Anticipated - Teacher - Gifted Resource

Anticipated Opening - Teacher - Gifted Resource -  School Year

Appomattox County School Dist ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-COST CENTER 22 - Appomattox, Virginia Open in Google Maps

This is a 200 day - 10 month contract.

Job Title:
Teacher (Gifted Resource)

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Employment Status:
Non-Classified

License

Required:


Yes (
DOE
)

Reports to:
Principal

Summary

Assists students in learning the subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able and responsible individuals. Creates conditions that will encourage and stimulate learning.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Provide instruction to identified gifted students in a collaboration/inclusion and pullout model.
• Develop and maintain lesson plans and other documentation of instruction.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and technology teachers to develop lessons and activities to promote higher order thinking skills.
• Assess referred students for program placement.
• Collect student data through assessments and maintains current records for each student.
• Assess students returning to school from home schooling/private schools for placement.
• Chair gifted eligibility meetings.
• Plan and coordinate gifted field trips.
• Plan and implement gifted pullout sessions.
• Contribute to the overall improvement and well-being of gifted program in district.
• Attend conferences and meetings as assigned or as appropriate.
• Attend Gifted Advisory Committee meetings.
• Serve as a resource/expert on high achieving students.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the superintendent, or designee.

Qualifications

Hold a full license from the Virginia Department of Education with an endorsement in area of gifted education.

Prior experience teaching regular education, preferred.

Possess strong organizational and effective written and oral communication skills.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s Degree from four year college or university with minimum of 12 semester hours of graduate coursework in gifted education.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of parents or public.

Reasoning/Other Abilities

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one-or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Physical Demands

Work involves limited physical tasks and may involve infrequent operation of office equipment. Above-average amount of walking, bending, standing, stooping, and lifting in a classroom environment.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Evaluation

Performance on this job will be evaluated in accordance with school board policy and administrative regulations on evaluation of licensed personnel. Setting SMART goals and maintaining a Documentation Log are required methods of providing evidence of performance related to the specific performance standards required by the Code of Virginia.

Appomattox County School Dist ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-COST CENTER 22 - Appomattox, Virginia Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Appomattox County Public Schools

Job : 5527758

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Yesterday

Starting Date: To Be Determined

This is a 200 day - 10 month contract.

Job Title:
Teacher (Gifted Resource)

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Employment Status:
Non-Classified

License

Required:


Yes (
DOE
)

Reports to:
Principal

Summary

Assists students in learning the subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able and responsible individuals. Creates conditions that will encourage and stimulate learning.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Provide instruction to identified…