Teacher
Job Summary
To give instruction to the
students in the areas assigned by the Board, Director of Schools, and
Principal.
Qualifications
- All teachers shall be licensed in accordance with
state law and the regulations of the Tennessee Department of
Education. Such license shall
be on file in the Director of SchoolŐs Office prior to beginning
employment
- It is the responsibility of the employee to
secure a certificate and to maintain its validity. When a teacherŐs contract must be
terminated because the teachersŐ certificate has lapsed or otherwise
becomes invalid, the Director of School shall immediately suspend the
teacher without pay pending disposition of the matter. The teacher shall be notified of the
reason for the suspension and given an opportunity for a hearing before
the Board
- Teachers in the core academic areas must be
Highly Qualified
- All teachers shall demonstrate competency based
on the current job assignment and performance standards as outlined in the
appropriate state model for local evaluation
- Pass the required physical examination, drug
screen, and background check
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as
the Principal or Director of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable
Responsibilities/Job
Duties
- Report to Principal
- Provide full, willing and helpful cooperation in
carrying out all reasonable instructions or extra assignments which are
given by the principal before, after and during the school day
- Provide instruction to the students in the areas
assigned by the Board, Director of Schools, and Principal
- Record accurately the number of students present
and absent each day in the manner prescribed by the Board, Director of
Schools, and Principal
- Follow the Tennessee curriculum standards and
local course of study, to follow rules and regulations of the state and
policies of the local Board, and to follow administrative procedures at
the school and system level
- Maintain positive relationships with the home,
parent(s) and the community
- Keep parent(s) duly informed of the childŐs
progress (through a variety of methods) and hold conference with parents
and appropriate others as necessary
- Report to the Principal any reasonable suspicions
related to a childŐs health or welfare as a result of abuse or neglect and
to the appropriate state/community agency
- Participate in appropriate and required staff
development sessions at the school and/or system level
- Appropriate attendance record
- Follow the appropriate complaint/grievance
process: report concern to
the principal first, next to the Complaint Officer for the system, the
Director of Schools, and finally to the Board
- Report all accidents/injuries on the required
form to the principal in a timely manner
- Properly supervise children at all times
- Keep a current class record and submit it to the
principal upon request and at the end of the year
- Keep a complete cumulate record on each child
- Maintain a clean, orderly, safe classroom
- Administer appropriate assessments, record scores
on cumulate records, interpret test scores as needed, and analyze
assessment data in an effort to improve instruction and student learning
- Dress neatly and appropriately, according to
system staff dress code
- Plan, prepare, implement, assess instructional
lessons that teach the standards and are appropriate for individual
student needs
- Maintain proper classroom and school order that
supports student learning
- Provide thirty days notice of resignation so that
an appropriate replacement may be found
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal
or Director of Schools