POSTING of VACANCY

Kindergarten Teacher

North Falmouth School 

2024-2025 School Year

JOB GOALS:As a teacher leader in the classroom you will plan and teach highly effective lessons, work as part of a grade level and curricular team and develop high leverage relationships with students and families. Implement strategies to support all learners by having a deep understanding of principles and concepts important for teaching elementary school mathematics; life sciences, theories of cognitive, social, emotional, and language development from childhood through adolescence.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• DESE MA Elementary Early Childhood.
• SEI endorsement, preferred
• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred.
• Coursework in the teaching of skills subjects, especially reading.
• Special interests or talents in cultural or recreational areas.
• Experience teaching at the early childhood level preferred.
• Such other alternatives as the Superintendent of Schools may deem acceptable and appropriate.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop daily and long-range plans for each course taught relating them to the needs of the children.
• Implement a variety of teaching techniques to ensure student achievement and engagement.
• Offer learning activities that take into consideration the individual differences in children (implement strategies for Special Needs and English Language Learners).
• Exercise appropriate classroom control that helps children grow in their ability to become self-disciplined and able to accept reasonable external control.
• Manage effectively the routines of classroom operations and maintain, with student help an attractive and healthful classroom.
• Develop and implement curriculum objectives based on the learning standards of the curriculum frameworks.
• Evaluate classroom activities on a daily and long-range basis in respect to educational goals. 
• Foster warm, close, yet productive relationships with students and pleasant, cooperative relationships with staff members and parents.
• Utilize knowledge of the significant theories, practices, and programs for developing reading skills and reading comprehension.
• Development of a listening, speaking, and reading vocabulary among students
• Implement theories on the relationships between beginning writing and reading
• Implement theories of first and second language acquisition and development
• Develop lessons and implement them to support the writing process and formal elements of writing and composition
• Assume necessary supervisory responsibilities when required.
• Cooperate with principal and/or staff in extra-curricular activities.
• Such other responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned by the Principal.

SALARY: In accordance with FEA Unit A contract

APPLICATION: Please apply until filled to:

www.falmouth.k12.ma.us

#NF-KinderTeach 25-1 Lori Duerr, Ed.D, Superintendent of Schools

POSTING DATE: 05/28/2024

EOE: The School Committee affirms a policy which guarantees equal employment opportunity in the recruitment, application, selection, compensation, retention, transfer, promotion, benefits, work assignment and career progression process without discrimination for reasons of individual's race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, ancestry, citizenship, military status, sexual orientation, disability or genetic information.

*race includes traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, hair length, and protective hairstyles."

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