Early Childhood Classroom Teacher

Urbana School District #116

TITLE: Early Childhood Classroom Teacher

LOCATIONS: Urbana Early Childhood School

SUPERVISOR: This position reports directly to the Urbana Early Childhood School Principal

JOB SUMMARY: The Early Childhood classroom teacher is responsible for establishing a developmentally appropriate classroom environment and curriculum for preschool children enrolled in the Early Childhood program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job successfully the individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

• Prepare lesson plans and implement them to provide a developmentally appropriate classroom environment that assists students assigned to the classroom with achieving specific educational goals.
• Create a classroom environment that welcomes all students and supports the schools mission statement.
• Supervise and collaborate with support staff assigned to the classroom to develop general classroom procedures goals schedules behavior expectation and classroom activities for students.
• Plan and implement activities inside and outside the classroom that expose a child to various experiences to broaden a childs perspective such as field trips cooking activities and experiments.
• Implement appropriate assessments and document student progress as required by the district and ISBE Preschool for All grant.
• Review develop and requisition materials for the classroom.
• Work in partnership with the Early Childhood principal and family coordinators to plan and encourage family involvement in their childrens education.
• Work with the Districts speech/language therapist physical therapist social worker multicultural staff and occupational therapist to assess each childs educational strengths and weaknesses assigned to his/her classroom and prepare and implement specific goals for these students.
• Conduct formal parentteacher conferences at least twice a year and schedule informal conferences and home visits as necessary to discuss student progress.
• Establish and maintain procedures for communicating with families on a regular and frequent basis.
• Supervise and provide ongoing training for teaching assistants assigned to the classroom.
• Perform all duties as the case manager for children with Individual Educational Plans assigned to the classroom.
• Maintain all special education folders cumulative records and all other student records as require by law district policy and administrative regulations.
• Attend all staff meetings and inservice activities as directed.
• Meet all requirements for classroom teachers as outlined by the ISBE Preschool for All grant.
• Perform any and all additional duties as assigned by the Board of Education Superintendent of Schools and/or the Urbana Early Childhood Principal.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university with certifications and endorsements (listed below)

EXPERIENCE

• 23 years of classroom experience except in the case of a new graduate preferred

LICENSES/CREDENTIAL:

• Early Childhood Type O4 license with Special Education Endorsement required. ESL endorsement preferred

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to assess children and knowledge of early childhood development.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively on a collaborative team.
• Ability to effectively work with students with a history of behavioral social/emotional
• and/or developmental disabilities.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Salary and Benefit information can be found on the Human Resources webpage.
• 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: Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Urbana Early Childhood School Principal per the negotiated agreements provisions using the districts evaluation instrument.

START DATE: August 13 2025

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

REVISED: March2025