High School English Teacher - Ahs - Position Available August 2023

• Plans, supervises, and provides guidance for teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s) and, cooperatively with department heads, evaluates their job performance.
• Prepares for classes assigned and shows written evidence of preparation.
• Recognizes potential learning disabilities of students and seeks the assistance of qualified personnel.
• Supervises pupils at school related functions to include on and off campus activities.
• Serves as a model for the district’s mission, vision and goals.
• Provides detailed plans for substitute teachers including lessons, schedules and rules regarding classroom organization, procedures and individual student needs.
• Should possess knowledge of reading strategies as they develop deeper understanding of all text.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities.
• Should possess knowledge of current pedagogy related to the art of composition, including the instruction of grammar, usage, and mechanics within the writing process.
• Maintains a standard of performance and conduct as required by state, law, local board of education and community expectations.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and serves on staff committees.
• Assesses the progress of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
• Assists in budget preparation and in the selection of books, instructional supplies, materials and equipment.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct. Develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• Supports the program of study, using a variety of instructional techniques, instructional media and technology.
• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
• Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Should possess knowledge of processes and strategies for understanding and producing texts
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Should possess knowledge of a broad range of texts, both fiction and non-fiction, historical and contemporary.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Should possess knowledge of systems and structures of language and of language conventions.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so.
• Establishes clear outcomes for all lessons, class work, and projects. The outcomes are communicated to students.
• Analyzes and uses appropriate data to guide instruction and develop assessments.
• Should possess knowledge of instructional use/analysis of alternate text forms (i.e. media, speech).
• Should possess knowledge of methods of obtaining and communicating information

• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Successful student teaching experience if applicable.
• A valid Tennessee Teacher’s Certificate with the appropriate endorsement.