SECONDARY TEACHER (Math)

Rapides Parish School District•Alexandria, LA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Classroom Teacher plans, organizes, and implements an appropriate instructional program in a learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential. The teacher is responsible for growth in student learning. This position serves as a secondary mathematics teacher and is assigned for a nine-, ten-, eleven-, or twelve-month term, with salary determined by the corresponding teacher salary schedule. The teacher develops and teaches standards-aligned lessons, uses varied instructional methods and materials, differentiates instruction, assesses student learning, and maintains a classroom environment conducive to learning. The role also includes administrative, professional, and personal responsibilities; student supervision; communication with families; participation in school and district meetings and training; and other duties assigned within the scope of teaching and learning during contracted work hours.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Valid Louisiana Teaching Certificate.
Any additional certifications or qualifications specified by the Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel, Bulletin 746.
Ability to plan and deliver instruction and support student academic growth.
Ability to maintain student supervision and classroom control and to fulfill the listed instructional, administrative, professional, and personal responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Plan immediate and long-range learning objectives and maintain written lesson plans.
Teach assigned subject matter using varied techniques and curriculum materials, explain assignments, make homework meaningful, and evaluate student learning frequently.
Differentiate instruction and use effective grouping and materials to address individual differences and student needs.
Maintain a classroom atmosphere conducive to learning, promote self-discipline and respect, and use positive behavior-management techniques consistent with law, policy, and school rules.
Establish orderly classroom routines and use instructional time effectively.
Follow school and Rapides Parish School Board rules, schedules, and guidelines; complete sign-in and sign-out procedures; and be present in assigned areas when required.
Attend school during the school day and remain on site unless permission to leave is granted; attend administrative and professional meetings as required.
Notify the principal of absences in sufficient time to secure a substitute and communicate advance plans to return.
Maintain a clean and attractive classroom and care for assigned textbooks, furniture, equipment, and instructional materials.
Complete required records and reports accurately and on time.
Plan and supervise educational field trips, obtaining required approvals and consent and ensuring student preparation, supervision, transportation safeguards, and safe dismissal upon return.
Promote student growth, maintain positive public relations, communicate with parents about student progress, and conduct professional contacts ethically.
Participate in faculty and system-wide professional development, applicable courses, workshops, conferences, and professional reading; maintain a professional growth and self-evaluation plan.
Meet NIET teacher performance expectations in instructional practice, planning, assessment, classroom environment, and respectful conditions.
Prepare lesson plans and instructional materials; teach, collaborate with colleagues and departments, grade papers, record attendance and grades, and interact with parents about student performance or conduct.
Supervise students in the classroom, before and after school when assigned, between classes, during recess or intermission, lunch, assemblies, and school-related events on or off campus.
Attend meetings and events associated with student instruction, including staff and department meetings, training, IEP meetings, parent-teacher conferences, open-house events, graduation, evaluation and discipline meetings, and school board or committee meetings upon request.
Attend meetings and functions for extracurricular activities, clubs, or groups the teacher sponsors.
Observe standards of conduct, dress appropriately, use professional language, maintain self-control, communicate clearly, adapt to new situations, meet obligations on time, and follow applicable federal, state, school board, and school policies.
Perform other duties assigned by the superintendent or evaluator within the scope of teaching and learning during contracted work hours.