Summer School Teaching - High School

Positions Available:

• English Recovery 
• Math Recovery
• Science Recovery (Biology)
• Science Recovery (Chemistry)
• Social Studies (Civics)
• Business (Consumer Ed)
• Harvard Academy (Edmentum)
• Driver's Education (Classroom)
• Driver's Education (Behind the Wheel)
• Physical Education Recovery
• EL/Sped Support

Dates & Hours:

• Monday through Thursday
• Morning session 8:00am - 12:00pm
• Afternoon session 12:00pm - 4:00pm
• June 1-4, 8-11, 15-18, 22-25

Qualifications:

• Professional Educator License (PEL) 

Reports to:

Summer School Principal 

Evaluation:

The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policy on the Evaluation of Staff.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitates students' learning in correlation with the Illinois Learning Standards
• Communicates the essential questions to clarify the learning goals for each lesson.
• Configures lessons and selects instructional strategies to ensure that all students can answer a lesson's essential question by its conclusion.
• Designs daily lessons incorporating Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading (WICOR) to ensure authentically rigorous learning experiences for all students.
• Designs lessons to include three or more unique learning tasks for students, at least one of which provides for whole-class verbal participation.
• Assesses student progress toward objectives, expectations, and goals to provide feedback to students, parents, and administration.
• Demonstrates the ability to assess and monitor the students' skills individually.
• Creates and nurtures supportive, student-centered classroom communities that promote personal empowerment, academic growth, and the social-emotional well-being of all learners.
• Manages student behavior to provide a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Provides students with regular opportunities to collaborate with peers, move with purpose, and experience diverse instructional strategies so that they are physically and intellectually engaged as learners.
• Provides students time to interact with instructional resources and materials thoughtfully and actively to support their comprehension and long-term retention of information.
• Allows students to take an active role in their learning by setting and monitoring individualized goals and processing and reflecting deliberately within lessons
• Implements each student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) as written and collaborates with colleagues to ensure appropriate modifications or accommodations.
• Assists and supports students struggling with social-emotional and behavioral concerns through the MTSS framework.
• Incorporates cultural diversity and appreciation within the curriculum.
• Uses technologies appropriately in the teaching/learning process.
• Participates in a professional learning community with various stakeholders, including but not limited to instructional staff, other school personnel, parents, and a variety of community resources to improve the overall quality of student outcomes, achieving established classroom objectives supporting the school improvement plan.
• Participates in various meetings and professional development activities to convey and gather information required to perform functions.
• Assists with the transition from one grade level to the next. 
• Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively with parents and the community.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as determined by the principal or designee or as needs arise. 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands of this position include frequent sitting and standing for extended periods. Repetitive bending at the waist, as well as kneeling, stooping, and crouching to assist students, is also required. Regularly walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, hand-held learning devices, and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and occasionally lift and move up to 10 pounds. 

ADA:

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

This job description is intended to describe minimum qualifications, duties, and responsibilities performed by employees assigned to this position and is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The District reserves the right to amend and change the position responsibilities to meet District needs as necessary. 

Salary : $35