CADDO PARISH SCHOOL JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Classroom Teacher
Prepared By: Emily L. Stanford Prepared Date: June 24, 2024 Approved By: Leisa G. Woolfolk Approved Date: June 30, 2024
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
Domains and Components will be used for teacher evaluation in conjunction with measures of student growth. Measures of student growth will be aligned with the Caddo Parish Public School Systems accountability measures as outlined in the Louisiana Accountability System.
WORKING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE PRINCIPAL OR ASSIGNED EVALUATOR
Administers the classroom in accordance with School Board policies and uses instructional and administrative skills to promote the educational development of each student. Classroom teachers will fulfill duties and responsibilities associated with instruction, supervision, classroom management, student assessment and evaluation, communication and collaboration, and extracurricular involvement.
TEACHING SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Performance Standards are research-based and based on twenty-six indicators and operationalized against a five-point scale rubric. Teachers are also responsible for the academic growth of their students.
The Teaching Skills, Knowledge, and Responsibilities Performance Standards are divided into four domains.
DOMAIN 1: INSTRUCTION
This domain includes 12 indicators.
Standards and Objectives: Planning effective lessons aligned to the standards is dependent upon the teachers ability to create and communicate clearly defined learning outcomes or objectives appropriate for the students.
Motivating Students: This indicator focuses on a teachers ability to organize and present the content in a manner that motivates students to learn. For a teacher to be able to develop these types of learning experiences, a teacher must have in-depth knowledge of the students he/she teaches.
Presenting Instructional Content: This indicator deals with the method by which content is taught within a lesson. The use of visuals and a teachers ability to clearly communicate performance expectations in a concise and logically sequenced manner are addressed by this indicators descriptors.
Lesson Structure and Pacing: This indicator blends time and form as it applies to instruction. It addresses the effective segmenting of the lesson so that sufficient time is allocated to all parts of the lesson to best support student learning.
Activities and Materials: This indicator addresses the variety and appropriateness of activities and materials that a teacher chooses to implement during a lesson. By using a variety of materials and activities, teachers are able to address various learning styles and intelligences.
Questioning: Questioning is an art form that reveals a great deal about a teachers effectiveness. The rubric descriptors provide a basic framework for the types of questions to ask within a lesson and how teachers should lead students in responding to questions.
Academic Feedback: This indicator focuses on how teachers respond to students comments and questions. The descriptors address the quality of the feedback in supporting student learning as opposed to feedback that only informs students of the accuracy of their responses.
Grouping Students: This indicator deals with the instructional arrangements of the students during a given lesson. It focuses on how the students will be grouped for the instruction and activities of the lesson and how they will be held accountable for the work they are expected to complete.
DOMAIN 2: PLANNING
This domain includes 3 indicators.
Instructional Plans: Time spent developing strong lesson plans yields many benefits. Lesson plans contribute to better-managed classrooms and more effective and efficient learning experiences for students.
Student Work: The development and observation of student work should enhance and reinforce instruction in the classroom. Student work and/or assignments should be developed so that they are aligned to pre-tests and post-tests which should be aligned to state standards.
Assessment: Effective assessment is a fundamental part of instruction and learning. The goal of this section is to provide information and examples of assessment. An effective assessment plan answers the questions "What do I want my students to be able to do as a result of my teaching?" and "How do I know the students learned what I taught?"
DOMAIN 3: ENVIRONMENT
This domain includes 4 indicators.
Expectations: The descriptors under this indicator directly connect to the descriptors in the Instruction domain. For a teacher to include the descriptors under Expectations, he/she must have knowledge of the students he/she is teaching.
Managing Student Behavior: Timely and effective management of student behavior is critical for effective instruction to take place within a classroom. Descriptors under Standards and Objectives and Presenting Instructional Content both address a teachers modeling of clear expectations for students.
Environment: This indicator deals with the learning environment of the classroom, including the physical arrangement of the furniture, availability of supplies for students to utilize.
DOMAIN 4: PROFESSIONALISM
This domain includes 4 indicators.
Growing and Developing Professionally: The educator is prompt, prepared, and participates in professional development meetings, bringing student artifacts, student work when requested.
Reflecting on Teaching: The educator makes thoughtful and accurate assessments of his/her lessons effectiveness as evidenced by the self-reflection after each observation.
Community Involvement: The educator actively supports school activities and events.
School Responsibilities: The educator accepts leadership responsibilities and/or assists peers in contributing to a safe and orderly school environment.
OTHER PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
Administers classroom in accordance with Caddo Parish School Board policies and regulations, including but not limited to lesson planning, grading in a timely manner, reporting grades into the grading system, and contributing to school improvement initiatives.
Accepts and exercises responsibilities for duties and assignments related to administrative, management, curricular, and extra-curricular aspects of the school, to include but not limited to supervision at all authorized school activities, concessions, gates of athletic events, sponsoring groups or clubs, supervision and duties when students are on or off campus at a school-related event, supervising students between classes during recess, intermission, during lunch, assemblies, and other duty times.
Works tactfully, harmoniously, and collaboratively with staff, parents, students, and/or public stakeholders.
Reports promptly to work and maintains good attendance in compliance with Caddo Parish School Board Policy and state law.
Attends meetings generally associated with student instruction, including but not limited to departmental meetings, professional training, IEP meetings, parent-teacher conferences, back-to-school or open houses, observation, evaluation meetings, and student discipline hearings, when applicable.
Completes all mandates, trainings, such as Project Read, ACT 260 of 2023 Legislative Session.
Attends incentivized and/or required training.
Appears neat, dresses appropriately for the profession, and is well-groomed.
Maintains a high standard of professional conduct based on ethical practices.
Accepts other responsibilities as required by the Principal or his/her designee as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
United States citizen or authorized alien, those requirements as outlined in Louisiana Bulletin 746. Louisiana Standards of State Certification of School Personnel.
Personal Characteristics: Physical and mental stamina and ability to perform job functions, tasks, and duties. Possesses physical health to report regularly to work and deal effectively with students. Exhibits ability to plan, organize.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
172 days or as stated in contract or employment agreement.
Reports to School Principal and/or Assistant Principal or Assigned Evaluator.