CTE Teacher-Computer Science - Decatur Middle

SUMMARY:

• To instruct students in occupational, career technical, and/or vocational subjects by performing the following:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrate qualities of patience, understanding, trustworthiness and attention to work.

• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.

• Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.

• Enforce all administrative policies and rules governing students.

• Possess a thorough knowledge of subject-matter in order to arouse the interest of students.

• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.

• Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.

• Plan and supervise the work of students individually or in small groups, in the shop or laboratory.

• Keep informed about trends in education and subject matter specialties.

• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.

• Keep attendance records.

• Prepare materials and classroom for learning activities.

• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.

• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.

• Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.

• Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

• Assign and grade class work and homework.

• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.

• Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.

• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.

• Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.

• Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.

• Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.

• Select, order, store, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.

• Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.

• Instruct students in the knowledge and skills required in a specific occupation or occupational field, using a systematic plan of lectures, discussions, audio-visual presentations, and laboratory, shop and field studies.

• Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.

• Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.

• Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.

• Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.

• Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs.

• Plan and supervise work-experience programs in businesses, industrial shops, and school laboratories.

• Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.

• Place students in jobs or make referrals to job placement services.

• Demonstrate the ability to decide on the best use of methods and materials to help students acquire necessary skills; taking into account the different needs and abilities of individual students.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Other duties as assigned.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• 9-Month Contract

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science) from a four-year college or university in Career and Technical Education; Career and Technical Educational Certification, or Related Job Experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of students, parents, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS:

• Alabama Class B Certificate with appropriate endorsement and/or Active Alabama license in Career and Technical Education.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Occasional restraining of out of control children is necessary. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

SALARY:

• Salary schedules are found on the main Decatur City Schools website, available here. (Please right-click and select Open in New Tab to view our salary schedules.)

• Listed below are items that may be necessary to complete your employment process in order to compute your annual salary. It is your responsibility to provide us with this requested information in order to receive your accurate salary.

• We need verification of previous public school teaching experience. Use the following information when requesting verification of experience from your past employment at other boards of education:

• Within the state of Alabama, experience must be verified on Supplement EXP

• Outside the state of Alabama, we must have a letter (on school district letterhead) or public school district form showing beginning and ending dates stating your years of service and position held while employed

• Credit is awarded for public school experience only, private, parochial, or similar experience will not be accepted

• Experience must be full time at least 50%-100% of the academic year

• Administrative credit will be awarded only for experience in the same position, i.e., principal for principal position as stated in the salary schedule

• Transfer Sick Leave: If you have sick leave from another state school system or from another state of Alabama agency, you must have a Sick Leave Transfer form sent from your previous employer to our Human Resources department

• The Decatur City Board of Education awards a salary based on the highest degree earned, even if the degree is outside education. The degree must be verified on an official transcript & recognized by the Alabama State Department of Education.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee(s) within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of an employee(s) for this job.

The Decatur City School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, sex, religion, national origin, or age in its programs, activities, or employment and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The Title IX Coordinator for Decatur City Schools is responsible for handling inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies. The Title IX Coordinator can be reached by calling the Decatur City Board of Education at (256) 552-3000.