SECONDARY CERTIFIED TEACHER

Seccondary Certified Teacher

Winona-Montgomery School District

QUALIFICATIONS: Proper certification as required by the State of Mississippi

Pass background check

REPORTS TO: Principal

SUPERVISES: Instructional Assistant and Volunteers, if assigned.

CONTRACT: 187 days annually with salary in accordance to the certified teacher salary schedule as approved by the Board of Trustees

JOB GOAL: To help students achieve a designated set of behavioral objectives that will

contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible men and women.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Such duties and responsibilities as may be assigned including but not limited to:

Meet and instruct assigned classes in the locations and at the time designated.

Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of students.

Prepare for classes assigned and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor.

Encourage students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior, and handle own minor discipline problems.

Employ instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for meeting stated objectives and have been proven by research to have a positive correlation with pupil learning, while avoiding those known to have negative correlations.

Differentiating instruction for a variety of developmental stages and ability levels.

Demonstrate knowledge of the subjects to be taught and the relationship to other subjects.

Reflecting on teaching and devising ways of improving performance on an ongoing basis.

Using the results of ongoing assessments to improve instruction.

Utilizing technology in the teaching and learning process.

Strive to implement, by instruction and action, the district's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.

Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.

Evaluate student programs on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.

Maintain accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulation.

Assist in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations and Board policy.

Make provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.

Attend and participate regularly in faculty meetings.

Cooperate with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, objectives and methods.

Assist in the selection of books, equipment and other instructional materials, when requested.

Accept a share of responsibility for co-curricular activities, as assigned.

Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.

Establish and maintain cooperative relations with others.

Provide for own professional growth, especially in area of assignment through an ongoing program of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences and/or advanced course work at institutions of higher learning.

Make sure that relevant, quality instructions and assignments are provided for class and substitute teacher when absent.

Perform out-of-class duty when and where assigned with regularity.

Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Principal.

The Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District does not discriminate based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, religion, veteran status, or age in the admission to and provisions of educational programs, activities, and services or employment opportunities and benefits. The Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District is an equal opportunity employer.