• Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior.
• Understand and plan lessons leading to subject area objectives and assume the responsibility for written lesson plans for substitutes.
• Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for differences in student learning styles.
• Identify pupil needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students resolve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Establish efficient classroom management procedures.
• Teach within the course of study for the subject area at the grade level as prescribed in state law or adopted by the school district.
• Plan and coordinate the work of aides and other paraprofessional and student teachers (when applicable).
• Be available for counseling with students and parents before and after school.
• Provide a variety of planned learning experiences using a variety of media and methods in order to motivate students and best utilize available time for instruction.
• Develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill requirements of the district's instruction curriculum program and show written evidence of preparation as required.
• Share the responsibility of interpreting the educational programs to the community through such activities as open house and PTA meetings.
• Continually evaluate and record various aspects of students’ progress and report to parents as needed and required.
• Establish a system of student evaluation within the guidelines prescribed in state law or adopted by the school district.
• Participate cooperatively with the principal to develop the system by which he/she will be evaluated in conformance with the district’s uniform guidelines for evaluation and assessment.
• Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position.
• Present subject matter according to guidelines established by Texas Education Agency, Board of Trustee policies, and administrative regulations.
• Keep accurate records of student information; compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents required by the school and district.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Demonstrated general knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university
• Demonstrated knowledge of various routine tasks, duties, and procedures and the ability to follow specific instructions with little or no previous experience.
• Demonstrated flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
• Demonstrated willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession.
• Valid Texas teacher certificate with required endorsements for subject and subject level assigned.