What are the responsibilities and job description for the Science Teacher- Grade 6 position at Longmeadow Public School District?
REPORTS TO: Principal JOB MISSION: To lead, encourage, and assist students to develop their individual potential for intellectual and emotional growth, resulting in their learning and achievement of high standards of knowledge and skills.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Other duties may be assigned.
#1. PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
1.1 Continuously improve professional knowledge and practice through appropriate professional development activities; share information and knowledge with other teachers; apply the best research in the design and development of school curriculum.
1.2 Maintain and incorporate the best research in instructional materials and techniques.
2. PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION
2.1 Set short-term and year-long goals for curricular units based on sound principles and practices of learning.
2.2 Develop and maintain lesson plans based on short-term and year-long goals and share when appropriate.
2.3 Infuse Social Emotional Learning tenets into daily practices and lesson plans
2.4 Engage in best teaching practices associated with the Massachusetts Systems for Student Success (SfSS)
3. USE OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
3.1 Integrate current technologies as tools to enhance instructional strategies and increase student learning.
4. EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTION
4.1 Promote a high level of active learning through setting high standards and clear goals and modifying instruction to help all students achieve those standards.
4.2 Maintain systems of assessment and measurements which reflect progress in achieving instructional objectives.
5. LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
5.1 Establish an atmosphere that encourages sensitivity and respect among students and with the teacher, and practices and routines which create an appropriate learning environment.
5.2 Design instructional experiences in which students achieve high standards and optimize their performance by taking responsibility for their own learning
6. EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS 6.1 Maintain open and effective communication with students, parents, staff and administration using expected professional standards.
6.2 Participate actively in team/department/staff meetings.
7. CONTRIBUTIONS TO STUDENTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
7.1 Be available for student and/or parent conferences.
7.2 Be available for curriculum related extracurricular activities.
8. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHOOL AND/OR TEACHING PROFESSION
8.1 Work collaboratively to identify areas for school improvement, develop possible strategies, and assess results.
9. ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE WITH SCHOOL REGULATIONS
9.1 Observe and implement the rules and regulations established for the school system.
EVALUATION: Consistent with current Agreement Between the Longmeadow School Committee and the Longmeadow Education Association.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: NONE The following information is provided pursuant to ADA requirements.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Physical demands are a way of describing the physical activities that a job requires.
Strength: Light-lifting, 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
Key: Occasionally (O) Up to 1/3 of the time Frequently (F) From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time Constantly (C) 2/3 of the time or more
Standing: (F)
Sitting: (O)
Walking: (F)
Lifting: (O)
Reaching (F) Extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction Handling (F) Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise work with hand(s)
Fingering (F) Picking, pinching, or otherwise working with fingers primarily
Talking (F)
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word Hearing (C)
Perceiving the nature of sounds by the air Near Acuity (C)
Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less Far Acuity (C)
Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more Color Vision (F)
Ability to identify and distinguish colors Field of Vision(C) Observing an area that can be seen up and down or right and left when eyes are fixed on a given point.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Environmental conditions are a means of describing the physical surroundings of a worker in a specific job. This position is performed in a school setting where the environmental conditions should have no effect on how the job is performed. Noise: Level 3 Moderate level of intensity. 2.1
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year in accordance with current Longmeadow Educators Association (Unit A) and Longmeadow School Committee Agreement - AUgust, 2020 through December, 2020
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Other duties may be assigned.
#1. PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
1.1 Continuously improve professional knowledge and practice through appropriate professional development activities; share information and knowledge with other teachers; apply the best research in the design and development of school curriculum.
1.2 Maintain and incorporate the best research in instructional materials and techniques.
2. PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION
2.1 Set short-term and year-long goals for curricular units based on sound principles and practices of learning.
2.2 Develop and maintain lesson plans based on short-term and year-long goals and share when appropriate.
2.3 Infuse Social Emotional Learning tenets into daily practices and lesson plans
2.4 Engage in best teaching practices associated with the Massachusetts Systems for Student Success (SfSS)
3. USE OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
3.1 Integrate current technologies as tools to enhance instructional strategies and increase student learning.
4. EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTION
4.1 Promote a high level of active learning through setting high standards and clear goals and modifying instruction to help all students achieve those standards.
4.2 Maintain systems of assessment and measurements which reflect progress in achieving instructional objectives.
5. LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
5.1 Establish an atmosphere that encourages sensitivity and respect among students and with the teacher, and practices and routines which create an appropriate learning environment.
5.2 Design instructional experiences in which students achieve high standards and optimize their performance by taking responsibility for their own learning
6. EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS 6.1 Maintain open and effective communication with students, parents, staff and administration using expected professional standards.
6.2 Participate actively in team/department/staff meetings.
7. CONTRIBUTIONS TO STUDENTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
7.1 Be available for student and/or parent conferences.
7.2 Be available for curriculum related extracurricular activities.
8. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHOOL AND/OR TEACHING PROFESSION
8.1 Work collaboratively to identify areas for school improvement, develop possible strategies, and assess results.
9. ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE WITH SCHOOL REGULATIONS
9.1 Observe and implement the rules and regulations established for the school system.
EVALUATION: Consistent with current Agreement Between the Longmeadow School Committee and the Longmeadow Education Association.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: NONE The following information is provided pursuant to ADA requirements.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Physical demands are a way of describing the physical activities that a job requires.
Strength: Light-lifting, 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
Key: Occasionally (O) Up to 1/3 of the time Frequently (F) From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time Constantly (C) 2/3 of the time or more
Standing: (F)
Sitting: (O)
Walking: (F)
Lifting: (O)
Reaching (F) Extending the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction Handling (F) Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise work with hand(s)
Fingering (F) Picking, pinching, or otherwise working with fingers primarily
Talking (F)
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word Hearing (C)
Perceiving the nature of sounds by the air Near Acuity (C)
Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less Far Acuity (C)
Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more Color Vision (F)
Ability to identify and distinguish colors Field of Vision(C) Observing an area that can be seen up and down or right and left when eyes are fixed on a given point.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Environmental conditions are a means of describing the physical surroundings of a worker in a specific job. This position is performed in a school setting where the environmental conditions should have no effect on how the job is performed. Noise: Level 3 Moderate level of intensity. 2.1
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year in accordance with current Longmeadow Educators Association (Unit A) and Longmeadow School Committee Agreement - AUgust, 2020 through December, 2020