Classroom Teacher / Elementary School Classes Elementary Grade 5 Teacher - English Partner Teacher (Dos Rios) Certificate: Elementary,Grades 1-6 (305)

Job Description:

Windham Middle School seeks a Grade 5 teacher with required Elementary Education certification (#305) to teach in its One-way Dual Language Program, Dos Ríos. Teacher is the English partner in a partner teaching model. Teacher delivers all subject area instruction in English. The ideal candidate has experience teaching the multiple content areas usually taught by elementary teachers and familiarity with instructional strategies used with students learning an additional language.

Teacher is expected to collaborate with both general education classroom teachers, special education teachers, related service providers, and other specialists. Teacher is expected to plan, instruct, and assess students based on grade-level, content area standards, as well as engage in professional learning activities specific to Dual Language Education and in accordance with the CT Common Core of Teaching and the CT Professional Code of Professional Responsibility.

Windham has a large English Learner population, and every Windham school qualifies for Bilingual Education. Most of our English Learners are native Spanish or Kiche speakers. Teachers in the Dos Ríos and Compañeros Dual Language Programs are members of the Department of Equity & Multilingual Education. The EME Department provides language programs and services to more than one-third of the students in the district. Those programs and services include El Nido Dual Language PK, Dos Ríos One-way Dual Language K-5, Compañeros Two-way Dual Language K-5, Compañeros Unidos Dual Language 6-8, ESOL K-12, and Spanish as a World Language. Windhams Dual Language teachers receive guidance and coaching throughout the year from Dual Language Specialists and Supervisors in the Department of Equity & Multilingual Education.

Essential Functions:

• Adhere to the Connecticut Code of Professional Responsibility
• Ensures the safety of students
• Implements the Windham Board of Education and administrative policies, rules, regulations, and directives
• Manage classroom and individual student behavior to maintain a positive learning environment.
• Prepares lesson plans that achieve clear objectives, uses appropriate techniques, and serves the needs of all learners in the classroom
• Maintains accurate and complete records as required
• Attends parent/teacher conferences
• Keeps parents up-to-date on student progress through the use of interim reports, report cards, and/or conferences
• Design instruction to meet the needs of all students through both individual and small group settings as needed
• Design clear and specific learning assessments.
• Maintain a positive learning environment that encourages open communication between the teacher and learner.
• Other duties as assigned by Administrator and/or Superintendent

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the selection of textbooks, equipment, and other educational materials
• Establish and maintain professional relationships
• Participate in professional learning by attending seminars and workshops to enhance instructional practices and positively impact student achievement.

Qualifications/Certificates:

• Bilingual(Spanish/English) preferred.
• CT Certification (305) Elementary, 1-6
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or the Windham Board of Education may find appropriate

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to foster and facilitate learning and classroom management
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to work effectively with others

Days: Monday - Friday

Salary: By the WFT contract

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Windham Public Schools

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