Teacher 6 - 8 Science

Morgan County Schools

Job Description

Title: Teacher Immediate Supervisor: School Principal

Minimum Qualifications:

1. B.S. Degree from accredited college or university

2. Alabama Certification in teaching area

3. Highly Qualified Status

Skills and Abilities:

1. Demonstrates competency in the content knowledge including concepts, facts, skills, and tools of inquiry

2. Provides learning experiences that make the subject matter meaningful and relevant for all students

3. Exhibits full understanding of all learning styles and differentiated instruction strategies

4. Implements research-based instructional and assessment strategies

5. Motivates, engages, and maximizes student learning

6. Displays knowledge and use of oral and written communication

7. Collaborates with family and community in the education of students 8. Recognizes, appreciates, and employs cultural, ethnic, and social differences in students

8. Follows all directives of immediate supervisor and Morgan County School Board policy in regard to professional conduct, duties, and responsibilities

Essential Functions:

1. Reads, speaks, and understands at professional level

2. Organizes and effectively manages all classroom reports and communications 3. Develops, documents, and implements appropriate lessons plans

3. Engages in continuous professional development that enhances personal knowledge and self-improvement

4. Creates and maintains an active classroom management plan

5. Develops and maintains an effective classroom discipline plan

6. Participates actively in school activities and leadership roles that promote the school and school system

7. Collaborates with parents, community, colleagues and supervisors

8. Maintains safe and orderly classroom physical environment

9. Possesses physically ability to navigate the school and classroom

10. Performs such other duties as may be assigned by his/her supervisor.

Other Attributes:

1. Is well-groomed and appropriately dressed

2. Projects and modulates voice in a classroom environment with and/or without the use of electronic aides

3. Represents the school system, school, and all school personnel in a positive manner at all times

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

NOTE: Statements included in this description are intended to be representative of the duties and responsibilities of this job and are not to be interpreted as being all inclusive. The employee may be assigned other duties that are not specifically included.