Virtual Middle School Teacher

Essential Job Functions

• Teaches district approved curriculum by employing a variety of instructional techniques which embrace the goals of continuous school improvement and increasing student achievement.
• Uses minimum class time for non-instructional routines to maximize time on task.
• Guides the learning process towards the achievement of district curriculum and district goals by establishing clear short-term and long-term objectives for all lessons and communicating objectives to students.
• Participates in collaborative planning, data analysis and instruction with peers and district initiatives.
• Ensures students demonstrate mastery of the district objectives through projects, daily assignments and performance on formative and summative assessments.
• Participates in district approved professional development that is directed towards developing competencies and instructional strategies that meet the professional development requirements of the State Department of Education and identified district initiatives.
• Maintains accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulations.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Develops and maintains lesson plans and instructional material appropriate to district curriculum which may be differentiated to the needs of each student.
• Communicates regularly with parents both inside and outside the normal contract day.
• Accepts and performs teaching and any other duties, including co-curricular and extracurricular duties, as assigned by the superintendent and principal as may be needed to maintain the educational programs offered by the district.
• Attends all meetings as required by the superintendent and principal.
• Complies with the assigned duty times of the teacher contract day.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Behavior

• Exercises sound judgment in all situations.
• Adapts effectively to changes in assignments and responsibilities.
• Buils positive working relationships and works cooperatively with district staff and the public while achieving position objectives.
• Manages challenging situations professionally and communicates concerns through appropriate channels.

Environmental Conditions

• Primarily inside working conditions; some exposure to environmental conditions during outside duty.
• Physical Standards: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach, talk, and hear. The employee must have close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective devices.
• The employee must be able to respond quickly to ensure student safety, including running, intervening in student behavior situations, and assisting students as needed.