Elementary School - 4th Grade

Overview

What Deerfield Public Schools District 109 is All About

The Role of the 4th Grade Teacher in Deerfield 109

Title: Elementary School - 4th Grade Teacher

Department: Elementary Classroom Teachers

Licensure: Professional Educator License (PEL)

Endorsement: Self-Contained General Education K-9

Classification: Certified

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Reports To: Building administration

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Prior

Experience:

Student teaching, internship, or full/part-time teaching experience

Evaluation: Evaluated by the Principal, Assistant Principal, and/or other certified evaluators using the agreed upon evaluation tool. This includes formal observation of job performance, inclusion of informal observation data, an artifact file, student growth measures. The evaluation cycle for teachers not in continued contractual service (tenure) shall be one school year. The evaluation cycle for teachers who have attained tenure in District 109 shall be three school years unless job performance is deemed as "needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory."

Dates:

Availability: One (1.0 FTE) Position(s)/Full-Time

Placement: South Park Elementary School

Work Calendar: Teacher

Under general supervision, the employee will:

• Guide pupil progress toward established district standards; implement best-practice instructional techniques and strategies; adhere to curricular objectives; sustain an engaging and supportive learning environment; and demonstrate professional responsibilities.

The criterion indicated below are intended to describe various types of work that may be performed. The exclusion of specific responsibilities does not prohibit them if the work is similar, related, or a logical task of the position.

• Aligns content of lessons to district curriculum, content, and benchmark standards and objectives.
• Plans engaging and rigorous learning experiences for students in the classroom.
• Instructional lessons and projects include authentic, real world applications of knowledge and understanding.
• Facilitates self-directed learning experiences for students in the classroom.
• Works collaboratively to identify innovative, practical, and effective differentiation, enrichment, and remediation strategies to enhance the student learning experience.
• Plans for summative and formative assessment of student learning, and communicates results.
• Utilizes student data to drive instruction.
• Honors and ensures that legal mandates are integrated effectively into the classroom setting wherever applicable as laid forth by both 504 and IEP plans.
• Maintains accurate records of critical student information such as allergies, behaviors, and medical conditions and is aware of the care required.
• Prepares clear, detailed, and organized lesson plans for substitute teachers including critical student information.

• Maintains a safe, student-centered classroom, which fosters student growth, collaboration, and learning experiences.
• Develops a positive classroom culture that emphasizes respect for individual differences.
• Fosters student ownership of the classroom environment.
• Collaborates with students to create and establish classroom procedures and routines.
• Collaborates with students to create and establish classroom expectations.

• Timely and informative communication with parents regarding curriculum and classroom expectations.
• Responds to parent inquiries in a variety of formats, in a timely manner in line with district expectations.
• Establishes age appropriate, respectful dialogue with students through a variety of mediums.
• Effectively and collaboratively communicates with colleagues and engages in respectful discourse.
• Where applicable, ensures community stakeholders access to general information regarding classroom events, performance, and progress via appropriate traditional and social media formats.
• Responsible for maintaining dialogue with specialty and special education staff to address a variety of student needs including but not limited to student behavior, academic concerns, and social/emotional learning.

• Appropriately integrates district-prescribed technology/instructional media to enhance instruction and learning.
• Understands legal, ethical, and social issues as they apply to responsible and acceptable use of the Internet, hardware, and other digital resources.
• Provides for safe storage and proper use of technology materials, equipment, and tools.
• Incoporates current and research-based technology seamlessly into the classroom.
• Uses resources for adaptive/assistive devices that provide access for all students.

• Committed to ongoing personal and collaborative opportunities for self-assessment and professional growth.
• Communicates and works collaboratively to develop and maintain partnerships with colleagues to enhance student learning.
• Collects, organizes, and maintains accurate records of student…