Jod Title: Spanish Teacher
Summary/Qualifications/Responsibilities:
The teacher selected must have knowledge of CCSS and spanish curriculum
- Accurately demonstrate knowledge of the content area, approved curriculum and pedagogical skills.
- Demonstrating Knowledge of Students; Students’ interest and cultural heritage and Students’ special needs.
- Setting Instructional Outcomes; Suitability for diverse students, value, sequence, alignment, clarity and balance.
- Designing Coherent Instruction; Learning activities, instructional materials, resources and lesson & unit structure.
- Designing Student Assessments; Congruence with instructional outcomes and/or formative assessments.
- Creating and Environment of Respect and Rapport; Teacher interactions with students, including both words and actions.
- Establishing a Culture for learning to include; expectations for learning and achievement.
- Managing Classroom Procedures to include; instructional groups, transitions, materials and supplies, and performance of classroom routines.
- Managing Student Behavior to include; expectations, monitoring of student behavior and response to student misbehavior.
- Organizing Physical Space to include; safety and accessibility and arrangement of furniture and use of physical resources.
- Communicating with Families or individuals; about the instructional program, about individual students and engagement of families in the instructional program.
- Communicating with Students to include; Expectations for learning for all students, directions for activities and explanations of content.
- Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques including; Quality of questions/prompts and student participation.
- Engaging Students in Learning to include; Grouping of students and structure and pacing.
- Using Assessment in Instruction to include; Monitoring of student learning, feedback to students and student self-assessment and monitoring of progress.
- Utilize student assessment techniques and procedures.
- Work productively with colleagues, parents, community members and administration.
- Follow board policies and administrative rules and regulations.
- Take precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities.
- Maintain accurate and complete records as required by the school district, and report progress or lack thereof to parents in a timely manner.
- Attend and participate in faculty meetings.
- Complete duties (hall, bus, etc.) as assigned.
- Leave adequate preparations for a substitute.
- Use and apply appropriate conflict resolutions skills.
- Demonstrate public relations skills.
- Use diagnostic data to improve instructional programs.
- Select, use, and interpret evaluation data.
- Be available to parents, students, administration, and peers outside the school day, if needed.
- Report suspected child abuse and neglect.
- Be responsible for students on field trips.
- Act as a good role model within the context of the school.
- Understand and apply learning theories.
- Understand and participate in the development, use, and implementation of individualized education plans
(IEP’s), individualized transition plans/SAT plans/504 plans, and Academic Improvement plans including making necessary modifications. Come prepared with data, grades and all pertinent information to assist the team in decision making.
- Account for assigned equipment and materials, providing principal with inventory.
- Serve as a member of the SAT as needed.
- Report unsafe or dangerous surfaces and/or conditions in hallways, restrooms, playgrounds, entrances, and classrooms.
- Maintain security for and administer state required assessments.
- Maintain confidentiality with sensitive matters.
- Be flexible and able to prioritize tasks.
- Report to work on time and work no less than 7.25 hours per day.
- Ability to deescalate students/parents; listening/visiting with them about their concerns prior to them meeting with administrators.
- Other tasks as may be deemed appropriate and necessary by your principal.
Requirements/Required Skills/Experience:
Licensure in secondary education with endorsement in Foreign Languages -Spanish
Required to pass a back ground check
- All BPS Positions are Subject to Funding
Salary Schedule:
Level I-$50,400-$57,398
Level II-$61,900-$73,294
Level III-$76,000-$76,752