Job Abstract

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Demonstrates commitment to Excelsior’s Vision, Mission, and Basics (Values, Beliefs, Parameters and Meeting Guidelines).

• Consistently and professionally communicate and correspond with parents, administrators, teachers, counselors and other professionals to ensure student success in a timely manner.

• Respond to student and parent concerns and requests immediately and effectively.

• Be on duty at all times while at school to help maintain a safe learning environment.

• Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities and extracurricular activities such as field trips, club advisory, dances, etc.

• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to provide a productive

classroom environment.

• Teaches content and skills in subject matter to students, utilizing course of study

adopted by the Board of Directors and other appropriate learning activities.

• Maintains professional competence through participation in in-service education

activities provided by the district and/or in self-selected professional growth activities.

• Adapts Excelsior’s common curriculum and assessments to ensure demonstration of mastery as defined by grade level standards.

• Administers or monitors group tests.

• Utilize and interpret a variety of formative and summative assessment results to monitor student progress, differentiate instruction, and reteach as needed in order to improve individual student performance and meet district wide academic goals.

• Consistently teaches engaging, high-quality, rigorous lessons to meet the needs of the whole child.

• Encourages students to think independently and to express original ideas.

• Provides individual and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the

needs of each student.

• May plan and coordinate the work of student support specialists and teacher aides.

• Provide opportunities for students to experience success and create a climate of high expectation for all students.

• Evaluates each students progress in subject area and prepares progress reports, report cards and other relevant student information.

• Develop, maintain and communicate clear expectations for student coursework, classroom expectations, and teacher availability for students and parents outside of instructional time.

• Develop, schedule and hold student and parent conferences to re-engage students not participating or completing work according to board policies and the independent study agreement.

• Identifies student needs and collaborates with other professional staff members to provide resources and supports for the whole child.

• Participates and collaborates in special population student meetings, and student intervention meetings.

• Participates in site based and district level collaboration meetings which may include curriculum, professional learning communities, etc.

• Performs basic daily attendance accounting and clerical services as required to include weekly grading and feedback.

• Enforce school rules, legal regulations, board policies, school and District policies and procedures, etc.

• Assumes responsibility for instructional materials, equipment, and supplies.

• Assist with other such duties as may be assigned.

• Laws, rules and regulations related to Charter Schools, including applicable sections of the State Education Code and applicable laws.

• Excelsior Board policies, Excelsior employee handbook, Excelsior student handbook, Standard operating procedures (SOP), and campus catalogs.

• Professional teaching standards.

ABILITY TO:

• Be an active listener with positive, professional interactions to maintain effective relationships with all educational partners.

• Be responsive and reflective to feedback; growth mindset about self and others.

• Read, interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

• Exercise independent judgment and analysis to coordinate individual student education plans and adopt effective courses of action.

• Maintain records, prepare reports and deliver presentations.

• Operate a variety of office equipment including computer, tablet, printer, scanner, facsimile machine, calculator, projector, copier, etc.

• Resolve conflict in a positive constructive manner.

• Work independently and participate as a team member in a collaborative environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Valid California Teaching Credential and EL Authorization

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• School campus environment as well as office environment

• Teachers will be assigned a combination of duties according to the needs of Excelsior which may include but are not limited to, Teaching independent study students, monitoring students in on-line courses, teaching on-campus workshops, labs and/or study halls and developing and/or revising curriculum.

• General working hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm however, in order to meet the needs of students and parents, and to complete all required essential duties, irregular or extended work hours may be required.

• Requires moderate lifting, 15-50 pounds.

• Generally, the job requires 50% sitting, 25% walking, and 25% standing.

• Position requires moderate lifting of 15-50 pounds with the ability to bend at the waist, kneel, stoop, squat, reach and crouch.

• Grasp and handle motions and torso rotations on a continuous basis and the ability to reach in all directions including overhead and horizontally.

• Move hands and fingers to operate equipment, a computer keyboard and manipulate paper.

• Hear and speak to make presentations and to exchange information in person, online, and/or on the telephone.

• See to read a variety of materials, to prepare documents and reports.

• May require travel to various locations.