CTE: Teacher - Law and Public Safety 2026-2027

Job Overview

The Teacher CTE Law and Public Safety will plan and implement an instructional program and provide related educational services for students in assigned grade levels. The incumbent will manage student behavior, assess and evaluate student achievement, and modify/control instructional activities as required. Instructional delivery will provide students with real world experiences relevant to the industry today. Any teacher who will coach a UIL sport will also provide athletic services related to that athletic sport and the athletic program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assess student abilities as related to desired educational goals, objectives, and outcomes and provide instruction to grow student abilities

• Maintain appropriate assessment and evaluation documentation for institutional and individual reporting purposes

• Plan appropriate instructional/learning strategies and activities including determination of appropriate level of materials

• Implement an instructional program which provides appropriate learning experiences, considering different learning styles and a range of learning curves

• Aid and participate in the management of student behavior in instructional settings, including school grounds, centers, and work sites, to ensure environment is conducive to the learning process; intervene to control and modify disruptive behavior, reporting to appropriate administrator

• Utilize a variety of instructional materials and available multi-media and computer technology to enhance learning

• Manage allotted learning time to maximize student achievement

• Ensure classroom and/or instructional environment is attractive, beneficial, safe and conducive to learning while ensuring materials are accessible to students and in good condition

• Maintain safety in classrooms

• Maintain accurate annual asset inventory reports

• Maintain timely and accurate budget and accountability reports

• Communicate regularly with students on instructional expectations and keep them informed of their progress

• Ensure continuous communication with parents, both written and oral, to keep them informed of student(s) progress

• Request assistance and work with resource personnel to ensure student growth

• Collaborate with other professionals, including counselors and librarians, to carry out school-wide instructional or related activities

• Support and/or participate in school-wide student activities and social events and approved fund raising activities

• Assign work and supervise instructional assistants, parent, and student volunteers, as needed

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in appropriate field including course work in the subject or program to which assigned upon hire

• Master's degree preferred

• Valid Appropriate CTE Teaching Certification, issued by Texas Education Agency or has received statement of eligibility

• Valid Law or Public Safety Industry license or Certification appropriate for the teaching assignment

• Required Compliance Training

• Valid Driver's license with CDL Certification preferred if coaching a UIL sport

• Minimum of 2 years of wage earning work experience within the last 10 years

• Qualifying Fields: Law Enforcement and Public Safety

• Coaching experience preferred if coaching a UIL sport

• Demonstrated knowledge of content, curriculum, methods, materials, and equipment of instructional specialty

• Demonstrated knowledge of appropriate technology equipment and software programs

• Proven ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs

• Proven ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

• Work is performed in classrooms, offices, work stations and meeting rooms

• Occasional walking, standing, sitting, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting/carrying work related items weighing less than 40 pounds, such as books, papers and presentation materials

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus

• Supplies and equipment specific to CTE instruction may weigh as much as 50 pounds