Job Summary

Title: Teacher

Qualifications: As set by state certification requirements and local board policies

Reports To: School Principal

Job Goal: To help students learn subject matter and/or skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible members of society.

Terms Of Employment: 187 work days. Salary is based on the State Salary Matrix.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provision of the Board's Teacher Appraisal Plan.

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interest, and abilities of students using state and local courses of study as guides.
2. Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of students.
3. Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals communicates clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects to students.
4. Employs, within recognized constraints, a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media designed to meet the needs and capabilities of the students being served.
5. Evaluates student progress on a continuous and systematic basis.
6. Communicates with the school administration and seeks the assistance of resource personnel as needed for the proper placement of students.
7. Works to establish and maintain open lines of communication with school administrators, students and their parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of students.
8. Assists administration in developing and implementing policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct.
9. Involves the students in establishing and maintaining standards of classroom behavior.
10. Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation within the framework established by the Scottsboro City Board of Education.
11. Participates in decisions regarding placement of student teachers, volunteers, and teacher assistants and accepts a reasonable amount of responsibility for the planning and supervision of activities in these areas.
12. Assists in the selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
13. Attends and participates in faculty meetings and in-service activities.
14. Participates in decisions and accepts an equitable share of responsibility for extra-curricular activities.

Specific Duties Of Teachers:

1. It is the intent of the Board of Education to encourage teachers to participate in the decision-making process regarding school affairs as widely as is consistent with effective results. The Board, through the administration, therefore, shall invite teacher consultation, either through general meetings or through appropriate committees, on all major matters affecting the educational program. The Board, however, is ultimately responsible for the development of all policies that govern the school system's operation.
2. Teachers are directly responsible to their principals.
3. Teachers are expected to perform such duties as are customarily performed by instructors and as the superintendent of schools and the principal shall direct. Teachers shall devote themselves faithfully and exclusively to the performance of such duties during school hours. They shall not employ their time outside of school hours in any manner which interferes with their efficiency or effectiveness in school.
4. In all professional and personal relations, teachers shall be held to observance of a course of conduct consistent with the ethics of the teaching profession. The Board and the teachers have approved and adopted the National Education Association's Code of Ethics as the standard in all professional matters. Teachers shall be familiar with and obey this code.
5. Teachers shall follow the course of study developed by the State Department of Education. They shall use the textbooks prescribed and adopted by the Scottsboro City Board of Education as their primary text. The enthusiastic teacher will, however, find other resources to supplement these. Supplemental material, whether printed, audiovisual, or technology based, shall be selected based on its direct relationship to the concept/topic being taught. Extreme care shall be given to the selection of such materials. The use of any commercial video is subject to principal approval prior to use in the classroom.
6. Teachers shall familiarize themselves with the standards and objectives of all required standardized tests. The teacher shall incorporate these standards and objectives into their regular instruction.
7. Teachers shall prepare daily lesson plans which identify learning objectives, methods of instruction and evaluation, a variety of techniques, and incorporation of all required standards and objectives.
8. Teachers shall familiarize themselves with the rules and regulations of the Board, the superintendent, and the principal. Such rules must be observed and enforced.
9. Teachers shall become familiar with the Teacher Appraisal System and shall provide all necessary materials required by the program.
10. Teachers shall become familiar with the Testing Program and participate in test training as needed. All teachers shall read and sign a Test Security Form.
11. During the normal school day when students are under the supervision and instruction of professional personnel, teachers shall be responsible for:
• Educational advancement and growth in their classes.
• Development of good character and desirable attitudes among students.
• Proper protection and care of textbooks, equipment, supplies, and other school property.
• Maintenance of good discipline and order in classes and elsewhere throughout the school building and grounds.
• Protection of student health and safety.
12. Teachers shall attend all meetings called by the superintendent or the principal unless otherwise excused. Teachers are also encouraged to join professional organizations and to participate in meetings. When in-service meetings are held on released time during the school day, it is the duty of each teacher to attend and participate in the activities of these meetings. Failure to do can result in loss of pay to the teacher on released time.
13. Punctuality and regularity are expected of teachers in attending classes, meetings, conferences, and in keeping other school appointments.
14. Teachers shall keep such records and make such reports as the State Department, the superintendent, and the principal may require.
15. Except as may be expressly authorized by the superintendent, no teacher shall:
• Permit any commercial or political advertising to be announced, distributed, or otherwise promoted in or through the schools.
• Furnish the names or addresses of teachers, pupils, or parents for other than school purposes and in accordance with state and federal laws.