Teachers are responsible for ensuring that students achieve mastery of learning objectives. Teachers provide guidance, instruction, and support; manage the learning process; and focus on students’ individual needs. Teachers monitor student progress through K12’s interactive lessons and daily assessments, and they work actively with students and parents to advance each child’s learning.

As part of their regular teaching responsibilities, teachers are expected to fulfill duties in the following areas:

Planning and Preparation• Learn the curriculum in its entirety for assigned grade levels.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the state standards and testing requirements, and how both align with the K12 curriculum.
• Understand overall diversity of assigned families and individual characteristics of students/parents; specifically, how this impacts support needed.
• Learn and use the resources available through K12 and the virtual academy
Instruction and Student Achievement
• Make placement and promotion decisions.
• Support parents with student curricular and instructional issues.

• Track student academic progress and attendance in the K12 Online School.
• Support a specific content area through synchronous instruction in Elluminate, AIMS preparatory sessions (if needed) and tutoring sessions
• Balance flexibility of the K12 curriculum with state compliancy requirements.
• Conduct conferences with parents/responsible adults and students.
• Individualize instruction to help each student achieve K12 curricular objectives.
• Collect and review work samples. Grade work, as appropriate.
• Provide regular feedback regarding student performance and progress.
• Generate informal and formal reports regarding student performance and progress.
• Alert administrators to any concerns about student performance and progress.
• Support students with special needs, including participation on IEP teams as needed.
• Prepare students for standardized tests.
• Proctor site-based exams.
• Contribute to school SAIP goals.

Virtual Classroom Environment

• Create and manage home office.
• Implement school policies and procedures.
• Organize social and educational activities for students and families.
• Establish and maintain a positive rapport with assigned families.
• Support parents with school set-up and logistics questions.
• Support parents with set-up and maintenance of their teaching environment.
• Support parents and students through basic computer troubleshooting.

Professional Responsibilities

• Support the school community by contributing to school message boards, newsletter and events.
• Travel to and participate in staff meetings and professional development sessions.
• Support the school administration with student recruitment activities.
• Support the national network of teachers in K12 virtual academies.
• Create monthly expense reports and record expenses monthly in SharePoint.

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.