High School Physics Teacher 2024-2025 School Year

About the Employer
About Mountain House
Lammersville Unified School District is located in Mountain House, a beautiful, planned suburban community located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area at the border of the San Joaquin and Alameda Counties. The community, with a population of approximately 25,000, is located 5 miles northwest of Tracy, 10 miles from Livermore, and just .5 miles off Interstate 580.
About the Lammersville Unified School District
The Lammersville Unified School District (LUSD) serves 7,800 students, from preschool through grade 12, in a diverse suburban environment. The district is composed of eight K-8 elementary schools and a comprehensive High School.
The Mission of the Lammersville Unified School District, as a collaborative partnership of families, community members, and staff, is to graduate all students with the knowledge and ability to make good choices, to act responsibly, to enter the workforce in a profession of their choice, and to continue lifelong learning.
Lammersville Unified School District boasts beautiful new state-of-the-art campuses, 1:1 technology for students, and well-maintained grounds and athletic facilities. A strong, positive relationship between district leadership and the labor unions help create the foundation for a positive district culture.
The district is ranked number one in academic achievement in San Joaquin County, as one of the "Best School Districts in California," and its schools have been recognized with numerous accolades, including Golden Bell Awards, Project Lead The Way Distinguished School Launch, Project Lead The Way Distinguished School Gateway, California Distinguished School, Science and Math Olympiad Top 5 in San Joaquin County, and Forum Music Festival Silver Rating.
Mountain House High School is renowned for its signature programs, including the Engineering pathway, which prepares students to succeed in a post-secondary engineering program; the Biomedical pathway, which prepares students for a post- secondary education in biomedical sciences; and the Culinary pathway, which prepares students for a post-secondary education in the culinary arts.
Job Description / Essential Elements:
DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO: Principal or designee.
JOB GOALS:
To utilize instructional skills, classroom management abilities, analytical skills, and interpersonal relational skills to provide an educational environment that assures the educational and personal development of all students so that they reach their highest potential.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Instructional Roles:

• Implements and establishes innovative, effective and new teaching methods as the standard method of curriculum delivery in all Physics (Conceptual, CP, and AP) classes taught.
• Models effective instructional strategies, classroom management strategies, and intervention strategies for academically and behaviorally at-risk students.
• Collaborates with colleagues to develop pacing guides and common formative and summative assessments.
• Collaborates effectively with colleagues on professional learning community team(s) and instructional data team(s) to improve instruction
• Works with other department members to standardize scoring across the Science department
• Employs and shares effective instructional strategies that help to improve student achievement throughout the department and Mountain House High School.
• Works to achieve collective department goals and objectives.
• Collaborates where appropriate with College/University and Career/Industry professionals in order to prepare students for college and career.
• Keeps informed of and trained in educational innovations and implements current technology into classroom instruction
• Develops Physics (Conceptual, CP, and AP) course content and aligns said content with California Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
• Incorporates computer and other technology into instructional process and into work both in class and at home.
• Works with special educators in implementing IEP's and 504 plans for students to appropriately modify instruction, services, and expectations for students with these plans.
• Helps maintain positive classroom and school-wide climates.
• Pursues professional development opportunities to improve instructional practices and student achievement.

Departmental Responsibilities:

• Works with counselors to recommend the placement and assignment of students to the subjects, levels and classes in the department.
• Works individually and with department colleagues to develop and implement effective academic and behavioral interventions throughout the Science department
• Supervises and oversees the appropriate use of school equipment, instructional materials and technology
• Assists in the completion of departmental reports, documentation and surveys
• Coordinates student participation in departmental-related contests, societies, and conferences.
• Assists in the selection of instructional materials, technology and equipment needed to enhance instruction
• Participates in Science department and school wide decision-making activities.

Student/Teacher/Parent Relations Role:

• Is an example of open dialogue with the parent community through the use of multiple forms of communication (website, online grade book, prompt return of parent phone/email messages, etc.)
• Is available to students and intervenes with students as needed.
• Makes connections with students in a variety of ways outside of the classroom environment.
• Participates in advisory capacities in student clubs/organizations/class advisor roles.

Key Knowledge and Abilities:

• Understanding of 21st century learning skills and methodology
• Ability to learn and adapt to the quickly changing environment of teaching and learning.
• Knowledge of, or ability to learn and implement curriculum delivery in a virtual/online teaching environment
• Experience in project based learning methodology.
• Ability to leverage social media to enhance the classroom learning environment
• Has an understanding of college and university entrance requirements and industry and career expectations of students who are graduating High School.
• Understanding of and an ability to implement the California Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards into the curriculum.
• Ability to clearly communicate expectations to parents and students.
• Ability to communicate and interact and make connections with students in a positive way.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of current professional literature and materials including effective school research.
• Ability to manage change and new programs by utilizing effective change strategies.
• Ability to effectively implement the Mountain House High School 1:1 Chromebook, Flipped Classroom and Blended Learning and initiatives to improve student achievement
• Ability to implement the school wide online learning management system effectively to improve student achievement
• Desire and ability to investigate, learn and implement new ideas about educational methods and ideas

Requirements / Qualifications
Resume
Letter of interest
Three letters of recommendation
Copy of current credential
Comments and Other Information
You can visit the Lammersville Unified School District website to access our LTA Salary Schedule:
http://www.lammersvilleschooldistrict.net