What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School Social Studies Teachers position at Alamance Community School?
ALL ACS General Education and Exceptional Children teachers are required to be licensed and highly qualified.
Alamance Community School offers
- State Teacher Salary Schedule Supplement
- State Retirement & State Health Benefits
- 2 Hour Early Dismissal Every Wednesday for Staff PD & Planning
- A Great Place to Work & Grow Professionally!
- Reports to the Principal
- Read the middle school Responsive Advisory Meeting book and become familiar with middle school Responsive Classroom practices.
- Implement Responsive Classroom Advisory with fidelity
- Uses the Middle School Responsive Classroom approach and creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity of the students
- Teach students to care and build relationships through positive behavior and language toward students, staff, and the community by using Middle School Responsive Classroom practices and a daily Advisory meetings
- Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior
- Read, ask questions, and understand all aspects of the ACS curriculum, so that you can implement it effectively
- Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated
- Plans a program of study that aligns with the curriculum set forth by the administrative team
- Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests and abilities of the students
- Consistently reviews and analyzes assessment data to drive instructional decisions
- Develops and implements Student Success Plans
- Will use ECATS - MTSS System to:
- Write Success Plan Goals
- Collect and analyze data
- Maintain and update student intervention logs
- Provide small group differentiated instruction based on assessment data in reading and math and shows written evidence of preparation that meet all of the ACS lesson plan requirements for middle school teachers
- Implement literacy and math work stations
- Prepares lessons for the classes assigned with their team and shows written evidence of preparation that meet all of the ACS lesson plan requirements
- Plan and implement with the grade level team at least 3 standards based projects aligned with the NC Essential Standards in Social Studies &/or Science per year
- Meet with grade level team to collaboratively plan weekly lessons
- Meet 1 time per week with the Admin. Team to discuss curriculum and/or data
- Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with the goals, establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects and communicates these objectives to students
- Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of the students involved
- Maximize the integration of technology into core learning processes - will be able to use all of the technology (document camera; Smart TV; iPads; Chromebooks; etc.) in classroom instruction
- Strives to implement by instruction and action the school’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives
- Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports and report cards as required
- Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedures and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner
- Seeks assistance from Support Personnel, the EC Teachers and Facilitator as required
- Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities
- Maintains accurate and complete records as required by law and administrative regulation
- Makes provisions for being available to students and parents for education related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms
- Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for paraprofessionals and volunteers
- Strives to maintain and improve professional competence
- Attends meetings, school events, and serves on staff committees as required.
- Complies with the Daily Check-in and out System
- Reads and Understands the entire Employee Handbook
