This posting is for the 2024-2025 School Year

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university; Master's preferred

* Texas Certified Secondary Teacher or in an Alternative Certification Program and eligible to be hired.

* Demonstrated competency in the core academic subject area assigned

Special Knowledge/Skills:

* Knowledge of AVID methodologies

* Knowledge of core academic subject assigned

* General knowledge of curriculum and instruction

* Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior

* Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

* Experience working with diverse populations

* Flexibility, patience, and perseverance

* Willingness and ability to progress with a cohort and teach the same subject area at subsequent grade levels.

Competencies:

* Fosters collaborative problem-solving among students and colleagues

* Demonstrates effective classroom management and organizational skills

* Serves as a student advocate and a proponent of equitable access to rigorous curriculum and

programs

* Provides social and academic support for students

* Commits to personal and professional growth

* Spends extra time outside the classroom setting to ensure the success of the AVID system

schoolwide

* Has or is willing to develop leadership roles on campus.

* Mentors AVID students.

* Promotes the AVID strategies and methodologies across grade levels, content areas and

schoolwide

AVID elective teacher responsibilities include:

* Implementation of the AVID curriculum

* On-going monitoring of AVID students' progress

* Training, coaching, and debriefing the tutorial process with tutors and students

* Collecting and analyzing AVID data and documentation of the AVID system

* Participation in all AVID elective teacher and Site Team meetings

* Assistance with and participation in AVID functions (e.g. parent meetings, AVID field trips, tutor

recruitment, student recruitment/selection, and staff development)

* Encouraging parent attendance at family workshops

* Involving students in planning and presenting at family workshops

* Dissemination of college field trip information to students and parents

* Participation in college field trips.

* Contacting and organizing guest speakers

* Attending AVID professional development, including Summer Institutes

Experience:

At least one year of student teaching or an approved internship

At least one year of AVID experience preferred