Key Responsibilities:
Classroom Responsibilities
- Ensure that all children feel affirmed, valued and challenged every day.
- Create rigorous, engaging unit and daily lesson plans leveraging provided curricula/resources (in most cases)
- Infuse core values into daily lessons and every school practice, implementing school-wide student culture systems and positive classroom management strategies.
- Maintain a productive, organized, safe, neat, and focused learning environment.
- Regularly analyze student work and academic data to adjust lessons, refine curricula, and inform instructional practices.
- Provide necessary accommodations and modifications for growth and success of all students.
- Maintain accurate student grades/records and strong lines of communication with families regarding students’ growth and progress.
- Model and implement all school policies within the classroom.
- Serve as a role model for students.
Professional Responsibilities
- Take ownership for the development of your craft (meet 1x/1-2 weeks with an instructional coach, implement feedback, engage in active practice, etc.)
- Actively engage in all school-wide professional development
- Serve as a positive, contributing member of a grade team, collaborating with colleagues to tackle common challenges and implement grade-wide.
- Share candid, solutions-oriented feedback with peers and school leadership on a regular basis.
- Embody KPPS core values: Children First, Cultural Competence, Ownership, Community
- Enroll in/complete a teacher certification program (if applicable)
School Responsibilities
- Attend designated school functions outside of school hours (Back to School Night, Report Card Conferences, Community Events, etc.)
- Contribute to the planning and execution of all school-wide events.
- Develop strong relationships with the families of students through home visits, participation in school events and phone calls home.
- Perform necessary support duties including (but not limited to) bus, lunch, and dismissal duties.
- Chaperone field lessons/field trips.
- Additional responsibilities may arise during the school year. They will be communicated to all employees with as much notice and flexibility as possible.
- Adhere to standard Elementary staff hours: 8:15-4:15 M-F. Specific start/end times may shift, but total hours will not increase.