Minimum Qualifications:
- Appropriate Illinois Licensure
- Multiple certifications preferred
- Superior work habits and ethics
- Excellent communications skills (written & verbal)
- Ability to work well with students, faculty and parents
- Ability to perform duties as outlined
Responsibilities:
A. INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
- Communicates expectations for high levels of learning by students
- Assess students’ knowledge and skills
- Specifies lesson purposes and learning objectives
- Provides learning tasks of appropriate difficulty level for the students
- Relates new content to previously presented material and to students’ prior knowledge
- Teaches clearly, audibly, precisely and fluently while keeping to the topic
- Instructs with a variety of methods: lecture, modeling, demonstrating, experimenting, role playing, eliciting
- Teaches accurate principles, concepts, rationale, and applications as well as specific content
- Provides students with prompt feedback on their learning, performance, and progress
- Requires students to recall, explain, compare, contrast and evaluate information
- Provides students with prompt and appropriate feedback on their learning, performance and progress
- Re-teaches as necessary
- Summarizes the main points of the lesson, brings closure, and explains what will be taught next
- Encourages student input for improvement of instruction
B. ORGANIZATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS
- Establishes procedures for routine classroom management matters, communicates those procedures to students, and elicits feedback from students regarding their understanding of those procedures
- Completes lesson plans in accordance with the EEA collective bargaining agreement, Article III, Section I and Board Policy No. 403
- Distributes materials and supplies necessary for an instructional lesson in a timely manner
- Starts students on tasks quickly and assures efficient transitions between activities
- Maintains a high level of time-on-task for all students
- Monitors student behavior continuously, encouraging appropriate behavior and addresses inappropriate behavior
C. PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Interacts with students in a mutually respectful manner
- Expresses verbal enthusiasm for the lesson and student participation
- Praises students for learning accomplishments, on-task behaviors and appropriate conduct
- Gives all students opportunities to ask questions, contribute, and otherwise participate in class activities
D. PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR
- Teaches the approved curriculum of the district
- Maintains punctuality and regular attendance
- Completes reports and records accurately and promptly
- Maintains appropriate communications with colleagues for planning and teaching
- Maintains accurate and helpful communication with students and parents
- Takes steps toward self-improvement
- Carries out other duties as assigned by supervisors
Contingent Upon: Board Approval
