5th Grade Teacher

Description

Teacher responsibilities include instructing students, reporting student progress to parents, and enforcing the general rules and regulations of the school.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Fulfills service requirement
• Takes attendance within 5 minutes of the start of each class period
• Relates announcements and other relevant information to assigned group
• Accompanies students to assemblies, monitors behaviors, and sits with the group
• Supervises students and never leaves students unattended
• Reports for supervision duty promptly and conducts supervision responsibly

Teaching Responsibilities

• Prepares and submits weekly lesson plans
• Enables students to achieve their potential
• Keeps an accurate daily record of attendance and grades
• Works to reach all students via a variety of teaching approaches
• Strives to integrate course content to all subject areas
• Organized classroom
• Employs effective classroom management techniques for optimum learning environment for all students
• Keeps a file of class assignments, quizzes and tests
• Develops and administers quarterly exams and appropriate measures of progress in grades K-8
• Submits an updated outline and curriculum overview for grades K-8
• Formally evaluates student performance through progress reports and quarter/semester grades
• Attends parent-teacher conferences to discuss student progress
• Submits substitute and emergency lesson plans with class lists
• Contacts all parents of students in danger of failing before grades are issued
• Enter assignments and grades in Powerschool by Tuesday of each week
• Maintains accurate seating charts on desk

Enrichment Responsibilities

• Writes and monitors a professional development plan in accordance with formative and summative evaluation model
• Maintains a learning-oriented and appropriately organized room
• Remains available to students before and after school for tutoring
• Carefully plans and schedules educational field trips or speakers
• Utilizes standard classroom technology in an attempt to reach a variety of learning styles
• Involves students in curriculum-related contest and competitions

Professional Responsibilities

• Dresses appropriately and professionally
• Maintains accountability for ALL policies/procedures in the teacher's handbook
• Attends all faculty meetings and other designated meetings
• Demonstrates professional advancement annually through professional reading, seminars, workshops, classes, etc.
• Attends Open House, Parent-Teacher Conferences, and other mandatory school events
• Chaperones or sponsors at least one school event or organization a year
• Turns in forms and documents on time
• Enforces the rules, regulations and consequence continuum of the school
• Consistently implements and monitors behavior
• Substitutes for absent teachers as necessary
• Monitors, collects, and records data as needed in the classroom

Requirements

- Must have Bachelors Degree

- Must have a Professional Educator License

- Must have teaching experience