Science Teacher - Prairieview

Waukee Community School District • Waukee, IA

3h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Science Teacher at Prairieview, with terms of employment being 194 or 196 days, depending on experience within WCSD. The role requires a valid State of Iowa teaching license with a 5-12 All Sciences endorsement, physical science endorsement, or willingness to obtain the appropriate endorsement. Key performance criteria include utilizing organizational and communication skills, creating and maintaining healthy relationships with students and staff, and demonstrating competence with specific principles for grading and assessment such as differentiation, using multiple data points, accurately communicating academic achievement, meaningful independent practice, and providing multiple opportunities for students to show proficiency. The teacher should demonstrate flexibility, high motivation, and enthusiasm when working with middle and high school learners. An understanding and application of Professional Learning Community (PLC) principles and the Waukee Framework for Meeting the Needs of All Students are expected. Experience with various teaching methods including co-teaching, collaborating, whole/small group, and individualized instruction is necessary, along with a commitment to differentiating instruction and meeting the needs of diverse learners. The role also requires a commitment to ongoing professional growth and development, understanding and implementing the MTSS process, and utilizing developmentally appropriate assessments. Strong oral and written communication skills are essential, as is maintaining accurate standards-based grades with measurable feedback. The candidate should have a record of recent professional learning, knowledge of current research, understanding of formative assessment, and evidence of using data to adapt to individual student needs. Participation in professional development is also required.

Requirements

• Valid State of Iowa teaching license.
• 5-12 All Sciences endorsement, physical science endorsement, or willingness to obtain the appropriate endorsement.
• Belief in, experience with, and ability to demonstrate competence with the following principles for grading and assessment: Differentiation of instruction & assessment is necessary for students to grow and progress.
• Belief in, experience with, and ability to demonstrate competence with the following principles for grading and assessment: Multiple data points are used to determine the summative grade.
• Belief in, experience with, and ability to demonstrate competence with the following principles for grading and assessment: Course grades accurately communicate only academic achievement of the standards.
• Belief in, experience with, and ability to demonstrate competence with the following principles for grading and assessment: Independent practice is meaningful, purposeful, and tied to standards.
• Belief in, experience with, and ability to demonstrate competence with the following principles for grading and assessment: Students are given multiple opportunities to show proficiency through ongoing assessment.
• Demonstrate flexibility, high levels of motivation and enthusiasm when working with middle and high school learners.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) and be able to apply that understanding to a team situation.
• Understand and apply in professional practice the Waukee Framework for Meeting the Needs of All Students.
• Understand and experience in using multiple teaching methods: co-teaching, collaborating, whole/small group and individualized instruction.
• Commit to differentiating instruction for learners.
• Commit to meeting the needs of diverse learners, including all special populations.
• Commit to ongoing professional growth and development as described in the Iowa Professional Development Standards and support of the Iowa Teaching Standards as the foundation from which to build that ongoing growth plan.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to implement the MTSS process.
• Utilize developmentally appropriate assessments for learning.
• Articulate oral and written communications.
• Maintain accurate standards based grades and provide measurable and adequate feedback on student work.
• Record of recent professional learning and knowledge of current research
• Understanding of formative assessment and evidence of using data to adapt to individual needs of students of all ability levels
• Participate in professional development.

Responsibilities

• Utilize organizational and communication skills
• Create and maintain healthy relationships with students and staff
• Utilize principles for grading and assessment: Differentiation of instruction & assessment is necessary for students to grow and progress.
• Utilize principles for grading and assessment: Multiple data points are used to determine the summative grade.
• Utilize principles for grading and assessment: Course grades accurately communicate only academic achievement of the standards.
• Utilize principles for grading and assessment: Independent practice is meaningful, purposeful, and tied to standards.
• Utilize principles for grading and assessment: Students are given multiple opportunities to show proficiency through ongoing assessment.
• Demonstrate flexibility, high levels of motivation and enthusiasm when working with middle and high school learners.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) and be able to apply that understanding to a team situation.
• Understand and apply in professional practice the Waukee Framework for Meeting the Needs of All Students.
• Understand and experience in using multiple teaching methods: co-teaching, collaborating, whole/small group and individualized instruction.
• Commit to differentiating instruction for learners.
• Commit to meeting the needs of diverse learners, including all special populations.
• Commit to ongoing professional growth and development as described in the Iowa Professional Development Standards and support of the Iowa Teaching Standards as the foundation from which to build that ongoing growth plan.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to implement the MTSS process.
• Utilize developmentally appropriate assessments for learning.
• Articulate oral and written communications.
• Maintain accurate standards based grades and provide measurable and adequate feedback on student work.
• Participate in professional development.

Benefits

• IPERS retirement account
• 403B Tax Sheltered Annuity (TSA) - $50 per month contribution for certified staff
• Health and Dental Insurance paid for the employee (spouse/family coverage available at an additonal cost)
• Generous leave package including personal leave, sick leave, family sick leave, and bereavement leave
• Work shoe reimbursement, up to $175 (dependent on work shoe required and position)
• Employee use of District Facilities if a part of the Wellness program
• Wee Care - Childcare for 6mos - 5y for staff's children
• Mileage is reimbursed for approved work-related travel in your personal vehicle completed during scheduled work hours

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed