Grades K-6 Gifted and Talented Teacher - Connors Elementary School

About the role

Lewiston Public Schools seeks a K-5 certified Gifted and Talented teacher to provide direct services to identified students in grades 3-5 and consult with K-2 classrooms as needs arise.

Essential duties

• Develops and implements G/T programming for grades 3-5 students identified as gifted in the language arts and math, giving G/T students opportunities to explore particular interests through group projects and independent study
• Collaborates with Grade 6-8 G/T teacher and OTL on initial identification process, including annual coordination of CogAT testing and review of multiple points of identification data as outlined in the Gifted and Talented Program Handbook
• Acts as a resource to K-5 teachers across Lewiston Public Schools on strategies and resources aligned to the articulated core curriculum in order to meet the needs of the gifted and talented students in the general education setting
• Attends and participates in local and state G/T opportunities acting as a G/T information liaison
• Supervises classroom and students while at the program site

Qualifications

• Minimum educational attainment of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited post-secondary institution
• Current Maine 020 Certification (or equivalent) with Gifted and Talented endorsement
• Experience planning and delivering instruction for advanced learners (preferred)

Skills and abilities

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plan and solid geometry and trigonometry
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program
• Ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents
• Skill in oral and written communication

Pay and benefits

Salary: $45,518.26 - $85,857.57 (SY26/27). Lewiston Public Schools offers a robust employee benefits package for full-time employees, including: health insurance with up to 85% of the premium paid by the employer; dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance; flexible spending and dependent care accounts; Maine Public Employee, 403(b) and 457 retirement plans; 15 paid sick days per year; tuition reimbursement and more!