Middle School ECE Teacher

Qualifications

Holds a valid teaching certificate for Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education

Responsibilities

• Provides professional leadership within the school, community, and education profession to improve student learning as well as support district and state initiatives.
• Demonstrates content knowledge within assigned discipline(s) or program and in applications to other disciplines.
• Plans, implements and assesses instruction designed to develop students abilities to use certain skills, apply core concepts, become self-sufficient individuals, become responsible team members, think and solve problems and integrate knowledge.
• Affirms student learning using a variety of tools consistent with Kentucky's Assessment Program; communicates results to students, parents and staff making referrals for extra services as necessary, uses assessment results to design appropriate instructional activities.
• Provides strategies to create a classroom environment to meet the social/emotional needs of each student and increase school readiness skills.
• Creates a learning climate that supports student achievement and safety.
• Evaluates teaching effectiveness based on student achievement in relation to student attainment of Kentucky's learning goals.
• Uses technology to support instruction; access and manipulate data; enhance professional growth and productivity; communicate and collaborate with colleagues, parents and the community; and conduct research/solve problems.
• Participates in required training relative to teaching assignments, supervisor approved professional growth plan, school/district initiatives, or as directed by the Director of Preschool or Principal.
• Supervises students to ensure student safety.
• Secures and makes use of school and community resources.
• Communicates regularly with parents and guardians of students.
• Adheres to school, district, state and federal policies, regulations and laws.
• Participates in school-related activities, programs or meetings as assigned by the Director of Preschool and/or Principal and/or the Superintendent.
• Maintains a variety of records as required by school district policies, state and federal law or as assigned by the Director of Preschool or Principal.
• Provides instruction specific to teaching assignment consistent with school and district program requirements or curriculum, Kentucky's Core Content for Assessment and Program of Studies and Kentucky Early Childhood Education standards.
• Serves as a member of the ARC (Admissions and Release Committee) in determining eligibility of students for special education programs; assists in development, implementation, monitoring and evaluating of IEP (Individual Education Plan).
• Provides and performs student health services as directed by Supervisor after receiving appropriate training as required by law.