Plains Elementary School

South Hadley Public Schools

South Hadley, Massachusetts

Job Details

Job ID: 4240309
Application Deadline: Posted until Filled
Posted : May 1, 2023
Starting Date: August 28, 2023

Job Description

Position:Teacher

Job Goals:

1.To provide each student with the individually tailored help, counsel, and learning experience he or she needs to make progress toward established educational goals
2.To create and/or implement a program favorable to learning and student growth

Supervision: Reports to the Building Principal or designee

Experience and Training:

1.Certification /eligibility for certification in appropriate grade level and field
2.Certification and/or licenses as required for individual positions
3.Such alternative to the above qualifications as the Superintendent of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable

Performance Responsibilities:

Curriculum, Planning & Assessment
1.Knows the subject matter well, has a good grasp of child development and how students learn, and designs effective and rigorous standards-based units of instruction consisting of well-structured lessons with measurable outcomes
2.Uses a variety of informal and formal methods of assessments to measure student learning, growth, and understanding to develop differentiated and enhanced learning experiences and improve future instruction
3.Analyzes data from assessments, draws conclusions, and shares them appropriately
Teaching All Students
1.Uses instructional practices that reflect high expectations regarding content and quality of effort and work, engage all students, and are personalized to accommodate diverse learning styles, needs, interests, and levels of readiness
2.Creates and maintains a safe and collaborative learning environment that motivates students to take academic risks, challenge themselves, and claim ownership of their learning
3.Actively creates and maintains an environment in which students’ diverse backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected
4.Plans and implements lessons that set clear and high expectations and also make knowledge accessible for all students
Family and Community Engagement
1.Welcomes and encourages every family to become active participants in the classroom and school community
2.Collaborates with families to create and implement strategies for supporting student learning and development both at home and at school
3.Engages in regular, two-way, and culturally proficient communication with families about student learning and performance
Professional Culture
1.Demonstrates the capacity to reflect on and improve the educator’s own practice, using informal means as well as meetings with teams and work groups to gather information, analyze data, examine issues, set meaningful goals, and develop new approaches in order to improve teaching and learning
2.Actively pursues professional development and learning opportunities to improve quality of practice or build the expertise and experience to assume different instructional and leadership roles
3.Collaborates effectively with colleagues on a wide range of tasks
4.Becomes involved in school-wide decision making, and takes an active role in school improvement planning
5.Shares responsibility for the performance of all students within the school
6.Is ethical and reliable, and meets routine responsibilities consistently

Terms of Employment: As agreed upon through the negotiated union contract

Evaluation: Performance of the job will be evaluated on a yearly basis by the
Building Principal or designee consistent with the requirements
and expectations of Massachusetts Educator Evaluation
regulations, 603 CMR 35.00, and locally developed procedures.

Physical Requirements: This position requires a moderate amount of walking, standing, sitting, climbing stairs and step stool whenever necessary. Activities also include moderate physical exertion in body movement, such as reaching, bending, twisting, grasping, pushing and pulling objects. The position requires lifting objects of 20 pounds on a frequent basis and over 20 pounds occasionally. There is a frequent requirement of fine motor manipulation associated with the use of a computer, keyboard, calculator and other business machines.

Environmental Conditions: Duties are performed indoors and sometimes outdoors. The
regular chemical solvents are toners and cleaning fluids.

Position Type: Full-time
Positions Available: 1

• Job Category : Classroom Teacher > Elementary
  

Equal Opportunity Employer

South Hadley Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Application Questions

This employer has requested that ALL applicants answer the following questions. It IS highly recommended that you type ANY essays IN a word processing program, save them, AND THEN paste them ON the proceeding job application page.

• 1. Tell us why you think you are qualified for the position for which you are applying.
  Short Essay (Answer limited TO 600 characters, including spaces)

Contact Information

Carla Lussier , Principal
267 Granby Road
South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075

Phone: 413-538-5068
Email:

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