High School COOP / Business and/or COOP

Urbana School District #116

TITLE: High School COOP/Business and/or COOP

LOCATION: Urbana High School District #116

SUPERVISOR: Building Principal and Assistant Principal

JOB SUMMARY: Under the general direction of the Principal or Assistant Principals, the teacher is responsible for helping students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible adults.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must proficiently perform each essential function in the core expectation areas of planning, delivery of instruction, assessment, instructional environment, and professional responsibilities. The successful High School Teacher:

• Demonstrate effective preparation for instruction
• Applies knowledge gained from staff development and professional educational literature when designing instruction.
• Plans for the use of a variety of teaching materials
• Demonstrates knowledge of the subject matter
• Demonstrates ability to implement effective lessons
• Provides for individual differences in learning styles and abilities
• Uses appropriate assessment methods for measuring levels of student achievement
• Evaluate whether assessment results reflect the attainment of desired standards
• Uses assessment and evaluation results appropriately for instructional decision-making
• Provides feedback consistently to students and parents regarding student achievement
• Establishes a culture for learning
• Organizes the instructional environment and procedures to encourage student learning
• Manages student behavior in a constructive manner
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with staff, parents, administration, and community
• Demonstrates professional work habits following school district and state policies and procedures
• Demonstrates professional development

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Some teachers may serve as course team leaders, members of a 9th or 10th-grade community team, and/or may be required to supervise at a hall duty station.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university, with required licensure and endorsements
• Holds a Valid Illinois Teaching License with the appropriate endorsement(s) to teach high school students in the required discipline/content area (Professional Educator License or Educator License with Stipulations for CTE or CTEP)
• COOP Certificate is necessary because the position includes the duties of the Coordinator of the Cooperative Career Education Program
• Bilingual Candidates are preferred but not required
• 2-3 years of teaching experience at the high school level, except in the case of a new college graduate.

REQUIRED LICENSES/CREDENTIALS: Holds a valid Illinois Teaching License with the appropriate endorsement(s) to teach high school students in the required discipline/content area.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 

• Salary and Benefit information can be found on the Human Resources webpage.  There are many opportunities for employees to earn additional compensation (stipends, differentials, extra duty pay, etc.) during the regular school year and in the summer.
• This is a position within the collective bargaining unit and is not an administrative position.
• This is an exempt position.
• Student Contact Days and other days stipulated on the work calendar in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement. 

EVALUATION: The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on the evaluation of professional personnel.

START DATE: School Year 2026-2027

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

REVISED: January 2026