POSITION: Teacher

POSITION SUMMARY: Provide instruction, in conjunction with school personnel, to students who are on home/hospital program.

QUALIFICATIONS:

 Kentucky Special Education teaching certificate required. Dual Certification preferred. 

 Experience and such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may   find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO:  Director of Pupil Personnel

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates proficiency in planning developmentally appropriate, research-based instruction that addresses Kentucky's learning goals and outcomes for
• Creates and maintains a learning climate that supports student academic expectations
• Implements developmentally appropriate, teaching and learning activities that implement the six learning goals of education reform
  1. Applying basic communication and mathematics skills;
  2. Applying core concepts from an major subject areas;
  3. Becoming a self-sufficient individual;
  4. Becoming a responsible member of a family, work group or community;
  5. Thinking and problem-solving; and
  6. Connecting and integrating new experiences and knowledge.
• Assists the administration in implementing Board policies, and administrative regulations, council policies and school rules governing student life and conduct, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure.
• Evaluates specific teaching/learning situations and communicates to students and others (documents, progress through anecdotal records, student-teacher conferences, and portfolios).
• Takes necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
• Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping pupils solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Performs professional responsibilities and duties as outlined in Board policy, such as regular attendance, punctuality, attending staff meetings, serving on committees, and accepts a share of responsibility for extra-curricular activities, professional development and professional growth.
• Demonstrates effective collaboration skills among peers, subordinates, supervisors, students, and parents.
• Demonstrates teaching conduct consistent with missions to which school council, local Board, and State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education are committed.
• Plans and supervises purposefully for instructional assistants and volunteers and cooperatively with department heads or leaders, instructional and guidance facilitators, evaluates his/her job performance.
• Evaluates own overall performance to model/teach keep learning goals and implements a program of professional development.
• Promotes self-discipline and self-control.
• Aids in the administration of group standardized tests in accordance with the district or state regulations.
• Performs any other such duties as designated by the immediate supervisor/Principal.

• Certified Teacher: Instruction must be provided by a teacher certified by the board of education.
• Session Frequency: A minimum of two instructional sessions per week is required.
• Session Duration: Each session must be at least one hour.
• Supplementary Learning: Students may also participate in virtual or online courses. However, Non-Traditional Instructional (NTI) days cannot be used to satisfy the required one-hour teacher visit.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board policy on Evaluation of Certified Personnel.