Elementary Teacher

Job Title: Classroom Teacher

Revision Date: June 1 , 2019

Last Classification Review: Spring 2019

Exempt Status: Exempt

Department: Instruction

Reports To: Building Principal

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Building Principal, the Licensed Teacher represents a broad grouping of diverse and different

instructional positions responsible for developing lesson plans and presenting district curriculum in assigned instructional

subjects; delivering and instructing students in lesson plans and instructional material; evaluating and assessing student

progress against instructional outcomes and objectives. Licensed Teachers also participate and collaborate with other

instructional professionals, administrators, parents, counselors, and other district personnel concerning student needs,

issues and district learning initiatives, curriculum and building issues.

Essential duties outlined below are intended as "representative" examples of the level, nature and decision making

expected of positions assigned to this classification. The duties below are not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all

duties and tasks performed by the employees assigned to this classification. A classification description, unlike job

description or position description, is designed to capture the general expectations, complexity level, and nature o f work

of any position that may be allocated to this classification.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Direct Supervision: None

Indirect Supervision: Paraprofessionals •

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans and develops instructional plans, lessons, experiments, and other support activities to present approved district

curriculum i n accordance with educational standards, district goals and objectives. Determines needs and abilities of

students and decides on methods and techniques to best present and provide instruction to students within assigned

subjects) areas. Assesses and determines how to incorporate technology into lesson planning.

• Provides and delivers classroom instruction to students incorporating the essential elements of instruction.

a ) Provides instruction at appropriate levels o f difficulty and i n accordance with district curriculum guidelines,

standards and criteria.

b) Assesses student progress and determining the need for additional reinforcement or adjustments to instructional

plans/techniques/goals.

c ) Teaches specific learning objectives.

d) Employs various teaching techniques, methods and principles of learning t o best the needs of students and district

learning outcomes.

e) Performs classroom management activities; classroom recordkeeping (e.g. attendance and grading activities);

maintains classroom discipline and supervision; organizes and maintains the learning environment i n the

classroom.

• Evaluates student performance against learning objectives. Develops tests to test performance, grades performance,

understanding of educational issues/needs. Advises and makes recommendations to district administrators or

committees concerning needs i n curriculum and learning approaches.

Work Environment:

Duties are generally performed in a typical classroom/school setting where there are minimal environmental hazards and

risks. Employee(s) may be exposed occasionally to disagreeable conditions involving human/student/parental contact.

Physical Job Requirements:

Employee is continuously required to talk, and hear; frequently stands and/or uses hands to finger, handle or feel or reach

with hands and arms; intermittently sits, walks, stoops, kneels or crouches uses hands to finger, handle or feel in the

performance of the job. Exerting up t o 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently o r

constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.