Secondary Teacher

Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District • Starkville, MS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Secondary Teacher who will be responsible for consistent planning of daily instructional goals, strategies, and assessment methods aligned with district and state curriculum. The teacher will ensure adequate plans for substitutes, demonstrate effective instruction with strong content knowledge, and implement strategies beneficial to all students, including those underachieving or with special needs. Key aspects include analyzing assessment results, implementing instructional interventions, maintaining student engagement, providing quality feedback, and fostering a supportive classroom environment with high expectations. The role also involves demonstrating student progress, participating in school and district activities, engaging in professional development, building relationships with parents, maintaining accurate records, and actively participating in the Teacher Growth and Development process. Adherence to safety procedures, punctuality, active student supervision, confidentiality of student information, and facilitating parent-teacher conferences are also required. The teacher will perform other duties as assigned by the principal.

Requirements

• Ability to consistently plan daily instructional goals, strategies, and methods of assessment consistent with district and state curriculum.
• Ability to ensure adequate plans for substitutes.
• Ability to provide effective instruction and implementation with strong context, content, and pacing knowledge.
• Knowledge of effective instructional strategies for all students, including underachieving and special needs populations.
• Ability to effectively analyze assessment results and implement instructional interventions to achieve mastery.
• Ability to maintain student engagement.
• Ability to provide quality written and verbal feedback addressing individual student needs.
• Ability to exhibit high expectations for self and students.
• Ability to maintain a classroom environment supportive of all students.
• Ability to demonstrate student progress towards school and individual goals.
• Ability to show evidence of involvement in school and district activities.
• Commitment to continued growth through participation in professional development activities.
• Ability to build successful relationships with parents to impact maximum student achievement.
• Ability to maintain accurate and timely records.
• Ability to plan for and actively participate in the Teacher Growth and Development process.
• Ability to adhere to all safety procedures, rules, and policies.
• Ability to report regularly and punctually to assigned work location and notify of impending absence in a timely manner.
• Ability to maintain active supervision of students during all work and duty assignments.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all student information.
• Ability to provide ample opportunities for all parents to participate in parent teacher conferences.

Responsibilities

• Exhibits consistent planning of daily instructional goals, strategies, and methods of assessment that are consistent with the district and state curriculum.
• Ensures that adequate plans for substitutes as available as needed.
• Demonstrates effective instruction and implementation with strong context, content, and pacing knowledge.
• Demonstrates knowledge of effective instructional strategies that will benefit all students including underachieving and special needs populations.
• Demonstrates effective analysis of assessment results and implementation of instructional interventions to achieve mastery.
• Demonstrates effectiveness in maintaining student engagement.
• Exhibits quality written and verbal feedback that addresses individual student needs.
• Exhibits high expectations for self and students.
• Maintains a classroom environment that is supportive of all students.
• Demonstrates evidence of student progress towards school and individual goals.
• Shows evidence of involvement in school and district activities.
• Demonstrates continued growth by participation in professional development activities.
• Builds successful relationships with parents in order to impact maximum student achievement.
• Maintains accurate and timely records.
• Plans for and actively participates in the Teacher Growth and Development process.
• Adheres to all safety procedures, rules, and policies to ensure the well being of all students.
• Reports regularly and punctually to assigned work location and notifies principal or designee of impending absence in a timely manner.
• Maintains active supervision of students during all work and duty assignments.
• Maintains confidentiality of all student information.
• Provides ample opportunities for all parents to participate in parent teacher conferences.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned by the principal.

What This Job Offers

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