Transitional Kinder; TK Teacher; Spanish​/English Bilingual

REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
RCSD takes pride in our dedicated workforce and strong connection with our students, families, and community. Our highly dedicated and skilled team of professionals provides a safe and supportive, inspirational and rigorous, joyful and inclusive environment for all learners. We are looking to build our workforce with a staff who share this vision and want to instill passion in learning emphasizing student strengths and gifts for all learners: all abilities, all ethnicities and cultural identities, LGBTQ+ youth, and multilingual learners.

Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Teacher

• Standard 1-Engaging and supporting all students in learning;
• Standard 2-Creating and maintain effective environments for student learning;
• Standard 3-Understanding and organizing subject matter for student learning;
• Standard 4-Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for all students;
• Standard 5-Assessing student learning;
• Standard 6-Developing as a professional educator.

• Implements the mission, goals, objectives, policies, and course of study of the District as adopted by the Board of Trustees.
• Provides developmentally appropriate learning experiences for students to assist them in transitioning to kindergarten.
• Provides balanced instruction in all curricular areas, including English language arts, English language development, mathematics, history/social science, science, visual/performing arts, physical education, health, utilizing the California Content Standards in each area.
• Maintains appropriate standards of classroom behavior, using behavioral management techniques and strategies that promote citizenship and socially positive outcomes in students; establishes a climate that promotes fairness and respect; plans and implements classroom procedures and routines that support student learning.
• Plans, develops, and utilizes a variety of instructional methodologies appropriate to the instructional level of students from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Delivers instruction in a variety of ways and modalities, including whole-class, individual and small group settings, in order to adapt learning to the needs of students of varying interests and abilities.
• Collaborates with colleagues to plan and deliver articulated and consistent curriculum that promotes evidence-based student learning; confers with kindergarten teachers regarding the transition of TK students to kindergarten.
• Collaborates with special education teachers and other personnel to provide appropriate instructional programs and modifications for special needs students based on the Individual Education Plan (IEP).
• Evaluates academic and social growth of students and keeps appropriate records; communicates, counsels, and collaborates with school personnel, parents, and school support staff about student performance.
• Holds parent conferences to discuss individual student progress and interpret the school program.
• Administers, analyzes, reports, and utilizes student assessments as prescribed by the District to provide an appropriate instructional program for all students.
• Plans and coordinates the work of paraprofessionals, classroom volunteers, if applicable.
• Creates, with assistance from pupils, an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays such as bulletin boards, interest centers, etc., that reflect units of study.
• Performs basic attendance accounting, and other record keeping, as required.
• Selects and requisitions instructional materials to support student learning and instructs students in the proper use and care of these materials; maintains an inventory of materials.
• Participates in curriculum development programs with the school of assignment, on a District or Inter District level, and participates on school/District/Interdistrict committees.
• Maintains professional competence through continuing education activities provided by the District, and/or professional learning communities.
• Cooperates in school-wide supervision of students during out-of-classroom activities; participates in faculty and/or District committees and…