OLCSDJOB DESCRIPTION
Title: High School Math Teacher
QUALIFICATIONS:
REPORT TO:
Reports directly to the building principal.
Takes guidance from instructional coach.
JOB GOAL: Plans, directs, and evaluates learning experiences for the students in alignment with South Dakota state standards and laws, Oglala Lakota County School District policy, and Lakota Tech High School's mission and goals.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
ALL APPLICANTS ARE SUBJECT TO A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK PURSUANT TO SDCL 13-10-12. Salary and work year will be established by the Oglala Lakota County School Board.
EVALUATION: Performance of this position will be evaluated by the CTE Lakota Tech Principal.
Title: High School Math Teacher
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Certification, alternative certification or licensure: current, valid South Dakota teaching certificate. Bachelor's degree and endorsements in Secondary Intermediate Mathematics.
- Ability to interact effectively with parents, school district personnel, and representatives of other agencies.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with students.
- Excellent organizational skills, time management skills, written and verbal communication skills.
REPORT TO:
Reports directly to the building principal.
Takes guidance from instructional coach.
JOB GOAL: Plans, directs, and evaluates learning experiences for the students in alignment with South Dakota state standards and laws, Oglala Lakota County School District policy, and Lakota Tech High School's mission and goals.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ability to Plan and Prepare Instructional Tasks
- Plan instructional tasks that are meaningful and related to learning goals
- Utilize technology, internet and software application to engage students in the learning process.
- Actively seek out innovative strategies to engage students in hands-on, work-based learning.
- Provide Instruction to Students
- Meeting South Dakota Curriculum Standards while seeking to bring learning to the real-world.
- Maintain a strong instructional focus utilizing the elements of effective instruction
- Communicate a high level of expectation for all students
- Communicate clear learning goals to students that connect the current learning to future goals
- Adapt instruction to meet the needs of all students
- Address various learning styles
- Sequence content at an appropriate pace
- Use appropriate level of questioning to promote understanding
- Relate lesson content to prior and future learning and life-long practices for career success
- Appropriately recognize and reinforce individual student effort
- Represent knowledge/information through a variety of methods
- Require students to analyze and apply knowledge
- Display enjoyment, humor, and enthusiasm for teaching and expect students to enjoy learning
- Conduct ongoing assessments for learning
- Provide Effective Classroom Environment
- Establish appropriate classroom rules and procedures that are clearly understood by all students
- Collaborates with teachers that share content, grade levels and student groups to ensure effective instruction and student success
- Works with principal or other assigned personnel to ensure adequate equipment for students to participate in learning aligned with current industry practices. Maintains inventory of equipment to ensure timely ordering of materials and products.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
ALL APPLICANTS ARE SUBJECT TO A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK PURSUANT TO SDCL 13-10-12. Salary and work year will be established by the Oglala Lakota County School Board.
EVALUATION: Performance of this position will be evaluated by the CTE Lakota Tech Principal.