Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress, and communicates classroom expectations; Assesses student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents and administration; Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents and a variety of community resources for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcome and achieving established classroom objectives; Demonstrates and differentiates instructional strategies for the purpose of providing an effective program that addresses individual student needs; Instructs students for the purpose of improving their success in academics through a defined course of study; Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment; Monitors students in a variety of educational environments (e.g. The teacher will provide support to the instructional process by supervising students within the classroom and other assigned areas; developing lesson plans and delivering group and individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines; collaborating with other teachers, other professional staff, and administrators in addressing instructional and/or classroom issues; and responding to a wide range of inquiries from students’ parents or guardians regarding instructional program and student progress.