SUMMARY:Serves as a Mild Interventions Special Education teacher who holds the necessary state certification for the job assignment and who creates a program and environment favorable to learning and the personal growth of each student by performing the following duties:REPORTS TO: Building principalESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include the following:1.Implements the Norwell Community Schools approved curriculuma.Teaches the curriculum based on the Indiana Academic Content Standardsb.Teaches mandatory curriculum required by state statuec.Aligns student assessment and classroom instruction with the approved curriculumd.Uses instructional materials approved by the school corporation and other supplementary materials consistent with the Indiana Academic Content Standards to facilitate the instruction of his/her content area curriculume.Previews all instructional materials, including assigned Internet sites, to determine their educational value and age appropriateness before using themf.Plans instruction based upon thorough knowledge of subject matter, the students, the values of the community, and curricular standards and benchmarks2.Focuses on continuous student achievementa.Uses research-based instructional strategies that promote students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.b.Uses an understanding of individual and group learning needs, styles, interests, and behavior to create an effective learning environmentc.Develops and implements a variety of formal and informal assessment instruments that serve as an accurate means of measuring continuous student achievementd.Uses student achievement data to determine the most appropriate instructional strategies to promote student achievemente.Communicates with guidance personnel in an effort to resolve academic, behavioral, and personal problems that students might experience that would inhibit their academic successf.Informs parents verbally or in writing when academic or behavioral problems surface that would inhibit their child's progressg.Is available for parent conferences during regularly scheduled school-wide parent teacher conferences or at a time convenient for the teacher and the parent or guardianh.Collaborates with grade-level, team or department members; other staff members; and the community in order to ensure continuous school improvement3.Maintains effective classroom managementa.Exercises disciplinary tools that are outlined in the student and faculty handbooksb.Administers student discipline in a respectful manner (refrains from yelling, using profanity) that does not demean studentsc.Refrains from physically touching students when administering discipline4.Fulfills professional responsibilitiesa.Maintains accurate student records as required by the building principalb.Uses appropriate technology to maintain, receive, and transmit informationc.Maintains confidentiality, as defined by FERPA, in terms of student behavior and academic progressd.Utilizes teacher preparation time for lesson planning, grading, or other tasks that are related to instructione.Maintains up-to-date lesson plans that include learner objectives, instructional strategies, assessments, and standards taught in all subject areasf.Provides written lesson plans, seating charts, or other pertinent information to substitute teachersg.Attends regularly scheduled faculty, grade-level, team, department, or committee meetingsh.Communicates problems or sensitive situations to the building principali.Submits reports, progress reports, grades and other information by requested deadlinesj.Issues and collects textbooks and supplemental materials and maintains accurate recordsk.Takes necessary and reasonable precautions to protect, students, equipment, materials, and facilitiesl.Ensures that all equipment is secured when not in use and that dangerous and/or expensive equipment is secured where it is not accessible to studentsm.Cooperates with the custodial staff to maintain a classroom that is clean and suitable for learningn.Supervises students in the hallways during passing time, in restrooms, at assemblies, at pep rallies, and assumes additional supervision when assigned during the teacher day. Teachers may, on occasion, have some after school duties that require their supervision.o.Dresses in a professional mannerp.Is on time to school, meetings, and in the classroom or other areas of responsibilityq.Adheres to all corporation and school policies and procedures5.Continues to grow professionallya.Participates in regularly scheduled staff development activitiesb.Attends workshops or conferences that provide additional trainingc.Continues to grow professionally by keeping abreast on educational innovations and research-based instructional strategies.QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:Valid Indiana special education teaching license.LANGUAGE SKILLS:Ability to read and interpret documents such as IIEPs, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.Ability to speak effectively before groups of children, parents, employees, and members of the School Board.MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:Ability to work with mathematical concepts and use multiple measures of student data to determine student progress. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.REASONING ABILITY:Ability to analyze and solve problems and to interpret and implement a variety of instructions and/or strategies in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.OTHER SKILLS:Ability to utilize equipment, technology, and work aids appropriate to the functions of a classroom teacher.PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, see, and hear.The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell.The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES:The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Corporation.WORK 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.The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.The work environment is smoke free.TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:Salary and benefits to be determined by the contractual agreement between the Norwell Classroom Teachers Association and the Board of School Trustees of Norwell Community Schools.EVALUATION:Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the contractual agreement between the Norwell Classroom Teachers Association and the Board of School Trustees of Norwell Community Schools.