Middle School/Secondary certification required (core areas preferred)
Nice To Haves
Experience with “at risk” students preferred
Responsibilities
Assess the achievement level of each student.
Plan, prescribe and direct the learning activities of students.
Motivate students to learn.
Create and maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning in both appearance of instructional station and activities therein.
Evaluate progress of students and inform students thereof on a continuous basis.
Assist with the counseling of students for their academic, personal, social and career improvement.
Implement school or district curricular goals.
Ensure that paraprofessionals assigned to each site classroom carry out assigned tasks and assist in providing needed support for effective program implementation.
Provide all information necessary for effective instruction.
Prepare and follow effective lesson plans for both middle and high school classrooms at each site.
Coordinate, align, and effectively implement all Alternative Learning Classroom teaching and learning resources and curricula (i.e. virtual school, core teachers at each site, Odyssey, outside service providers…).
Assist in assessing site needs for instructional materials and equipment.
Prepare and submit to principals weekly progress reports that reflect levels of student success using the point and level instrument and observation placement criteria, updates reflecting number of students in the program, and recommendations to school screening committees for student assignment.
Inform students of school or district regulations that are pertinent to them.
Confer with parents on students’ progress both academically and behaviorally.
Assist in the enforcement of school and Alternative Learning Classroom regulations at all times.
Resolve conflicts and remedy potential problems involving staff and students smoothly, promptly, efficiently, effectively and as justly and consistently as possibly.
Participate in all prescribed in-service programs.
Maintain and make reports for necessary records for pupil accounting, pupil progress, material and equipment inventories, collection of money (if applicable).
Check attendance and report absences and tardies.
Implement Board of Education policies, Desegregation Plan, district and school guidelines and regulations and adhere to same.
Ensure that Alternative Learning Classroom students are supervised at all times and coordinate all ALC activities with site principals/designees.
Attend faculty meetings.
Participate in professional activities that are related to subject area assignment.
Stay abreast of latest curriculum developments for alternative learning education.
Implement Positive Behavioral Intervention System (PBIS) strategies.
Provide Response to Intervention (RTI) strategies to students.