Teacher, Expanded Impact EC (26-27)

About the role

This position is funded through exchange for the 26-27 School Year.

Qualifications

• Must be in the CMS Teacher Leader Pathway Talent Pool as an ECEIT.
• Must have a Bachelor's degree.
• At least 3 years of prior teaching experience with knowledge of best practices for the instruction of EC certified students.
• NC Professional Educators License in one or more of the following exceptionalities required:
• Exceptional Children: Adapted Curriculum
• Exceptional Children: General Curriculum
• Specific Learning Disabled
• Cross-Categorical
• Behaviorally/Emotional Disturbed
• Severely/Profoundly Disabled
• Mentally Disabled

Essential Functions

• Adhere to all state, federal, and local laws, policies, and procedures.
• Adhere to the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards.
• Set high expectations of achievement that are ambitious and measurable for students.
• Backwards plan to align all lessons, activities, and assessments in designated subject(s).
• Design in-person instruction that is aligned to strategies outlined in their students' Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and in alignment with grade level standards (reflecting learning levels and interest of individual students).
• Design assessments that accurately assess student progress.
• Hold students accountable for high expectations of behavior and engagement that are ambitious and measurable.
• Create classroom environments that are conducive to collaborative and individual learning.
• Establish a culture of respect, enthusiasm and rapport.
• Hold students accountable for ambitious, measurable standards of academic achievement.
• Identify and address learning needs and barriers of individual students.
• Support the development of students' organizational and time-management skills.
• Invest students in their learning using a variety of influential techniques.
• Incorporate multiple Depth of Knowledge questioning and discussion in student learning.
• Incorporate small-group and individual instruction in accordance with each student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
• Provide supplemental aids/services/accommodations/modifications as prescribed in each student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
• Maintain high growth with assigned EC students and/or team.
• Informally mentor & lead peers, especially in instructional planning, EC compliance, and differentiating instruction to meet the needs of learners.
• Provide modeling and co-teaching support to teaching colleagues. No more than 30% of his/her instructional day is spent building instructional capacity within other teachers.
• Solicit and eagerly receive feedback from supervisor and team members to improve professional skills.
• Maintain regular communication with families and work collaboratively with them to design learning both at home and at school and to encourage a home life conducive to learning success.
• Collaborate with other teachers and staff responsible for the same students' learning and development.
• Participate in professional development opportunities at school, in the district, and for the program.

Additional Formal Instructional Responsibilities

• Provide EC support to colleagues, but must teach at least 70% of the day.
• Lead PLC and Data Analysis.
• Serve as model classroom for other teachers to observe.
• Co-teach with general education teachers.
• Leads whole staff and team PD.
• Begginning Teacher Mentor.
• MTSS.
• IEP Liaison.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor and approved by the EC Department and by the Department of Teacher Leadership.