4th Grade Teacher -One Year Only [TA09]

Laramie County School District 1•Cheyenne, WY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Classroom Teacher is responsible for supporting the instructional process by supervising students, developing lesson plans, delivering instruction, collaborating with staff and administrators, and communicating with parents regarding student progress. This role requires administering assessments, advising parents, monitoring student progress, directing assistant teachers and volunteers, managing student behavior, and maintaining district equipment. The teacher must also report incidents, respond to inquiries, and utilize effective teaching principles. This is a one-year contract position for the 2026/2027 contract year only, starting in August 2026, with a 185-day contract.

Requirements

Job related experience is required.
Bachelor’s degree in job-related area.
Appropriate Wyoming State Department of Education Certificate, endorsement and highly qualified status
Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance

Responsibilities

Administers subject specific assessments for the purpose of assessing student competency levels and/or developing individual learning plans.
Advises parents and/or legal guardians of student progress for the purpose of communicating expectations; student's achievements; developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
Assesses student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents and administration.
Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents and a variety of community resources for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes, achieving established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
Directs assistant teachers, student teachers, instructional assistants, volunteers and/or student workers for the purpose of providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students.
Instructs students (e.g. demonstrate, illustrate, define, explain, direct, prepare, compare, differentiate, motivate, guide, facilitate, etc.) for the purpose of improving their success in academics through a defined course of study.
Maintains district equipment for the purpose of ensuring the availability of the equipment in a safe operating condition and reports defective equipment to the appropriate district personnel for fixing and repairing.
Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe school learning environment.
Monitors students in a variety of educational environments (e.g. classroom, playground, field trips, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
Participates in a variety of meetings, workshops, training and seminars for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
Prepares a variety of written materials (e.g. grades, attendance, anecdotal records, etc.) for the purpose of documenting student progress and meeting mandated requirements.
Remains current on research findings relative to teaching and learning for the purpose of applying the appropriate principals and becoming more effective teacher.
Reports incidents (e.g. fights, suspected child abuse, suspected substance abuse, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining personal safety of students, providing a positive learning environment and adhering to education code and school policies.
Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g. other teachers, parents, administrators, etc.) for the purpose of resolving issues, providing information and/or direction.
Utilizes accepted principals of learning in an effective manner (e.g. transfer, reinforcement, motivation, retention, etc.) for the purpose of providing excellent classroom instruction.
Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.