Minimum Qualifications:
- Appropriate Illinois Licensure
- Multiple certifications preferred
- Superior work habits and ethics
- Excellent communications skills (written & verbal)
- Ability to work well with students faculty and parents
- Ability to perform duties as outlined
Responsibilities:
A. INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
- Communicates expectations for high levels of learning by students
- Assess students knowledge and skills
- Specifies lesson purposes and learning objectives
- Provides learning tasks of appropriate difficulty level for the students
- Relates new content to previously presented material and to students prior knowledge
- Teaches clearly audibly precisely and fluently while keeping to the topic
- Instructs with a variety of methods: lecture modeling demonstrating experimenting role playing eliciting
- Teaches accurate principles concepts rationale and applications as well as specific content
- Provides students with prompt feedback on their learning performance and progress
- Requires students to recall explain compare contrast and evaluate information
- Provides students with prompt and appropriate feedback on their learning performance and progress
- Reteaches as necessary
- Summarizes the main points of the lesson brings closure and explains what will be taught next
- Encourages student input for improvement of instruction
B. ORGANIZATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS
- Establishes procedures for routine classroom management matters communicates those procedures to students and elicits feedback from students regarding their understanding of those procedures
- Completes lesson plans in accordance with the EEA collective bargaining agreement Article III Section I and Board Policy No. 403
- Distributes materials and supplies necessary for an instructional lesson in a timely manner
- Starts students on tasks quickly and assures efficient transitions between activities
- Maintains a high level of timeontask for all students
- Monitors student behavior continuously encouraging appropriate behavior and addresses inappropriate behavior
C. PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Interacts with students in a mutually respectful manner
- Expresses verbal enthusiasm for the lesson and student participation
- Praises students for learning accomplishments ontask behaviors and appropriate conduct
- Gives all students opportunities to ask questions contribute and otherwise participate in class activities
D. PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR
- Teaches the approved curriculum of the district
- Maintains punctuality and regular attendance
- Completes reports and records accurately and promptly
- Maintains appropriate communications with colleagues for planning and teaching
- Maintains accurate and helpful communication with students and parents
- Takes steps toward selfimprovement
- Carries out other duties as assigned by supervisors
Contingent Upon: Board Approval