2026-2027: Classroom Teacher (Primary)

Franklin Cty•Frankfort, KY

20h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Classroom Teacher (Primary) for the 2026-2027 school year. The teacher is responsible for fulfilling the requirements of punctuality, reliability, and responsibility. Key duties include preparing and executing lesson plans, managing classroom materials and equipment, communicating effectively with staff, parents, and students, and engaging in professional development. The role emphasizes creating a positive and effective learning environment, employing sound classroom management techniques, and utilizing appropriate instructional strategies to meet diverse student needs. The teacher must demonstrate up-to-date subject matter knowledge and monitor student understanding and progress throughout lessons.

Requirements

Approved Certification with State of Kentucky.

Responsibilities

Fulfills the requirements of punctuality, reliability, and responsibility.
Has a prepared lesson plan that is sufficient for instructing the lesson.
Exercises proper care of materials and equipment.
Communicates needs of the classroom to the proper personnel.
Arrives for work at the assigned hour and does not leave before the assigned time.
Communicates appropriately and effectively with other staff members, parents, students, and administration.
Accepts assistance, advice, and guidance from supervisors and makes a concerted effort toward improving skills.
Shares ideas, plans, materials, and facilities.
Is alert to district, school, and personal goals and priorities and seeks appropriate professional development.
Keeps confidential information obtained during professional service, unless disclosure serves a professional purpose or is required by law.
Respects the rights, feelings, and differences among individuals and communicates directly with involved parties.
Complies with state and local restrictions pertaining to controlled substances, tobacco products, alcohol, and dress.
Does not verbally or physically harass students.
Does not use profanity in the presence of students.
Does not have any sexual contact with students.
Employs classroom management techniques that result in an atmosphere for teaching/learning in which students can know what they are expected to do.
Begins the class promptly.
Communicates to students those behaviors expected of them, or there is evidence that expected behaviors have been communicated.
Ensures students exhibit classroom behaviors that allow for maximum on-task behavior.
Intervenes immediately and appropriately with inappropriate behaviors.
Chooses appropriate materials and/or equipment for teaching a lesson.
Handles efficiently the materials and/or equipment in the classroom setting.
Plans effectively with respect to establishing teaching strategies that allow students to attain the lesson’s behavioral objective.
Utilizes a clinical approach to teaching (adequate diagnosis and prescription of evidence by students’ learning).
Uses Diagnostic Lesson Plan Format, Instructional Lesson Plan Format, or Review Lesson Plan Format, as appropriate.
Ensures the behavioral objective for the lesson is appropriate for the learners.
Recognizes student differences in needs, abilities, and interests and imparts instruction so that these differences are met.
Tells the student exactly what is to be learned in the lesson.
Tells the student the purpose of the learning and makes it meaningful to their lives.
Relates the learning from the lesson being taught to previous learnings and verbalizes transfer for the students.
Informs students how they will be accountable for demonstrating proficiency in the learning.
Gives students information about the learning.
Demonstrates sound, up-to-date knowledge of the subject matter being taught.
Checks periodically throughout the lesson for students’ understanding of the objective.
Provides practice experiences for students of the appropriate number and variety to ensure mastery of the objective.
Carefully monitors guided practice to ensure students receive immediate feedback on their performance.
Demonstrates knowledge of reinforcement theory throughout the lesson.
Maintains a classroom climate conducive to learning (Feeling Tone).
Includes student interests in the classroom activities.
Encourages, praises, and/or acknowledges student effort appropriately.
Manages instruction so that each student shows some measure of success.
Schedules practice in a manner that guarantees retention of learnings.
Gives students the opportunity to verbalize the critical attribute(s) of the learning before leaving the lesson.
Collects data from the lesson to evaluate each student’s performance and assist in planning the next lesson.