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