inquiries/complaints from the general public and staff.
• Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community.

Equipment Used

• General Office Equipment: computer, telephone, copier, fax machine.

Place Where Work is Performed

• Assigned Wa-Nee Community School building.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Must be able to hear and speak clearly.
• Must be able to lift items of 20 lbs. regularly, 50 lbs. occasionally.

How this Job Description was developed This job description was developed by the HR Department.