STERLING MONTESSORI Academy and Charter School

Job Description:

Position: Upper Elementary Lead Teacher

School/Department: Sterling Montessori Academy and Charter School

Reports To: UE Director/Executive Director

Work Week Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.

Work Hours Per Week: 40

Number of Contracted Months Per Year: 10

Purpose: Lead Teacher will use the AMS Montessori scope and sequence, lessons, andmaterials that are aligned with the NC standard course of study benchmarks, as the basis andfoundation of their work with students.

Duties and Responsibilities to Students/Parents/Staff:

1. All lead teachers (General Ed., EC, Specials, and Specialists) will adhere to the Sterlingmission, vision, guiding principles, code of ethics and standards of behavior as outlinedin the Employee Policies and Procedures Handbook.

2. Lead Teacher shall attend any staff meetings, professional development, trainings,parent workshops, and annual open house outside of standard working hours asrequested by the Executive Director.

3. Montessori is an approach that values the human spirit and the development of thewhole child-physical, social, emotional, and cognitive. When situations or conflicts arisewith students, adults act as mediators and provide opportunities for conversations,reflection, and learning. Teachers follow the Positive Discipline model and refer to theMulti-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) when needing to implement supplemental orintensive support.

4. Responsible for training, supervision, weekly meetings, goals and evaluation ofassistant/associate teachers.

5. Responsible for the welfare, safety, and educational achievements of students. Maintain a clean, orderly, and attractive classroom environment (inside and outside).Report all maintenance requests or damage in classrooms, playgrounds, and campus-wide.

6. Maintain inventory annually of materials and furniture. Responsible for tracking classroom budget and filling out purchase orders for required and approved materials.Supplement the classroom with teacher-made materials as needed. All materials madeat Sterling shall be inventoried and property of Sterling.

7. Complete and maintain record keeping, progress reports, assessments/evaluations,MTSS documentation, and grades (if applicable) in a timely manner as required by theschool.

8. Responsible for parent conferences, meetings, parent email communications (within 48hours), communicating problems and concerns with all parent/guardians of students inyour care.

9. Responsible for completion and cost of all licensing requirements (CEUs).

10. Inform Section Director of all administrative level concerns or problems as they relate torelations with school, students, parents, or staff.

11. Work with students of various abilities, including those with diagnosed learning differences; the teacher may be required to participate in meetings, planning, and training to fully serve each childs needs. Keep updated and follow student IEP, 504, EL,Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP), Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA).

12. Participate in class field trips, including overnights when appropriate to the level, andact in a supervisory capacity. Follow all field trip guidelines as stated in the EmployeeHandbook (EHB).

13. Respect student confidentiality by not discussing students with anyone other than theirfamilies and those faculty and staff members who work with them directly, inaccordance with state and federal law.

14. Participate and implement in annual goal setting, evaluation reviews and professional development for career growth. Our work requires being coachable, an ongoing desire to learn, and a sense of egoless-ness.