Teacher, High School

Primary Function

Responsible for delivering and monitoring high-quality virtual education instruction to students statewide, ensuring engaging and effective remote learning experiences while maintaining a physical presence at the designated instructional center. Use the vision and mission of the district to drive decision-making.

Qualifications

• State of Michigan Secondary Education Teacher certification.
• Ability to motivate all students to be successful in their coursework.
• Ability to develop meaningful relationships with students to foster success.
• Teachers must be strong customer service leaders for students, families, and community members.
• Understand and effectively utilize technology in both instructional and operational settings.
• Ability to initiate and complete tasks with self-direction in a timely manner.
• Excellent English and grammar skills, proofreading skills, oral and written communications skills.
• Online teacher experience, preferred.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Adapt teaching strategies to accommodate diverse learning styles in a virtual environment.
• Contribute to ongoing modifications and improvements to course materials in content areas while maintaining the essential standards.
• This requires teachers to work in their course through a student lens and analyze student data to enhance engagement and identify areas for reinforcement.
• Collaborate actively through PLCs with teammates across the state to enhance the student experience.
• Monitor data to continually engage students to meet district goals and standards in accordance with the school improvement plan.
• Grading all student assignments and assessments within the framework of the grading policy expectations.
• May be required to work outside of the normal workday to meet the policy of grading, leading to Teachers of Record working above and beyond the 8 – 3:30 scheduled day to adhere to the grading policy.
• Willingness to acclimate to the learning management system in order to mentor and support students through online and in-person communication channels.
• Build positive relationships with students through various methods of communication each week – documentation of all of these is a requirement.
• When necessary, institute student academic behavior plans and help initiate academic interventions through MTSS.
• Participate in center duties as designated by the Center Director.

Benefits

• Contract will be for 185 days and pay will be based on experience and may be prorated if hiring is completed after the first day of the district calendar.
• Full-time teachers will be eligible for full family health insurance.
• A monetary phone stipend issued for expected phone usage to communicate with students, parents, and stakeholders.
• Extended opportunities for weekend hours, summer session hours, and extended school year.