Job Title: Secondary School Teacher
Reports to: Site Administrator(s)
Compensation: Teacher's Salary Schedule
Overtime Status: Exempt
Position Summary: Creating an exciting, and 21st century secondary english program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth; establishing effective rapport with pupils; motivating pupils to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for secondary english education, in accordance with each pupil's ability; and establishing good relationships with parents and other staff members.
Minimum Qualifications/Job Requirements:
Education: Bachelors Degree Required
Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, etc: Oklahoma Teaching Certification in Secondary English
Other: Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with others, demonstrate self discipline and initiative, follow state and district guidelines.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Teaches english to pupils in a classroom, using the course of study adopted by the Oklahoma State Department of Education and Sapulpa's Board of Education and any other appropriate learning activities as supported by the district/site adminstration.
- Instruct pupils in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
- Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil with the identified objectives.
- Translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction.
- Utilizes grading patterns that are fairly administered and based on identified criteria.
- Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom. Will treat pupils with respect and dignity.
- Evaluates pupils' academic and social growth, keep appropriate records, and prepare progress reports.
- Communicates with parents through a variety of ways to discss pupil's progress and interpret the school program. Interacts with pupils, staff and parents in a positive and professional manner.
- Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping pupils solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
- Establish rapport with pupils and provides a pleasant, safe, and orderly climate conducive to learning.
- Actively participates in full implemenation of the SPS digitial learning model for student learning.
- Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and self-selected professional growth activities.
- Supervises pupils in out of classroom activities during the assigned working day.
- Extra Duty responsibities may apply to this position.
- Will integrate technology resources into the curriculum using the district's technology initiative plans.