Job Title: Teacher (Accelerated Campus Excellence - ACE) Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Reports to: Principal or designee Pay Grade: Teacher Pay Scale

Dept./School: Academics and School Leadership Initiated Date: January 2025

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor's degree required; preferred in Education, curriculum or related field
• Valid or eligible to receive Texas Teacher Certification with required endorsements for subject and level assigned, required

Experience:

• Minimum of three year's teaching experience preferred

Special Knowledge and Skills

• Proven success in leading a classroom in pursuit of academic excellence for all students
• Demonstrated ability to support all types of students, including students with special needs and Emergent Bilingual students
• Deep knowledge of curriculum and instruction as well as educational evidence-based practices
• Knowledgeable in the physical, mental and emotional child development process
• Experience in using and interpreting data to inform decision-making processes that allow for intentional actions and lead to improved student achievement
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong organizational and collaboration skills
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred (required if teaching in a dual language classroom)

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Professional Growth

1. Serve as a transformational educator working to create a best-in-class learning environment.
2. Participate in professional development and training to improve skills related to job assignment.
3. Foster collegiality and team building among staff members.
4. Provide for two-way communication with staff, students, parents, and community.
5. Demonstrate professional, ethical, and responsible behavior. Serve as a role model for students.
6. Commit to professional growth through active participation in reading workshops, seminars, conferences, and/or other designated professional learning.

Instructional Leadership:

1. Promote the expectation for high-level performance from students and recognize excellence and achievement.
2. Develop and monitor instructional and classroom management processes to ensure that instructional practices are aligned to evidence-based practices and implemented with fidelity.
3. Ensure high-quality instructional materials and resources are implemented with fidelity.
4. Prepare for classes assigned and fully internalize lessons and instructional requirements.
5. Evaluate and assess student performance in alignment with campus and district practices and expectations.
6. Disaggregate and interpret data in order to assist in developing appropriate next steps for classroom improvement.

Professional Learning Community (PLC's)

1. Participate in Professional Learning Communities (PLC's) that create positive relationships amongst teachers and administrators while fostering a team culture of open sharing, risk taking and shared leadership, to work effectively as a team.
2. Attend and participate in faculty meetings, including designated PLC and other meetings.

Effective Feedback

1. Receive coaching and meaningful feedback.
2. Participate in regular classroom visits as required.

Culture & Climate

1. Create, cultivate and lead a culture of excellence, support, and community for all classroom stakeholders.
2. Develop a classroom student behavioral support system that results in positive student behavior and enhances the classroom and school climate.
3. Facilitate effective and timely resolution of conflicts.
4. Develop and maintain a classroom environment conducive to effective learning.
5. Enhance students' social, emotional, behavioral, and academic achievement.
6. Follow all policies, practices, and procedures that create optimal learning conditions for students with special needs in alignment with IDEA.

School or Community Relations

1. Make provisions for being available to students and parents for educational-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.
2. Communicate with parents, families, and communities on a regular and consistent basis to ensure clear and consistent messaging to parents on both campus and classroom events and information
3. Engage with parents, families, and community members to increase parental involvement on the campus
4. Demonstrate awareness of school and community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs using appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.

Fiscal, Administrative, and Facilities Functions

1. Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation to accomplish instructional goals and objectives.
2. Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
3. Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents required including accurate and timely reports.
4. Participate in safety inspections and drills.
5. Comply with district policies, state and federal laws and regulations affecting schools.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Demands

Typical demands of a school environment. Lifting and carrying of books, boxes, and audiovisual equipment, light (15-20 pounds), climbing, stretching, visual acuity, walking, pulling, bending, stooping, climbing stairs, reaching, pushing, sitting, kneeling, standing, and twisting, may be required to control behavior through physical restraint.

Work EnvironmentPrimarily school-based with regular interaction with district staff, educators, students, families, and community members. Campus visits will be required as needed and as a part of ensuring program implementation with fidelity and monitoring of service delivery models. Attendance at evening or weekend events may be required. Occasional prolonged and irregular hours.

Reading, supporting instruction, demonstrating computer skills appropriate for assignment, effective communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work well with students, concentration (detailed work), interpretive skills (policy, procedure, dates), reasoning skills, understanding verbal instructions, analyzing, differentiating, memorizing, coordinating, compiling, and computing.

Mental Demands:

Must maintain emotional control under stress.

POSITION WORKING DAYS
187 day teacher contract plus an additional 5 ACE days

COMPENSATION

In addition to compensation based on the pay plan and any compensation earned under the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), an additional stipend of $10,000 per year will be paid while the school is designated an Accelerated Campus Excellence (ACE) school.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive description of all work requirements and responsibilities, and management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other responsibilities be performed when the job changes. Additionally, the minimum level of education notated as a requirement could be supplemented by commensurate experience and/or certification(s) or license(s) as determined by the hiring manager.

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