Long Term Substitute Elementary Teacher

These positions are from approximately mid-March through the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

Create a flexible elementary grade program with high expectations and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth; to establish effective rapport with students; to motivate students to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for elementary education in accordance with each student's ability; to establish good relationships with parents/guardians and other staff members.

The duties of this job include, but are not limited to: • Teaches all core academic content areas as well as social development utilizing best practices in ordinance with the curriculum frameworks.

• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.

• Uses a variety of instructional strategies, such as inquiry, group discussion, discovery learning incorporating release of responsibility.

• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.

• Evaluates students' academic and social growth, maintains accurate and appropriate records, and prepares report cards and assessment reports.

• Communicates with parents through various means to discuss classroom happenings and academic planning and events.

• Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, social, and learning problems.

• Creates an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays and learning locations throughout the classroom.

• Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by professional growth activities.

• Participates cooperatively with assigned administration to develop the method by which the teacher will be evaluated in conformance with bargaining agreement.

• Participates in curriculum development programs as required.