Classroom Teacher (General Education/Special Education)

Positions Available:
-Spanish Teacher (NCHS)
-5th Grade Science (M.R. Weaver Elementary)
-Elementary ELA (3rd-5th)
-Elementary Teacher Grade 1 (L.P. Vaughn Elementary)
-Elementary Teacher ELA (East Natchitoches Elementary/Middle)
-Elementary Teacher Social Studies (East Natchitoches Elementary/Middle)
-Kindergarten (L.P. Vaughn Elementary)
-Elementary Math (3rd-5th)
-Elementary Science (3rd-5th)
-Elementary Social Studies (3rd-5th)
-Biology Teacher
-Middle School ELA (6th-8th)
-Middle School Math (6th-8th)
-Middle School Math (Natchitoches Junior High)
-Middle School Science (Natchitoches Junior High)
-Middle School Science (Lakeview High)
-Middle School Science (6th-8th)
-Middle School Social Studies (6th-8th)


Qualifications:
United States citizen or authorized alien; those requirements as outlined in Louisiana Bulletin 746 (Louisiana Standards of State Certification of School Personnel) Physical and mental stamina and ability to perform job functions, tasks, and duties. 

Reports To: School Principal and/or Assistant Principal 

Supervises: Assigned Students

Job Duties and Responsibilities: 
Domains and Components will be used for teacher evaluation in conjunction with measures of student growth. Measures of student growth will be aligned with the Natchitoches Parish School System's accountability measures as outlined in the Louisiana Accountability System. 

Overview of the Position: Plan and implement a program, creating an environment where students can learn and develop optimally. 

Domain 1: Designing & Planning Instruction
Instructional plans include:

1. goals, aligned to activities, materials and assessments that are aligned to STATE STANDARDS; sequenced from basic to complex; build on prior student knowledge; provide appropriate time for student work, and lesson and unit closure. 
2. evidence that plan is appropriate for the age, knowledge, and interests of learners.
3. evidence that the plan provides opportunities to accommodate individual student needs.

Assignments require students to:

• interpret information rather than reproduce it
• draw conclusions and support them through writing
• connect what they are learning to prior learning and some life experiences
• interact collaboratively

Assessment Plans:

• are aligned with STATE STANDARDS
• have success criteria
• measure student performance in more than two ways (e.g., in the form of a project, experiment, presentation, essay, short answer, or multiple-choice test)
• require written tasks
• include performance checks throughout the school year

Domain 2: The Learning Environment

1. Teacher sets high and demanding academic expectations for every student
2. Teacher encourages students to learn from mistakes
3. Teacher creates learning opportunities where students can experience success
4. Students complete their work according to teacher expectations
5. Students are well-behaved and on task
6. Teacher establishes rules for learning and behavior
7. The teacher uses techniques such as social approval, contingent activities, and consequences to maintain appropriate student behavior
8. The teacher deals with students who have caused disruptions, yet sometimes he or she addresses the entire class
9. The classroom welcomes members and guests; is organized and understandable to students; provides accessible supplies, equipment, and resources; displays student work; is arranged to promote individual and group learning
10. Teacher-student and student-student interactions consistently demonstrate caring, kindness, and respect, for one another and celebrate successes. 
11. Teacher is receptive to the interests and opinions of students

Domain 3: Instruction

1. Most learning objectives and STATE STANDARDS are communicated
2. Sub-objectives are aligned to the lesson's major objective
3. Learning objects are connected to what students have previously learned
4. Expectations for student performance are clear and displayed
5. There is evidence that students demonstrate mastery of the objective
6. The teacher organizes the content so that is personally meaningful and relevant to students
7. The teacher develops learning experiences where inquiry, curiosity and exploration are valued
8. The teacher reinforces and rewards effort
9. Presentation of content includes visuals that establish the purpose of the lesson, preview the organization of the lesson, and include internal summaries of the lesson; examples, illustrations, analogies, and labels for new concepts and ideas; modeling by the teacher to demonstrate his or her performance expectations; concise communication; logical sequencing and segmenting; all essential information; no irrelevant, confusing, or non-essential information
10. Lessons start promptly
11. The lesson's structure is coherent, with a beginning, middle, and end
12. Pacing is appropriate and provides opportunities for students who progress at different learning rates
13. Routines for distributing materials are efficient
14. Little instructional time is lost during transitions
15. Activities and materials support the lessons objectives; are challenging; sustain students' attention; elicit a variety of thinking; provide time for reflection; are relevant to students' lives; provide opportunities for student-to-student interaction; induce student curiosity and suspense; provide students with choices; incorporate multimedia and technology; incorporate resources beyond the school curriculum texts (e.g., teacher made materials, manipulatives, resources from museums, cultural centers, etc.)
16. Teacher questions area varied and high-quality providing question types of knowledge and comprehension; application and analysis; creation and evaluation
17. Questions are purposeful and coherent
18. A moderate frequency of questions asked
19. Questions are sequenced with attention to the instructional goals
20. Questions require active responses (e.g., whole class signaling, choral responses, or group and individual answers)
21. Wait time is provided
22. The teacher calls on volunteers and non-volunteers, and a balance of students based on ability and gender
23. Oral and written feedback is academically focused, frequent, and high quality
24. Feedback is given during guided practice and homework review
25. The teacher circulates during instructional activities to support engagement and monitor student work
26. Feedback from students is used to monitor and adjust instruction
27. The instructional grouping arrangements (either whole class, small groups, pairs, individual; hetero-or homogenous ability) adequately enhance student understanding and learning efficiency
28. Students in groups know their roles, responsibilities and group work expectations
29. Students participating in groups are held accountable for group work and individual work
30. Instructional group composition is varied (e.g., race, gender, and age) to accomplish the goals of the lesson
31. Teacher displays accurate content knowledge of all the subjects he or she teaches
32. Teacher implements subject-specific instructional strategies to enhance student content knowledge
33. The teacher highlights key concepts and ideas and uses them as bases to connect other powerful ideas
34. Teacher provides differentiated instructional methods and content to ensure children have the opportunity to master what is being taught
35. Over the course of multiple observations, the teacher consistently and thoroughly teaches; analytical thinking where students analyze, compare, and contrast, and evaluate and explain information
36. practical thinking where students use, apply, and implement what they learn in real-life scenarios
37. creative thinking where students create, design, imagine and suppose
38. Research-based thinking where students generate a variety of ideas and alternatives; analyze problems from multiple perspectives and viewpoints
39. Over the course of multiple observations, the teacher implements activities that teach and reinforce four or more of the following problem-solving types
40. Abstraction
41. Categorization
42. Drawing Conclusions/Justifying Solution
43. Predicting Outcomes
44. Observing and Experimenting
45. Improving Solutions
46. Identifying Relevant/Irrelevant Information
47. Generating Ideas
48. Creating and Designing

Domain 4: Professional Growth

1. Actively participate in Cluster
2. Implementation of new learning
3. Receives and implements feedback effectively
4. Uses student work to develop student IGPs and to inform instruction

Domain 5: Professional Responsibilities

1. Exhibits regular attendance and punctuality
2. Communicates effectively with students, staff, parents, and community
3. Assumes outside classroom duties as related to school
4. Assists in enforcing school/board rules and policies
5. Ensures proper care of textbooks, teaching aids, and equipment
6. Participates in professional development opportunities to further develop effectiveness
7. Creates partnerships with parents/caregivers and colleagues
8. Supports school programs and displays positive attitude
9. Completes reports and records as assigned
10. Completes reports and records as assigned
11. Project well-groomed appearance
12. Performance all other duties or responsibilities not listed as delegated by the Principal of the school and NPSB policy

While the operation of the Natchitoches Parish School Board and its schools is governed by the provisions of this and all other policies, as well as the procedures of the individual schools, no policy manual can list each and every instance of misconduct that is precluded. Accordingly, employees are cautioned that the appropriateness of certain action or behavior must necessarily be dictated by the nature of the position held by the employee and common sense. By virtue of one's education and experience, an employee knows and understands that certain actions or conduct are unacceptable even in the absence, an employee knows and understands that certain actions or conduct are unacceptable even in the absence of formal policy. For instance, without the need of a specific prohibition or warning, a classroom teacher should be aware of the impropriety of certain practices such as leaving students unattended, using profanity or sexually suggestive language, or bringing a firearm onot campus. Such conduct constitutes both incompetence and willful neglect of duty and will result in the imposition of discipline up to and including termintation.

Terms of Employment: 9 Months

Evaluation: Performance of this position will be evaluated annually in accordance with Louisiana Department of Education policy.