7th Grade ELA Teacher

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor' degree in Education
• Massachusetts Licensure Required

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

JOB GOAL: Responsible for instruction on various subjects, including math, science, and literature. Works with students in a classroom setting within a middle school.

PERFORMANCE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create instructional resources for use in the classroom.
• Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities.
• Create positive educational climate for students to learn in.
• Meet course and school-wide student performance goals.
• Participate in ongoing training sessions.
• Create lesson plans and modify accordingly throughout the year.
• Maintain grade books.
• Grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed.
• Write grant proposals to gain funding for further research.
• Create projects designed to enhance lectures.
• Read and stay abreast of current topics in education.
• Create lesson plans.
• Utilize various curriculum resources.
• Integrate competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans.
• Utilize curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served.
• Develop incentives to keep participants in class.
• Develop professional relationships with other agencies and programs.
• Utilize public library resources.
• Work with program coordinators to ensure initiatives are being met.
• Tutor students on an individual basis.
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities.
• Prepare and distribute required reports.
• Observe and evaluate student's performance.
• Manage student behavior in the classroom by invoking approved disciplinary procedures.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: School Year

SALARY AND BENEFITS: Per Teacher Contract

EVALUATION: Building Principal