Teacher Preschool

TITLE: Teacher - General Education - Elementary

TYPE: Unit A Collective Bargaining Agreement

SALARY: Per Unit A Collective Bargaining Agreement

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

BRIEF DESCRIPTOIN: The primary function of a teacher is to deliver the district curriculum in multiple ways that increase student learning and achievement.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teaches elementary school students academic social and motor skills through the delivery of the district curriculum.
• Prepares class objectives and outlines that align with the district approved curriculum.
• Prepares administers corrects and analyzes student assessments.
• Utilizes the conclusions derived from assessment analysis in developing lessons.
• Instructs students on rules of conduct and expected behaviors.
• Manages his/her class as well as other students wherever those students may be located whether on campus or off campus events.
• Identifies students with academic issues and refers those students to appropriate service providers.
• Regularly informs parents or guardians of their students academic performance and behavior.
• Maintains records attendance and grades as required by school.
• Plans organizes and delivers differentiated instruction in an appropriate manner consistent with district curriculum
• Provides timely feedback to students parents and guardians on evaluations.
• Use appropriate techniques and strategies that promote critical creative and evaluative thinking skills.
• Strives to maintain a learning environment that is both physically and emotionally safe.
• Effectively and regularly communicates with fellow staff members and school administration.
• Other duties as assigned by the principal school administration or superintendent of schools.

Administration

• Assist in the communication and enforcement of federal and state laws and regulations as well as district policies and procedures.
• Works cooperatively with school administration staff and special education.

School/Community Relations

• Respects students parents guardians and community.

• Assists parents with questions and concerns.

• Maintain professional relationships with students parents and guardians.

• Respects and embraces students of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Operations

• Assist in the protection of students and property.

• Assists Principal or Vice Principal in fire and other emergency drills.

• Assists the Principal or Vice Principal in the management of students e.g. dismissal field trips etc

Professional

• Maintains a high level of personal integrity confidentiality and a strong work ethic.
• Participates in district professional development

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelors Degree or Masters Degree from an accredited college or university.

2. Licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Education

ADA & MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers copiers adding machines etc. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift carry push and pull or otherwise move objects including the human body. Must be able to stand crouch and bend over for a long period of time at intervals throughout the day.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data people or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence reports forms newsletters schedules manuals invoices requisitions menus recipes journals etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence reports forms evaluations procedures charts surveys articles bid specifications brochures news releases handbooks budgets etc. using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation grammar diction and style. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise voice control and confidence.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information to explain procedures to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical legal accounting and marketing terminology.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of algebra and geometry.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length width and shape.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

I nterpersonal: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) Must be able to communicate via telephone