Middle School Special Education Teacher- 2024-2025 School Year

Position:          ALL CLASSROOM TEACHING POSITIONS (Elementary, Middle School and High School). (Additional responsibilities for specific teaching assignments are considered separately).
 
Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's Degree
2. Valid Teaching Certificate 

Reports to: Building Principal
Contract Year: (number of months)   9 months, unless stated otherwise.
Salary Range: Determined by Certified Salary Schedule.

The Basic Function of This Position Is:

1. To impart to each student as much knowledge and skill as possible
2. To help develop responsible, healthy attitudes of self and community.

 
Major Responsibilities:

1. Planning
2. Direct Teaching
3. Indirect Teaching
4. Discipline and Supervision
5. Curriculum Development
6. Evaluation
7. Reporting to Parents
8. Record Keeping
9. Classroom Management
10. Professional Development
11. Staff Member
12. All Other Duties as Assigned

 
Major Responsibility No. 1: Planning
Key Duties:

1. Develop overall goals for the year consistent with curriculum.
2. Plan sequential activities and projects which will implement the planned program.
3. Schedule individual, group, and whole class activities.
4. Obtain necessary supplies and equipment for all activities.
5. Plan and prepare for all levels of student abilities.

 
Major Responsibility No. 2: Direct Teaching
Key Duties:

1. Present initial teaching
2. Re-teach those pupils who need further instruction and practice
3. Coordinate individualized teaching
4. Reinforce and enrich through varied techniques and materials.

 
Major Responsibility No. 3: Indirect Teaching
Key Duties:

1. Set a positive example for students to follow
2. Be available for guidance
3. Observe and respond to student needs
4. Provide an attractive learning environment
5. Help the student learn self-control and gain a positive self-image.

 
Major Responsibility No. 4: Discipline and Supervision
Key Duties:

1. Create a classroom atmosphere that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
2. Share in supervision of total school setting
3. Clearly explain and fairly enforce classroom and school rules
4. Accept primary responsibility for classroom discipline and supervision
5. Promote understanding of and respect for self, classmates, and those in authority
6. Encourage respect for personnel and school property.
7. Supervise detention period (if applicable).

 
Major Responsibility No. 5: Curriculum Development
Key Duties:

1. Evaluate curriculum
2. Take part in curriculum development and revision
3. Update materials and teaching methods as needed.
4. Serve on textbook selection committees.

 
Major Responsibility No. 6: Evaluation
Key Duties:

1. Develop evaluation procedures for course content which will allow for flexible, fair and diagnostic progress report of student progress.
2. Evaluate pupil performance continuously to determine nature and extent of direction needed to attain goals.
3. Continuously self-evaluate teaching methods.

Major Responsibility No. 7: Reporting to Parents
Key Duties:

1. Prepare mid-term progress reports.
2. Prepare report cards.
3. Confer with parents

 
Major Responsibility No. 8: Record Keeping
Key Duties:

1. Maintain all required attendance and grade records.
2. Maintain cumulative folders and cards
3. Record money collections (room mothers, lyceums, pictures, lunches, etc.).
4. Maintain classroom inventory of material and equipment.

 
Major Responsibility No. 9: Classroom Management
Key Duties:

1. Organize materials and supplies
2. Requisition supplies
3. Report needed repairs to responsible party
4. Use and care for all materials and equipment responsibly and carefully
5. Be responsible for classroom security.

 
Major Responsibility No. 10: Professional Development
Key Duties:

1. Read professional magazines and journals to keep informed.
2. Take continuing education courses, as possible
3. Communicate with other teachers, locally and in other school districts.
4. Participate in in-service workshops and clinics.
5. Participate in professional conventions in own teaching field, as possible.

 
Major Responsibility No. 11: Staff Member
Key Duties:

1. Be supportive of school functions.
2. Strive to be a model staff member, amicably sharing all responsibilities.
3. Interact and cooperate with other teachers for the improvement of grade level and/or subject area programs.
4. Maintain professional cooperation with building principal and other administrators.
5. Be aware of and responsive to community programs and resources.

 
Major Responsibility No. 12: All Other Duties as Assigned
Key Duties:

1. Serve as liaison between individual children and support staff
2. Make referrals for special services
3. Arrange for field trips, resource personnel, etc.
4. Follow prescribed first aid and insurance procedure.
5. All other duties as assigned

Contact Mr. John Downs, Middle School Principal, at jdowns@northmacschools.org