High School Spanish Teacher​/Bilingual Coordinator

Location: Stillman Valley

Duties

Meridian CUSD 223 is seeking a High School Spanish Teacher. Workload includes Spanish II, Spanish, III, Spanish IV, and A.P. Spanish. This position will also advise for the Spanish NHS as well as Spanish Club for additional stipends.

Position Title:

High School Spanish Teacher

Reports to:

Building Administration

Mission Statement of District:

To instruct and assist students to be self-directed learners, collaborative workers, complex thinkers, quality producers and community contributors.

Responsibilities and Duties:

* Implement the District's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.

* Create a classroom environment conducive to learning and student growth and appropriate to the physical, social, and emotional development of students.

* Establish and maintain high standards and expectations for academic performance and student behavior needed to achieve a positive learning atmosphere in the classroom.

* Establish effective and professional rapport with students and parents that earns their respect.

* Motivate students to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for learning in accordance with each student's ability.

* Meet and instruct assigned classes/student(s) in the location and at the time designated and complete duties in a timely manner.

* Make adequate preparation for daily instruction, including plans for substitutes, and provide for individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.

* Select and requisition textbooks and instructional aids; maintain required inventory records.

* Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals by:

* Establishing and communicating clear objectives to students.

* Gathering information and data about students to improve instructional performance.

* Setting instructional outcomes of high rigor aligned with overall instructional goals and standards.

* Monitoring student progress to inform instruction. Consistently assesses student achievement through formal and informal testing.

* Asking effective and appropriate questions to deepen student learning, allowing them to make connections, and critically think.

* Engaging students in critical learning.

* Creating a classroom culture reflecting high expectations and the importance of learning.

* Keeping students engaged to the task at hand consistently.

* Designing coherent instruction by coordinating knowledge of content, students, and resources.

* Designing student assessments to align with instructional outcomes that can be used to measure student growth from pre- to post-assessment.

* Participating actively in a Professional Learning Community with colleagues by:

* Attending staff meetings and in-service meetings as required.

* Creating, sharing, and analyzing data with team or departmental colleagues.

* Participating in curriculum development programs and in the selection of materials and equipment to support instruction.

* Report suspected child abuse/neglect cases as required by statute and board policy and notify immediately appropriate personnel of evidence of substance abuse, child abuse, child neglect, severe medical or social conditions, potential suicide or individuals appearing to be under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or anabolic steroids.

* Work cooperatively with other school personnel in the identification, diagnosis, referral and remediation of individual students with specialized needs, assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.

* Meet, as required, with students, parents, administrators, and/or consultants.

* Create a stimulating, attractive, organized, functional, healthy, effective and safe classroom, with proper attention to the visual, acoustic, and thermal environments; including functional and attractive displays, bulletin boards and interest centers.

* Display the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working with students, parents, school personnel, and other agencies associated with the school.

* Plan and implement sequential learning experiences, based on the use of data, for students in the content area for which the teacher is licensed and endorsed, using a variety of instructional strategies that are consistent with the district and school's philosophy, mission statement, instructional goals, school level objectives, and the Core Curriculum Content Standards. The learning experiences shall follow and use approved curricula and instructional materials.

* Engage the students in differentiated learning experiences for the range of skill levels and developmental needs found in the assigned group of pupils, managing, when appropriate, multiple instructional activities simultaneously.

* Use effective presentation skills when employing direct instruction, including appropriate vocabulary and examples, clear and legible visuals, and articulate and audible speech

* Discipline students in a fair and consistent manner, using…