Pre-K Teacher

Jefferson Davis County School District Pre-Kindergarten Classroom Teacher

Reports directly to the building-level principal and Pre-K Coordinator

Qualifications:

• Valid Teacher's License (Early Childhood Preferred)
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, school personnel, and parents
• Ability to work cooperatively with others
• Ability to motivate students and get them excited about learning

Essential Functions:

• Implement the assigned program of study (Mississippi Early Learning Standards for Four-Year-Old Children)
• Fosters an early childhood classroom climate conducive to learning,
• Utilizes early childhood instructional management systems that increase student learning and maximize time on task (CLASS, MDE Standard 17.2)
• Monitors student progress towards achieving developmental/instructional competencies and standards
• Communicates effectively within the educational community and with parents on a regular basis
• Meets professional responsibilities including any appointed committee selections
• Maintains and upgrades professional skills (minimum of 15 hours of Early Childhood professional development yearly)
• Promotes and maintains positive pupil-teacher-parent relationships
• Adheres to the teacher code of conduct
• Responsible for Pre-K classroom and motor room fixed asset inventory
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the classroom teacher and the building-level principal and pre-k coordinator
• Timely reporting of student data (Brigance, MKAS2, RTI process, grades, absences, etc.)
• Adheres to the teacher code of ethics

Other Functions: Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of instruction by the assigned building-level principal.

Terms of Employment: Salary and work year to be established by the School Board Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated by the building-level administration with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel utilizing PROFESSIONAL GROWTH SYSTEM guidelines.