4th Grade Teacher

QUALIFICATIONS:1. Proper certification as required by the Mississippi Educator Licensure Department.2. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate andacceptable.REPORTS TO: PrincipalSUPERVISES: Assistant Teacher and Volunteers, if assigned.JOB GOAL: To help students achieve a designated set of behavioral objectives that willcontribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible men and women.PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Meet and instruct assigned classes in the locations and at the time designated.2. Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to thematurity and interest of students.3. Prepare for classes assigned and show written evidence of preparation upon request ofimmediate supervisor.4. Encourage students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior, and handle ownminor discipline problems.5. Employ instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for meeting statedobjectives and have been proven by research to have a positive correlation with pupillearning, while avoiding those known to have negative correlations.6. Strive to implement, by instruction and action, the district's philosophy of education andinstructional goals and objectives.7. Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials andfacilities.8. Evaluate student programs on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.9. Maintain accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, district policy andadministrative regulation.10. Assist in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations and Boardpolicy.11. Make provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposesoutside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.12. Attend and participate regularly in faculty meetings.13. Cooperate with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, objectives andmethods.14. Assist in the selection of books, equipment and other instructional materials, whenrequested.15. Accept a share of responsibility for co-curricular activities, as assigned.16. Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and theirparents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of all assignedstudents.17. Establish and maintain cooperative relations with others.18. Provide for own professional growth, especially in area of assignment through an ongoingprogram of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences and/or advanced course work atinstitutions of higher learning.19. Make sure that relevant, quality instructions and assignments are provided for class andsubstitute teacher when absent.20. Perform out-of-class duty when and where assigned with regularity.21. Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Principal.TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year to be established by the Board ofTrustees.EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with