Math Elementary Teacher

POSITION: Title Math Teacher

FTE: .8 (6.4 Hours)

LOCATION: Rolling Ridge Elementary

Company Overview: The Olathe School District is the largest school district in the Kansas City metropolitan area and is located southwest of Kansas City in Johnson County Kan. The district serves students from Olathe and parts of Lenexa Overland Park and Shawnee. Home to about 30000 students and 4500 staff members the districts vision is Preparing Students for Their Future. For more information about the Olathe Public Schools visit the districts website at

Responsibilities:

Strategically teach math to students in the Title I math program

Communicate and support parents related to teaching their children math

Support math staff development at the building level

Support Building Level Teams related to the improvement of math achievement

Collaborate with district staff on initiatives to improve math achievement

Assist with planning and teaching if possible elementary summer school math and extended learning

Prepare and deliver focused math intervention instruction in a small group Title 1 Math setting

Interpret assessment data to identify students strengths and weaknesses to drive instruction

Collaborate and confer with classroom teachers in a variety of ways (i.e. PLCs model lessons planningstandards discussion analysis of student work)

Serve as a resource for teachers with selection of materials teaching techniques/strategies and how to relateinstruction to support student needs

Provide resources for classroom teachers para-professionals aides and parents

Qualifications:

Valid Kansas Teacher License/Certification

Content knowledge and expertise in teaching elementary math problem solving algebra geometry numbersense and computation

Ability to analyze and interpret assessment data to identify students strengths and weaknesses

Ability to facilitate building math professional staff training

Ability to facilitate family math training evenings and extended learning for students

Ability to communicate and work collaboratively with colleagues/parents

Knowledge and understanding of the progressions of mathematics

Knowledge of curriculum development and effective math interventions/strategies

Experience:

Preference for minimum of 3 years of successful experience

Preference for Masters degree with significant math coursework

Successful leadership and or experience in providing parent and staff training

Benefits:
Olathe Public Schools offers an excellent benefits package!

CLEARANCE: Background Check/TB Test