Teacher - Math (5th Grade)
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real content.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate.
We need to parse the job description.
Content:
Position Title: Teacher - Math (5th Grade) (ignore as heading)
Position & Pay Type: Teacher: Refer to Compensation Manual at our Career Website (pay info? Not specific; just refer to manual. Not specific pay amount. Should we include Pay section? The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It says "Refer to Compensation Manual at our Career Website". That's not a specific pay amount; it's a reference. Likely we should not include Pay section because no concrete pay. Could include a short paragraph referencing that? But rule: only include section when posting has real, specific content. "Refer to Compensation Manual" is not specific pay. So omit Pay.
Reports to: Campus Principal (metadata, could be short p)
Length of Term/Employment: 187 workdays / At-will Position (metadata)
Mission: Provide students with appropriate learning activities... (that's about the role)
Minimum Qualifications: Hold at least a bachelors degree and must present official transcripts showing degree awarded. Demonstrate competency in a core academic subject area. Must believe fully in the mission and vision of Jubilee Academies.
Job Duties: many bullet-like paragraphs.
We need sections: About the role (mission), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (maybe minimum qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe same as requirements?), Skills (maybe from duties?), Benefits (none), Pay (none), Schedule (maybe length of term? Could be schedule? It says Length of Term/Employment: 187 workdays / At-will Position. That's schedule info. Could include Schedule section with that info. It's specific: 187 workdays, at-will. So we can include Schedule.
We must not create sections with filler. So include About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule. Possibly Benefits omitted.
We need to use for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can format them.
We need to decide how to split content into sections.
About the role: mission statement maybe also position summary. Could include "Mission: Provide students with appropriate learning activities..." plus maybe "Position Title: Teacher - Math (5th Grade)"? But we shouldn't repeat job title as heading, but we can include it in a paragraph? The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". It doesn't forbid including it in a paragraph. Could include a short p with position title and reports to etc. But we might fold metadata into a short p.
Better: About the role section could contain a paragraph describing the role: mission and maybe reports to, length of term.
But we also have Schedule section for length of term.
Let's think: We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include:
- Position Title: Teacher - Math (5th Grade) (maybe in a p)
- Reports to: Campus Principal
- Length of Term/Employment: 187 workdays / At-will Position
- Mission statement
- Minimum Qualifications
- Job Duties (instructional strategies, student growth, classroom management, communication, professional growth, other, supervisory responsibilities, charter & community responsibilities, charter atmosphere, working conditions)
- Possibly also "Position & Pay Type: Teacher: Refer to Compensation Manual at our Career Website" (pay reference) - we could include in Pay section? But it's not specific. Might omit.
We need to avoid duplication.
Let's design sections:
About the role
Position Title: Teacher - Math (5th Grade). Reports to: Campus Principal. Length of term: 187 workdays, at-will position. Mission: Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Enable students to develop competencies and skills to function successfully in society.
That includes mission and metadata.
Responsibilities
- Instructional Strategies: Develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill the requirements of school curriculum program and show written evidence of preparation as required. Prepare emergency lesson plan folder to cover 2 days of material. Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for differences in student learning styles. Present subject matter according to guidelines established to Texas Education Agency, board policies, and administrative regulations. Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students. Conduct assessment of student learning styles and use results to plan instructional activities. Work cooperatively with special education teachers to modify curricula as needed for SPED students according to guidelines established in Individual Education Plans. Work with other members of staff to determine instructional goals, objectives, and methods according to district requirements. Plan and supervise assignments of teacher aid and volunteers. Use technology to strengthen the teaching/learning process. Participate in extended day and weekend school tutoring as required. Perform all other duties as assigned.
- Student Growth And Development: Help students analyze and improve study methods and habits. Teach students to work toward self-discipline and responsibility. Conduct ongoing assessment of student achievement through formal and informal testing. Assume responsibility for extracurricular activities as assigned. Sponsor outside activities approved by the campus Assistant Director. Be a positive role model for students, support mission of school. Ensure good student discipline by being regular in attendance and on time.
- Classroom Management And Organization: Create a positive classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students. Maintain neat and orderly classroom. Manage student behavior in accordance with Student Code of Conduct and student handbook. Will use the discipline management plan to include but not limited to: Ground rules, stated positively and posted so they may be easily seen. A step process which includes reinforcement for appropriate on task behavior and consequences for inappropriate off-task behavior, which is posted at all times. A lesson agenda, which models task organization and time management skills and insures total time planning in the classroom. Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities. Assist in selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
- Communication: Establish and maintain open communication by conducting conferences with parents, students, directors, and teachers. Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, students, parents, and community members. Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly.
- Professional Growth And Development: Participate in staff development activities to improve job-related skills.
- Other: Adheres to staff dress code. Arrive at first morning class 15 minutes before class bell. Maintains a good working relationship with Jubilee Academies staff and parents. Actively participates in two school committees and will chair one committee. Keeps Jubilee Academies School Assistant Director informed of maintenance problems. Actively supports and participates in fundraising activities of Jubilee Academies. Compile, maintain, and fill all reports, records, and other documents required. Actively stays abreast of new developments in education.
- Supervisory Responsibilities: May supervise assigned teacher aide(s) or volunteers.
- Charter & Community Responsibilities: Convey the charters mission to the public and encourage support in accomplishing the mission. Illustrate understanding of Charter and community needs and begin activities to meet those needs. Demonstrate use of productive and efficient skills to raise community and parent involvement. Actively participate in student recruitment efforts.
- Charter Atmosphere: Encourage a constructive, thoughtful climate for learning. Promote fairness of students and staff from all cultural backgrounds. Communicate with students and staff in an effective manner that promotes and sustains the Jubilee culture.
- Working Conditions: Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent and prolonged standing. Stooping, bending, pulling and pushing required. Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom equipment and supplies.
But we have many items; maybe better to split into sub-sections? But we only have headings for major sections. Could keep each duty as - with the heading inside? Might be okay.
But we also need Requirements and Qualifications sections. The posting has "Position Minimum Qualifications". Could treat that as Requirements or Qualifications. We need both sections if we have content. Could split: Requirements: Hold at least a bachelors degree and must present official transcripts showing degree awarded. Demonstrate competency in a core academic subject area. Must believe fully in the mission and vision of Jubilee Academies. Qualifications: maybe same? But we don't have separate qualifications beyond that. Could combine? But rule: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we just have Requirements (or Qualifications) and not both. But we need to include both headings only if there is real specific content. Since we have only one set of qualifications, we could put them under Requirements and omit Qualifications. Or we could put them under Qualifications and omit Requirements. Which is more appropriate? The posting says "Position Minimum Qualifications". So Qualifications heading fits. Requirements could be things like "Must hold certification" etc. Not present. So we can have Qualifications section.
Thus:
Qualifications
- Hold at least a bachelors degree and must present official transcripts showing degree awarded.
- Demonstrate competency in a core academic subject area.
- Must believe fully in the mission and vision of Jubilee Academies.
Now Skills section: maybe we can extract skills from duties: lesson planning, assessment, technology use, communication, classroom management, etc. But we need to avoid inventing or summarizing away detail. If we create a Skills section, we must list skills that are explicitly stated. The posting includes many skill-like statements: "Develop and implement lesson plans", "Prepare emergency lesson plan folder", "Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations", "Present subject matter according to guidelines", "Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies", "Conduct assessment of student learning styles", "Work cooperatively with special education teachers", "Work with other members of staff", "Plan and supervise assignments", "Use technology", "Participate in extended day and weekend tutoring", "Help students analyze and improve study methods", "Teach students to work toward self-discipline", "Conduct ongoing assessment", "Assume responsibility for extracurricular activities", "Sponsor outside activities", "Be a positive role model", "Ensure good student discipline", "Create a positive classroom environment", "Maintain neat and orderly classroom", "Manage student behavior", "Use discipline management plan", "Take precautions", "Assist in selection of books", "Establish and maintain open communication", "Maintain professional relationship", "Use effective communication skills", "Participate in staff development", "Adheres to staff dress code", "Arrive early", "Maintain good working relationship", "Actively participates in committees", "Chair one committee", "Keeps AD informed", "Supports fundraising", "Compile reports", "Stay abreast of new developments", "May supervise aide", "Convey charter mission", "Illustrate understanding", "Demonstrate productive skills", "Participate in recruitment", "Encourage constructive climate", "Promote fairness", "Communicate effectively".
We could list these as skills but that would be a lot and maybe too granular. However, the rule says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. If we create a Skills section, we need to include all those skill statements, but we could also just keep them under Responsibilities. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can format them. We need to decide how to split content into sections. About the role: mission statement maybe also position summary. Could include "Mission: Provide students with appropriate learning activities..." plus maybe "Position Title: Teacher - Math (5th Grade)"? But we shouldn't repeat job title as heading, but we can include it in a paragraph? The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". It doesn't forbid including it in a paragraph. Could include a short p with position title and reports to etc. But we might fold metadata into a short p. Better: About the role section could contain a paragraph describing the role: mission and maybe reports to, length of term. But we also have Schedule section for length of term. Let's think: We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include: - Position Title: Teacher - Math (5th Grade) (maybe in a p) - Reports to: Campus Principal - Length of Term/Employment: 187 workdays / At-will Position - Mission statement - Minimum Qualifications - Job Duties (instructional strategies, student growth, classroom management, communication, professional growth, other, supervisory responsibilities, charter & community responsibilities, charter atmosphere, working conditions) - Possibly also "Position & Pay Type: Teacher: Refer to Compensation Manual at our Career Website" (pay reference) - we could include in Pay section? But it's not specific. Might omit. We need to avoid duplication. Let's design sections:
About the role
Position Title: Teacher - Math (5th Grade). Reports to: Campus Principal. Length of term: 187 workdays, at-will position. Mission: Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Enable students to develop competencies and skills to function successfully in society.
That includes mission and metadata.Responsibilities
- Instructional Strategies: Develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill the requirements of school curriculum program and show written evidence of preparation as required. Prepare emergency lesson plan folder to cover 2 days of material. Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for differences in student learning styles. Present subject matter according to guidelines established to Texas Education Agency, board policies, and administrative regulations. Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students. Conduct assessment of student learning styles and use results to plan instructional activities. Work cooperatively with special education teachers to modify curricula as needed for SPED students according to guidelines established in Individual Education Plans. Work with other members of staff to determine instructional goals, objectives, and methods according to district requirements. Plan and supervise assignments of teacher aid and volunteers. Use technology to strengthen the teaching/learning process. Participate in extended day and weekend school tutoring as required. Perform all other duties as assigned.
- Student Growth And Development: Help students analyze and improve study methods and habits. Teach students to work toward self-discipline and responsibility. Conduct ongoing assessment of student achievement through formal and informal testing. Assume responsibility for extracurricular activities as assigned. Sponsor outside activities approved by the campus Assistant Director. Be a positive role model for students, support mission of school. Ensure good student discipline by being regular in attendance and on time.
- Classroom Management And Organization: Create a positive classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students. Maintain neat and orderly classroom. Manage student behavior in accordance with Student Code of Conduct and student handbook. Will use the discipline management plan to include but not limited to: Ground rules, stated positively and posted so they may be easily seen. A step process which includes reinforcement for appropriate on task behavior and consequences for inappropriate off-task behavior, which is posted at all times. A lesson agenda, which models task organization and time management skills and insures total time planning in the classroom. Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities. Assist in selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
- Communication: Establish and maintain open communication by conducting conferences with parents, students, directors, and teachers. Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, students, parents, and community members. Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly.
- Professional Growth And Development: Participate in staff development activities to improve job-related skills.
- Other: Adheres to staff dress code. Arrive at first morning class 15 minutes before class bell. Maintains a good working relationship with Jubilee Academies staff and parents. Actively participates in two school committees and will chair one committee. Keeps Jubilee Academies School Assistant Director informed of maintenance problems. Actively supports and participates in fundraising activities of Jubilee Academies. Compile, maintain, and fill all reports, records, and other documents required. Actively stays abreast of new developments in education.
- Supervisory Responsibilities: May supervise assigned teacher aide(s) or volunteers.
- Charter & Community Responsibilities: Convey the charters mission to the public and encourage support in accomplishing the mission. Illustrate understanding of Charter and community needs and begin activities to meet those needs. Demonstrate use of productive and efficient skills to raise community and parent involvement. Actively participate in student recruitment efforts.
- Charter Atmosphere: Encourage a constructive, thoughtful climate for learning. Promote fairness of students and staff from all cultural backgrounds. Communicate with students and staff in an effective manner that promotes and sustains the Jubilee culture.
- Working Conditions: Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent and prolonged standing. Stooping, bending, pulling and pushing required. Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom equipment and supplies.
- with the heading inside? Might be okay.
But we also need Requirements and Qualifications sections. The posting has "Position Minimum Qualifications". Could treat that as Requirements or Qualifications. We need both sections if we have content. Could split: Requirements: Hold at least a bachelors degree and must present official transcripts showing degree awarded. Demonstrate competency in a core academic subject area. Must believe fully in the mission and vision of Jubilee Academies. Qualifications: maybe same? But we don't have separate qualifications beyond that. Could combine? But rule: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we just have Requirements (or Qualifications) and not both. But we need to include both headings only if there is real specific content. Since we have only one set of qualifications, we could put them under Requirements and omit Qualifications. Or we could put them under Qualifications and omit Requirements. Which is more appropriate? The posting says "Position Minimum Qualifications". So Qualifications heading fits. Requirements could be things like "Must hold certification" etc. Not present. So we can have Qualifications section.
Thus:
Qualifications
- Hold at least a bachelors degree and must present official transcripts showing degree awarded.
- Demonstrate competency in a core academic subject area.
- Must believe fully in the mission and vision of Jubilee Academies.